Archäologische und geophysikalische Prospektionen im Nordbereich der chalkolithischen Siedlung von Valencina de la Concepción bei Sevilla (Andalucien) im Jahr 2014 [Archaeological and Geomagnetic surveys in Cerro de la Cabeza and Cerro del Mármol, Northern sector, Valencina (Seville)] (original) (raw)

The present article offers the results of a first survey campaign in the supposed settlement area of the site of Valencina de la Concepción, which is situated 6 km west of the modern city of Seville. Especially on two neighbouring areas in the Northern part of Valencina we undertook geo-magnetic and an archaeological surveys and manual drillings of the anomalies registered. To sum up, the geo-magnetic survey in the “Parcela Municipal del Cerro de la Cabeza” and the Southern part of the area “Cerro Mármol” delivered a great number of circular and oval anomalies, which probably represent pits, silos and houses with sunken floors. On the other hand, several linear anomalies were documented. The manual drillings allow us to define the majority of these structures as ditches. Maybe they are related with three ditched enclosures, which should have been operative in different moments. The ceramic material found during the archaeological survey speaks for a Chalcolithic dating of the majority of the documented structures. Key words: Chalcolithic. Guadalquivir estuary. Ditched enclosures. Geo-magnetic survey. Archaeological survey. Manual Drillings