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Papers by Ricardo E Basso Rial

Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 2024

Around 120 years ago, a burial was discovered in the Argaric settlement of San Antón, 60 km south... more Around 120 years ago, a burial was discovered in the Argaric settlement of San Antón, 60 km southeast of Alicante (Spain). Although it was similar to many others recorded during more than a century of research, some gold objects found made this burial exceptional in the Iberian Bronze Age funerary record. Based on the most recent archaeological data, this article reviews both the context and the whole set of grave goods. It also explores the intersocial relationships that these gold ornaments suggest, which directly or indirectly seem to point towards both eastern Mediterranean Europe as well as to the Carpathian Basin.

Arqueodebats, 2023

A diferència d’altres regions, la producció tèxtil durant l’edat del bronze a la península Ibèric... more A diferència d’altres regions, la producció tèxtil durant l’edat del bronze a la península Ibèrica ha estat una de les activitats artesanals menys valorades. La dificultat de conservació dels béns tèxtils, elaborats amb matèries d’origen vegetal o animal, ha estat, entre altres, una de les raons d’aquesta situació. En aquesta contribució se sintetitza la informació arqueològica disponible sobre les fibres seleccionades i les activitats tèxtils testimoniades, amb l’objectiu de valorar la importància del mode de treball tèxtil en els grups de l’edat del bronze que van ocupar el quadrant sud-oriental de la península Ibèrica. Paraules clau: edat del bronze, sud-est de la península Ibèrica, fibres, activitats tèxtils Resumen A diferencia de otras regiones, la producción textil durante la Edad del Bronce en la península ibérica ha sido una de las actividades artesanales menos valorada. La dificultad de conservación de los bienes textiles, elaborados sobre materias de origen vegetal o animal, ha sido, entre otras, una de las razones de esta situación. En la presente contribución se sintetiza la información arqueológica disponible sobre las fibras seleccionadas y las actividades textiles atestiguadas, con el fin de valorar la importancia del modo de trabajo textil en los grupos de la Edad del Bronce que ocuparon el cuadrante suroriental de la península ibérica. Palabras clave: Edad del Bronce, sudeste de la península ibérica, fibras, actividades textiles
Abstract
Compared to other regions, textile production during the Bronze Age in the Iberian Peninsula has been one of the least valued craft activities. The difficulty of preserving textile goods, elaborated on materials of vegetable or animal origin, has been, among others, one of the reasons for this situation. In this paper, we will synthesize the archaeological information available on the selected fibers and the textile activities attested, in order to assess the importance of textile work in the Bronze Age groups that occupied the southeastern quadrant of the Iberian Peninsula. Key words: Bronze Age, Southeast Iberian Peninsula, fibers, textile activities

Complutum, 2023

This study analyses a set of artefacts from Chalcolithic and Early and Middle Bronze Age contexts... more This study analyses a set of artefacts from Chalcolithic and Early and Middle Bronze Age contexts in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula that may have been involved in textile activities, specifically spinning. These are clay spindle whorls and perforated stone discs whose morphometric, chronological and contextual data are compared with parallels from the rest of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as with existing information on textile activities such as weaving, basketry and representations of clothing in Megalithic art. The results indicate the use of clay spindle whorls for spinning vegetable fibres from the end of the Early Chalcolithic, although it is from the Late Chalcolithic/Bell Beaker period when they acquire greater prominence, perhaps linked to a greater intensification and technical improvement of textile production. During the Early and Middle Bronze Age, spindle whorls were absent, and the only ones present were perforated stone discs, although they could hardly have fulfilled this function. From the Late Bronze Age onwards, clay spindle whorls are again documented, but their morphology, completely different from the previous ones, allows us to relate them to a greater use of wool as a textile fibre.

Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2023

En este trabajo se recopilan todos los restos de tejidos documentados en contextos argáricos y se... more En este trabajo se recopilan todos los restos de tejidos documentados en contextos argáricos y se analizan las características técnicas de los estudiados hasta la fecha con el fin de aproximarnos a las técnicas utilizadas, tanto de hilado como de tejeduría, y a la función que tendrían en los contextos en los que fueron depositados. Su estudio en conjunto permite inferir, por un lado, un elevado grado de normalización en la elaboración de hilos y tejidos. Esto es observable en el uso casi exclusivo de fibras vegetales como el lino y de las mismas técnicas de hilado y tejeduría en prácticamente todos los tejidos, en la regularidad del diámetro de los hilos y en la recurrencia de densidades de entramado similares. Por otro lado, la asociación a artefactos con los que, sobre todo, forman parte de los ajuares en tumbas, permiten valorar la importancia de su utilización en las prácticas funerarias, así como inferir su funcionalidad como posibles sudarios, envoltorios o, incluso, vestimentas.
Palabras clave: Producción textil, prácticas funerarias, telas, lino, vestimenta

Abstract

This paper compiles all the textile remains documented in El Argar contexts and analyses the technical characteristics of those studied to date in order to approach the techniques used, both in spinning and weaving, and the function they would have had in the contexts in which they were deposited. Their study as a whole allows us to infer, on the one hand, a high degree of standardisation in the production of yarns and weavings. This is observable in the almost exclusive use of vegetable fibres such as linen and the same spinning and weaving techniques in all the weavings, in the regularity of the diameter of the threads and the recurrence of similar weave densities. On the other hand, the association with artefacts which, above all, form part of the grave goods in
tombs, allow us to assess the importance of their use in funerary practices, as well as to infer their functionality
as possible shrouds, wrappings or even clothing.
Key words: Textile production, funerary practices, fabrics, linen, clothing

SPAL, 2023

This paper analyses the important set of spindle whorls from the Cabezo Redondo settlement, recov... more This paper analyses the important set of spindle whorls from the Cabezo Redondo settlement, recovered both in the ancient excavations of José María Soler and in the excavations carried out in recent decades. The large number of tools, all of them corresponding to Late Bronze Age contexts (c. 1600-1250 cal BC), and their characteristics -diversity in materials used, typology and weight- allow us to infer an intense spinning activity distributed throughout the settlement, as well as important transformations in textile production with respect to previous times. The main changes include the continuity of the tradition of spinning bast fibres such as flax and, above all, the consolidation of new spinning techniques and the generalisation of the spinning of animal fibres such as wool. In short, the study of these artefacts, together with the analysis of other indicators, suggests the development of a wide and diverse textile production, in line with what happened in other areas of Europe and the Mediterranean during the second half of the 2nd millennium BC

MARQ, Arqueología y Museos, 2022

This paper presents new data on textile production during the Bronze Age based on the study of an... more This paper presents new data on textile production during the Bronze Age based on the study of an archaeological context excavated during the last campaigns at the Argaric site of Laderas del Castillo (Callosa de Segura, Alicante) where a concentration of loom weights was documented. The presence of different types of loom weights and the dating of the archaeological context allow us to reflect on the use and evolution of these artefacts at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC. Keywords: Bronze Age; Iberian Peninsula; Argar; textile activity; weaving; warp-weighted looms

Zephyrus, 2022

This article aims to demonstrate the importance, as a chronological indicator, of one of the obje... more This article aims to demonstrate the importance, as a chronological indicator, of one of the objects of the Bronze Age archaeological record in the south-eastern quadrant of the Iberian Peninsula that has not been considered until now: loom weights. From the analysis of their typological seriation, duly concatenated with the contextual information on their appearance in habitat spaces and with the chronostratigraphic data based on absolute dates associated from Argaric, Valencian Bronze Age and Bronze Age in La Mancha sites –2200-1550 cal bc– and Late Bronze Age sites –1550-1250 cal bc–, we show how, beyond the implications that their morphological changes may have had in the context of technical innovations and the organisation of textile craftsmanship over more than a millennium, they can also be used as a reliable chronological indicator in the temporal ordering. Key words: Textile Production; Loom weights; Bronze Age; Typology; Chronology; South-Eastern Iberian Peninsula.

