Research
Spain's massive stone tombs reveal collective burials continued well into Bronze Age
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The Brief
- A study in PLOS One by Eduardo Vijande-Vila of the University of Cádiz and colleagues reports that Iberian people continued using, and possibly building, massive stone necropolises well into the Bronze Age.
- The finding indicates that collective burial practices in Spain persisted beyond the period they were previously assumed to end.
- The source reports the study's conclusions; no further figures are given in the provided text.
Why it matters
It revises the timeline of when collective stone-tomb burial ended in Iberia, which matters for archaeologists reconstructing Bronze Age social organization.
Who’s affected
- archaeologists and prehistory researchers
- readers interested in Iberian Bronze Age history
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Iberian people continued using, and possibly building, massive necropolises well into the Bronze Age, according to a study published in PLOS One by Eduardo Vijande-Vila of the University of Cádiz, Spain, and colleagues.
Timeline
Study on continued collective burials in Spanish stone tombs reported by Science News, based on a PLOS One publication
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Spain's massive stone tombs reveal collective burials continued well into Bronze Age