Article ID: CBB800135512

Emblems and spaces of power during the Argaric Bronze Age at La Almoloya, Murcia (2021)

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, The recent discovery of an exceptionally rich grave at La Almoloya in south-eastern Spain illuminates the political context of Early Bronze Age El Argar society. The quantity, variety and opulence of the grave goods emphasise the technological, economic and social dimensions of this unique culture. The assemblage includes politically and ideologically emblematic objects, among which a silver diadem stands out. Of equally exceptional character is the building under which the grave was found—possibly one of the first Bronze Age palaces identified in Western Europe. The architecture and artefacts from La Almoloya provide new insight into emblematic individuals and the exercise of power in societies of marked economic asymmetry.

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Authors & Contributors
Esteban, César
Maurici, Ferdinando
Fernando Moya Muñoz
Jing, Yuan
Polcaro, Vito F
Prendergast, Frank
Concepts
Archaeology
Archaeoastronomy
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Astronomical chronology
Material culture
Caves
Time Periods
Bronze age
Neolithic period
Prehistory
Ancient
20th century
Chalcolithic period
Places
Spain
Europe
Middle and Near East
Sicily
Mediterranean region
Crete
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