SAGVNTVM Papeles del Laboratorio de Arqueología de Valencia, 2022

Gorgociles del Escabezado II (Jumilla) is a small settlement from the beginning of the 2nd millen... more Gorgociles del Escabezado II (Jumilla) is a small settlement from the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC, located in the Murcian high plateau. This territory has been scarcely explored and investigated, having been ascribed over time to the three major cultural areas defined for the Bronze Age in the south-eastern Iberian Peninsula: El Argar, the Valencian Bronze Age and the Bronze Age of La Mancha. Based on the characteristics of this site, we can begin not only to rule out its ascription to the Argaric area, but also begin to reflect on the existence of both the Valencian Bronze Age and the Bronze Age of La Mancha.

Arqueología de la Arquitectura, 2022

https://arqarqt.revistas.csic.es/index.php/arqarqt/article/view/287 Gorgociles del Escabezado II ... more https://arqarqt.revistas.csic.es/index.php/arqarqt/article/view/287
Gorgociles del Escabezado II is a small enclave closed by a perimeter wall of circular-oval form, inhabited during a short period in the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC. Research on this settlement allows to deepen the
knowledge on its architectural development and building forms, of masonry as well as cob, but also on the social organization and the characteristics of the settlements in the Murcia Altiplano during the Bronze Age. Its singular layout combines curved and rectilinear walls, architectural features characteristic of the Chalcolithic and Bronze
Age respectively. Different structures have been recorded for its internal equipment, including a possible granary, along with the complete documentation of its materiality in relation to its spaces. Its study contributes to the knowledge on the human communities that inhabited this area, as well as on the archaeological groups of the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula in these chronologies.

Arqueología Iberoamericana, 2022

Se presentan nuevos datos sobre la inhumación infantil de Monte Bolón relacionados con las eviden... more Se presentan nuevos datos sobre la inhumación infantil de Monte Bolón relacionados con las evidencias textiles: la datación radiocarbónica del tejido de lino, coincidente con la cronología del individuo inhumado, así como la identificación del empalme como la técnica de hilado utilizada para su elaboración.

New data are presented on the Monte Bolón infant burial related to the textile evidence: the radiocarbon dating of the linen fabric, coinciding with the chronology of the buried individual, as well as the identification of splicing as the technique used for its elaboration.

European Journal of Archaeology, 2021

According to Childe, the Bronze Age in Europe is thought to be the first 'golden age' in European... more According to Childe, the Bronze Age in Europe is thought to be the first 'golden age' in European history. The development of metallurgy, clearly associated with the production of weapons, and the expansion of exchange networks covering all types of goods are considered essential in the process of consolidation of social elites, and, by extension, of social inequalities. The significance of textile production has, however, been undervalued as a specialized craft and as a manufacturing process that creates cultural differences and signals social inequalities. Being associated with domestic contexts rather than with specialized workshops, textile production in the eastern Iberian Peninsula has been underestimated; it is addressed here, as is its potential importance in societies immersed in a process of social stratification.

Historia agraria, 2020

El Argar is one of the most remarkable Bronze Age archaeological cultures of the Iberian Peninsul... more El Argar is one of the most remarkable Bronze Age archaeological cultures of the Iberian Peninsula, due to the magnitude of some of its infrastructures and the quality of its grave goods. This has led part of the research community to suggest that it may have been state-like in nature . However, not many studies reveal how this social development had to be grounded in the labour of peasant groups. Accordingly, this paper aims to more thoroughly analyse the rationale linked to the peasant economy and ways of life among the Argaric communities living in the northern areas of the El Argar social space. It also addresses the mechanisms used by the dominant groups to appropriate surplus product and labour from these peasant communities,
thereby taking the first steps towards the institutionalization of social inequalities.
http://historiaagraria.com/FILE/articulos/RHA81_jover_maestre-pastor_quiles-basso_rial-lopez_padilla.pdf

Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Granada, 2019

The elaboration of spindle whorls for the manufacture of thread using spindles is attested in the... more The elaboration of spindle whorls for the manufacture of thread using spindles is attested in the Iberian Peninsula from the end of the Neolithic. There is no evidence, however, of the use of materials other than stone or pottery to produce spindle whorls during this period. In the southeastern area of the Iberian Peninsula, spindle whorls of bone and antler begin to appear in archaeological contexts from the middle of the 2 nd millennium. In this paper, we analyze the two different types of spindle whorls present and the techniques used in their manufacture. Likewise, we deal with the meanings of their presence in the framework of the textile production during the Middle and Late Bronze Age.

Fusayolas de asta y hueso en el sureste de la Península Ibérica durante la Edad del Bronce

RESUMEN La elaboración de fusayolas para la producción de hilos mediante la utilización husos está atestiguada en la Península Ibérica desde finales del Neolítico. Sin embargo, no hay evidencias del uso de otros materiales distintos a la piedra o la cerámica para producirlos en este período. En el área sureste de la península Ibérica comienzan a aparecer fusayolas de hueso y asta en contextos arqueológicos desde mediados del segundo milenio cal BC. En este trabajo analizamos los dos tipos diferentes de fusayo-las atestiguadas y las técnicas de fabricación utilizadas en su elaboración. Asimismo, abordamos los significados de su presencia en el marco de la producción textil de la Edad del Bronce y el Bronce Final.

Palabras clave: Fusayolas de asta, Fusayolas de hueso, Hilado, Producción textil, Edad del Bronce.

Arqueología de la Arquitectura, 2019

A pesar de que la cultura de El Argar es una de las entidades arqueológicas mejor conocidas del á... more A pesar de que la cultura de El Argar es una de las entidades arqueológicas mejor conocidas del ámbito peninsular, no son muchos los trabajos efectuados sobre los aspectos arquitectónicos y del desarrollo constructivo de los asentamientos argáricos excavados. En este artículo se presentan las formas arquitectónicas, las técnicas y materiales constructivos empleados y la secuencia de ocupación del asentamiento de Caramoro I (Elche, Alicante) a partir del análisis estratigráfico y de estructuras conservadas, reforzada y avalada con una serie de dataciones absolutas sobre muestras de vida corta. Los resultados obtenidos han mostrado que Caramoro I fue un asentamiento de carácter agropecuario, ubicado en los límites fronterizos septentrionales de El Argar, que fue reformado con la intención de mejorar su protección y defensa, a partir de la fortificación de su zona de acceso. Sus concomitancias con otros asentamientos similares en territorios de frontera más orientales vienen a mostrar su carácter logístico. / Although El Argar culture is one of the best-known archaeological entities in the Iberian Peninsula, there are not many works published on the architectural aspects and constructive development of the Argaric settlements which have been excavated. This article presents the architectural forms, construction techniques and materials and the occupation sequence of the settlement of Caramoro I (Elche, Alicante), based on the stratigraphic analysis and preserved structures, reinforced with a series of absolute dates on short life samples. The results obtained have shown that Caramoro I was a settlement of agricultural orientation, located in the northern borders of the El Argar territory, reformed to improve its protection and defense, with the fortification of its access. Its similarities with other settlements in the Eastern border territories show the logistical function of Caramoro I.
http://arqarqt.revistas.csic.es/index.php/arqarqt/issue/view/17

Arqueología Iberoamericana, 2019

ABSTRACT. We present the discovery of new terracotta figurines of bovids from the Argaric settlem... more ABSTRACT. We present the discovery of new terracotta figurines of bovids from the Argaric settlement of Laderas del Castillo. Their presence in Bronze Age sites is no longer an anomaly, and allows us to reopen the debate on the iconoclastic character of El Argar and its connection with the Mediterranean world.

