Abstract

A partir de la revisión de estudios previos y de la aportación de datos inéditos se realiza un análisis de la población no adulta del asentamiento de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla). En total se examinan 39 sujetos no adultos inhumados en contenedores funerarios de distinto tipo y repartidos a lo largo de la amplia cronología de este asentamiento. Como resultado se constata la alta variabilidad de la proporción de este segmento de la población en las estructuras funerarias de Valencina así como la existencia de indicios de un tratamiento diferenciado para el mismo. Como parte de la discusión se examina la asociación de estos individuos con tipos de contenedores funerarios, individuos adultos y ajuares, valorándose su significación demográfica y social.

Highlights

  • For a number of years, non-adult 1 individuals, together with women, have been largely forgotten in prehistoric archaeology, whichFormación del Profesorado Universitario FPU 2013 del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (Ana Mercedes Herrero Corral). aDpto. de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad de Sevilla

  • The child and juvenile individuals currently documented at Valencina come from the following sectors: Los Cabezuelos (MNI=1), Divina Pastora/Señorío de Guzmán (MNI=6), La Alcazaba (MNI=1), La Cima (MNI=1), La Gallega (MNI=1), La Huera (MNI=10), PP4-Montelirio (MNI=10) and Calle Trabajadores no. 14-18 (MNI=9) (Fig. 1C)

  • For the first time, we have a quantitatively robust and methodologically reliable database for the analysis of the non-adult population represented in this Copper Age mega-site

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Summary

INTRODUCTION

For a number of years, non-adult 1 individuals (foetal, children and juveniles), together with women, have been largely forgotten in prehistoric archaeology, which. The etiology of these markers remains unknown, different studies point to multi-factorial causes which would include infections, nutritional imbalances and even the immature nature of the bone itself (González and Polo 2005; Lewis 2007). Such observations can currently be complemented with the chemical analysis of stable isotopes in order to reconstruct the diet of infants (Howcroft et al 2014) and address such interesting topics as the age at weaning (Wright and Schwarcz 1998; Eerkens et al 2011). We will assess the data available for the large Copper Age settlement of Valencina de la Concepción-Castilleja de Guzmán, Seville ( Valencina) and thereby contribute to research on the way of life of southern Iberian Copper Age societies and of the processes of social complexity in which they found themselves immersed

Funerary Practices and Bioarchaeology in Valencina
Record of non-adult individuals
Discussion
Demography
Primary vs Secondary Burials
Living conditions
Findings
Context and social dimension
Conclusion
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