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Western Iberia has one of the richest inventories of Neolithic chambered tombs in Atlantic Europe, with particular concentrations in Galicia, northern Portugal and the Alentejo. Less well known is the major concentration of tombs along the Tagus valley, straddling the Portuguese-Spanish frontier. Within this cluster is the Anta da Lajinha, a small megalithic tomb in the hill-country north of the River Tagus. Badly damaged by forest fire and stone removal, it was the subject of joint British-Portuguese excavations in 2006-2008, accompanied by environmental investigations and OSL dating. This volume takes the recent excavations at Lajinha and the adjacent site of Cabeco dos Pendentes as the starting point for a broader consideration of the megalithic tombs of western Iberia. Key themes addressed are relevant to megalithic tombs more generally, including landscape, chronology, settlement and interregional relationships. Over what period of time were these tombs built and used? Do they form a horizon of intensive monument construction, or were the tombs the product of a persistent, long-lived tradition? How do they relate to the famous rock art of the Tagus valley, and to the cave burials and open-air settlements of the region, in terms of chronology and landscape? A final section considers the Iberian tombs within the broader family of west European megalithic monuments, focusing on chronologies, parallels and patterns of contact. Did the Iberian tombs emerge through connections with older established megalithic traditions in other regions such as Brittany, or whether they are the outcome of more general processes operating among Atlantic Neolithic societies?

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Five basic Solutrean point types from the Iberian Peninsula are analysed at local, regional and Pan-Iberian scales in this book. The author reports new results concerning production process and object biography in relation to raw material procurement, technological strategies during production and use-life, site type and regional features. Significant regional differences between Northern and Southern Iberia are demonstrated, which go far beyond typological observations. Evidence indicates that different settlement and mobility patterns are responsible for these regional adaptations of technological innovations. The author successfully links point techno-morphology to humand land use. The book is a major resource for the study of Solutrean points, as well as for studies on projectile points in general. In addition, it serves as a guideline for how to approach the study of land use of palaeolithic hunter-gatherers on the base of lithic technology.

Excavations (Archaeology) --- Tools, Prehistoric --- Solutrean culture --- Prehistoric peoples --- Hunting and gathering societies --- Antiquities, Prehistoric --- Paleolithic period --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Outils préhistoriques --- Solutréen --- Homme préhistorique --- Chasseurs-cueilleurs --- Antiquités préhistoriques --- Paléolithique --- Iberian Peninsula --- Ibérique, Péninsule --- Antiquities. --- Antiquités --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Outils préhistoriques --- Solutréen --- Homme préhistorique --- Antiquités préhistoriques --- Paléolithique --- Ibérique, Péninsule --- Antiquités --- Periodicals --- Solutrean culture - Iberian Peninsula --- Excavations (Archaeology) - Iberian Peninsula --- Tools, Prehistoric - Iberian Peninsula --- Prehistoric peoples - Iberian Peninsula --- Hunting and gathering societies - Iberian Peninsula --- Antiquities, Prehistoric - Iberian Peninsula --- Paleolithic period - Iberian Peninsula --- Iberian Peninsula - Antiquities.