KEYWORDS. Bronze Age; El Argar; terracotta; bovids; iconoclastic.

The evidence of spindle whorls for the manufacture of thread by the use of spindles is attested i... more The evidence of spindle whorls for the manufacture of thread by the use of spindles is attested in the Iberian Peninsula from the end of the Neolithic. However, there are no evidences of the use of spindle whorls made with other materials than stone or pottery until the Bronze Age. In the Southeastern and Eastern area of the Iberian Peninsula, spindle whorls of bone and antler begin to appear in archaeological contexts from the middle of the 2nd millennium. In this paper we analyze the two different types of spindle whorls attested. Likewise, we deal with the meanings of its presence in the framework of the textile production
of Bronze Age and Iron Age.

Keywords:
Spinning. Antler spindle whorl. Bone spindle whorl. Textile production. Bronze Age. Iron Age.

Evidence of textile production in a Bronze Age settlement: review of the set of loom weights from... more Evidence of textile production in a Bronze Age settlement: review of the set of loom weights from Castell d’Almizra (Camp de Mirra, Alicante)

In this paper a review of the set of loom weights documented in the Bronze Age site of the Almizra Castle or Castell d’Almizra (Camp de Mirra, Alicante) is made, all of which were found grouped together. From the study of these tools, the information provided by its researchers as well as the similar pieces of evidence in other contemporary sites, the type of textile activity area is analyzed, as well as the characteristics of textile production in the Bronze Age.

Keywords: textile production; activity area; loom weights; Valencian Bronze; Bronze Age.

Archivo de Prehistoria Levantina, 2018

In this paper we present the study of loom weights found in the Chalcolithic site of Vilches IV (... more In this paper we present the study of loom weights found in the Chalcolithic site of Vilches IV (Hellín, Albacete). From the analysis of the concentrations of loom weights, the presence of textile activity areas in the settlement, that would indicate the existence of warp-weighted loom, are inferred. At the same time, a series of questions about textile production during the Chalcolithic in Campo de Hellín, as well as its relationship with the evidences documented in other archaeological sites in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, are presented.

RESUMEN. Se presentan nuevos datos sobre el enterramiento infantil del asentamiento argárico de C... more RESUMEN. Se presentan nuevos datos sobre el enterramiento infantil del asentamiento argárico de Caramoro I. Los argumentos permiten reflexionar y considerar otra interpretación alternativa a la hipótesis de violencia física inicialmente propuesta. PALABRAS CLAVE. Edad del Bronce; Argar; enterramiento infantil; violencia física; paleopatología. ABSTRACT. New data on a child burial from the Argaric settlement of Caramoro I is presented. The arguments allow us to consider an alternative interpretation to the initial hypothesis of physical violence.

Esta entrevista fue realizada el 5 de diciembre de 2015 en la Escuela Nacional de Antropología e ... more Esta entrevista fue realizada el 5 de diciembre de 2015 en la Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia de México. Nuestro interés por llevarla a cabo radicó en profundizar sobre tres puntos fundamentales de la figura del Dr. Bate, intrínsecamente relacionados con su vida: la formalización teórica de la investigación arqueológica, la contribución al pensamiento marxista y el compromiso por comprender científicamente la realidad para su transformación social y política. Queremos agradecer a Luís Felipe Bate por su cordialidad y excelente disposición. Pocas veces la genialidad ha podido esquivar con tanta habilidad a la soberbia. Esperamos que esta entrevista haya conseguido captar buena parte de su interés científico y profesional. Nos hemos visto incapaces, sin embargo, de captar siquiera una fracción de su inmensa calidad humana. Sirva esta introducción como enmienda.

Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 2024

Arqueodebats, 2023

Complutum, 2023

Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2023

Abstract

SPAL, 2023

MARQ, Arqueología y Museos, 2022

Zephyrus, 2022

SAGVNTVM Papeles del Laboratorio de Arqueología de Valencia, 2022

Arqueología de la Arquitectura, 2022

Arqueología Iberoamericana, 2022

European Journal of Archaeology, 2021

Historia agraria, 2020

Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Granada, 2019

Fusayolas de asta y hueso en el sureste de la Península Ibérica durante la Edad del Bronce

Palabras clave: Fusayolas de asta, Fusayolas de hueso, Hilado, Producción textil, Edad del Bronce.

Arqueología de la Arquitectura, 2019

Arqueología Iberoamericana, 2019

KEYWORDS. Bronze Age; El Argar; terracotta; bovids; iconoclastic.

Keywords:
Spinning. Antler spindle whorl. Bone spindle whorl. Textile production. Bronze Age. Iron Age.

Keywords: textile production; activity area; loom weights; Valencian Bronze; Bronze Age.

Archivo de Prehistoria Levantina, 2018

El poblado calcolítico de Les Moreres (Creviellent, Alicante), 2023

En el poblado de Les Moreres (González Prats, 1986a; 1986b), durante las campañas de excavación d... more En el poblado de Les Moreres (González Prats, 1986a; 1986b), durante las campañas de excavación desarrolladas entre los años 1988 y 1993 (González Prats – Ruiz, 1991-1992; González Prats et al., 1992-1994), se documentaron dos tipos de artefactos característicos del Calcolítico peninsular: las pesas de telar oblongo-rectangulares de pequeño tamaño y los crecientes de barro. Todos estos artefactos están mayoritariamente asociados, en diferente forma y disposición, a dos de las cabañas de la última fase −Moreres IV−, sentenciadas por un evento de incendio que significó el final del poblado. Si bien del asentamiento calcolítico ya se conocían una gran cantidad de pesas de telar con diverso número de perforaciones (Trelis, 1990; López Mira, 1995), evidenciando en el poblado una destacada dedicación a este tipo de actividades productivas, su recuperación en remociones clandestinas y, por tanto, la ausencia de información contextual, difícilmente ofrecían datos sustanciales para su estudio. A partir de este trabajo, basándonos en el grueso de la información producida durante las campañas arqueológicas desarrolladas, se pretende realizar una aproximación al estudio de estos tipos de artefactos teniendo en cuenta, por un lado, la información ofrecida por los propios artefactos, y, fundamentalmente por otro, la brindada por los contextos donde fueron recuperados para, de esta forma, poder profundizar sobre uno de los aspectos más desconocidos del Calcolítico del Sureste peninsular, la producción textil, y, en concreto, el proceso de tejeduría.

Bartelheim, M., Contreras Cortés, F., Hardenberg, R., eds., Landscapes and Resources in the Bronze Age of Southern Spain, RessourcenKulturen 17, Tübingen University Press, 2022

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This paper will analyse the relationships between the two societies located on either side of the Argaric and the Valencian Bronze Age border. Relationships were developed between these communities and the natural environment they used and transformed, and through their immediate intra-social and inter-social spaces.
The analysis of archaeological evidence shows that the economies of both these societies were based on the principles of peasant rationality. However, through the analysis of the degree of population nuclearisation, organisation and distribution, as well as cultural materiality and differential access to certain resources and products, significant differences can be observed. This enables us to infer that there were not only fundamental differences in the degree of social development between the Argaric and the Valencian Bronze Age societies, but that there were also economic dependencies between both social spaces.

PURPUREAE VESTES VII, 2020 Redefining Ancient Textile Handcraft: Structures, Tools and Production Processes (M. Bustamante-Álvarez, E.H. Sánchez López, J. Jiménez Ávila eds.), Granada., 2020

Textile production continues to be one of the least known aspects of the societies that inhabited... more Textile production continues to be one of the least known aspects of the societies that inhabited the Iberian Peninsula during Late Prehistory. To date, there have been very few specific studies on the textile tools of the Bronze Age. Among the different types of textile tools, a specific type of loom weights always stood out, characterized by its singular morphology and its absence outside the peninsular area: the oblong loom weights with four perforations. However, although some researchers identified them as loom weights and others proposed other hypotheses regarding their functionality, they were never studied in depth. In this article, we discuss these issues and explain their characteristics and the contexts where they were found to try to understand what role they played in the successive technological changes that textile production experienced during the Bronze Age in the Iberian Peninsula and what could have been their economic and social significance.

Keywords: Textile Production, Warp-weighted Loom, Bronze Age, Iberian Peninsula, Argaric Culture.

La producción textil continúa siendo uno de los aspectos menos conocidos de las sociedades que habitaron la Península Ibérica durante la Prehistoria reciente. Hasta hoy, se han realizado muy pocos estudios específicos sobre los instrumentos de trabajo textil de la Edad del Bronce. Entre las diferentes tipologías reconocidas siempre llamó la atención un tipo específico de estos instrumentos, caracterizado por su singular morfología y su ausencia fuera del ámbito peninsular: las pesas de telar de forma oblonga con cuatro perforaciones. Sin embargo, aunque algunos investigadores las identificaron como pesas de telar y otros propusieron otras hipótesis sobre su funcionalidad, nunca fueron estudiadas en profundidad. En este artículo, ponemos en discusión estas cuestiones y exponemos sus características y los contextos donde fueron documentadas para intentar entender que papel jugaron en los sucesivos cambios tecnológicos que experimentó la producción textil durante la Edad del Bronce en la Península Ibérica y cuál pudo haber sido su significado económico y social.

Palabras claves: Producción textil, Telar vertical, Edad del Bronce, Península Ibérica, Cultura de El Argar.

De la Artesanía a la Industria, Patrimonio Histórico-Cultural del Vinalopó, 2019

En este trabajo se presentan las evidencias arqueológicas relacionadas con las actividades textil... more En este trabajo se presentan las evidencias arqueológicas relacionadas con las actividades textiles procedentes de los yacimientos de la Edad del Bronce del Valle Medio del Vinalopó. A partir de los materiales conservados, procedentes mayoritariamente de acciones clandestinas, pero también de otras evidencias de mayor calidad, fruto de unas pocas e importantes excavaciones arqueológicas en la zona de estudio, se analiza una actividad artesanal socialmente necesaria cuyos inicios se remontan a la Prehistoria reciente, pero de la que contamos con más datos para ser caracterizada a partir del II milenio cal BC. Para ello, dichas evidencias son puestas en relación con la información conocida de los territorios colindantes, tanto del Sureste como del Levante peninsular.

At the beginning of summer 2013, during the first of the excavation seasons that we have carried ... more At the beginning of summer 2013, during the first of the excavation seasons that we have carried out since then at the Argaric site of Laderas del Castillo, in Callosa de Segura, the fragments of two small clay figurines clearly representing bulls or cows were found. They were broken on the ground and mixed together with the debris fallen from the roof of an old house.

2018. Actas de la VII Jornadas de Investigación de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (Universidad... more 2018. Actas de la VII Jornadas de Investigación de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (Universidad Alicante)

The problematic of the textile in the archaeological record: theoretical and methodological questions

Basso Rial, Ricardo E. “La problemática de lo textil en el registro arqueológico: aspectos teóricos y metodológicos”. En: Cutillas Orgilés, Ernesto (Coord.). Convergencia y transversalidad en humanidades. Actas de las VII Jornadas de Investigación de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Alicante (Alicante, 6 y 7 de abril de 2017). Alicante: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Alicante, 2018, pp. 203-209.

En esta presentación explicamos los principales problemas a los que nos enfrentamos a la hora de inferir la producción textil en el registro arqueológico. A diferencia de otras actividades laborales del pasado, el producto resultante de dicho proceso productivo suele desaparecer con el paso del tiempo, así como gran parte de los instrumentos utilizados para su realización, por su carácter perecedero. Esta importante ausencia de evidencias ha llevado a minusvalorar la importancia que pudo haber tenido la producción y el consumo textil en las sociedades pretéritas, principalmente durante la Prehistoria reciente, y a generalizar sus características y magnitudes a partir de los pocos hallazgos documentados. Dadas las pocas evidencias con las que contamos, como paso previo a una propuesta teórico-metodológica que nos permita caracterizar dicha actividad económica en el seno de sociedades concretas, es necesario reflexionar y valorar toda esa serie de problemas para no caer en errores metodológicos. | In this presentation we explain the main problems that we face when it comes to inferring textile production in the archaeological record. Unlike other labor activities of the past, the product resulting from this production usually disappears with the passage of time, as well as a large part of the instruments used for its realization, because of its perishable nature. This important lack of evidences has led to the underestimation of the importance of textile production and consumption in past societies, especially during the recent prehistory, and to generalize its characteristics and magnitudes based on the few documented findings. Given the few evidences we have, as a preliminary step to a theoretical-methodological proposal that allows us to characterize this economic activity within specific societies, it is necessary to reflect and evaluate all this series of problems so as not to fall into methodological errors.

Se presenta una serie de consideraciones sobre la organización de la producción textil en el Este... more Se presenta una serie de consideraciones sobre la organización de la producción textil en el Este de la península ibérica durante los momentos iniciales de la Edad del Bronce (2200-1750 cal BC). El desarrollo de intervenciones arqueológicas durante las últimas décadas en un gran número de yacimientos ha sacado a la luz, en prácticamente todos ellos, una gran cantidad de artefactos que han sido identificados como instrumentos de trabajo textil, fundamentalmente pesas de telar. A pesar de que estos objetos suelen aparecer aislados o muy fragmentados por su frágil composición, el hallazgo de un considerable número de contextos de notable fiabilidad donde han sido documentados en buenas condiciones de conservación, permite realizar importantes valoraciones sobre las formas de organización de la producción de tejidos. La inferencia de áreas de actividad de diversa naturaleza —producción, almacenamiento, desecho, etc.—, su relación con otras áreas de producción y consumo, así como los espacios que ocupan dentro de los propios yacimientos, nos ofrecen una información sustancial a la hora de caracterizar la producción textil dentro del marco de la producción subsistencial de las unidades domésticas.

The Abstract Book is ordered by session numbers which were allocated during the session submissio... more The Abstract Book is ordered by session numbers which were allocated during the session submission (i.e., the number sequence is discontinuous). The Abstract book is divided into two volumes: Volume I contains sessions nr. 066-551, Volume II contains sessions nr. 552-798.

Jornades d’arqueologia de la Comunitat Valenciana. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020

En este artículo se presentan los resultados obtenidos durante las últimas campañas arqueológicas... more En este artículo se presentan los resultados obtenidos durante las últimas campañas arqueológicas desarrolladas en el yacimiento de la Edad del Bronce de Laderas del Castillo (Callosa de Segura, Alicante). Considerado como uno de los enclaves argáricos más significativos por su importancia durante los inicios de la investigación prehistórica en la provincia de Alicante, las excavaciones arqueológicas llevadas a cabo desde 2013 han confirmado su relevancia dentro la cultura de El Argar. Esto se debe no solo a su magnitud urbanística, con estructuras construidas de forma ininterrumpida sobre grandes plataformas de aterrazamiento, sino también a su larga ocupación temporal, la cual ha sido atestiguada por diversas dataciones radiocarbónicas. En ese sentido, las excavaciones recientes desarrolladas han sacado a la luz un enclave cuyos contextos arqueológicos nos permiten caracterizar los momentos iniciales de la Edad del Bronce en Alicante y nos acercan a explicar los inicios y desarrollo de la cultura argárica en su zona más septentrional.
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