TY - JOUR
T1 - Funerary practices and kinship in an Early Bronze Age society: A Bayesian approach applied to the radiocarbon dating of Argaric double tombs
T2 - A Bayesian approach applied to the radiocarbon dating of Argaric double tombs
AU - Lull, Vicente
AU - Micó, Rafael
AU - Rihuete-Herrada, Cristina
AU - Risch, Roberto
N1 - Funding Information:
The results presented here have been achieved in the frame of a research programme funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness ( HAR2011-25280 ), the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism ( TSI-070010-2008-133 ), and the Research Board of the Generalitat de Catalunya ( 2009SGR778 ). We thank Carlos Julio Rodríguez Buitrago (Dept. of Mathematics, UAB) for his advice in probability assessments.
Copyright:
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PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - The main aim of this paper is to test the hypothesis on kinship relations (affinity/marriage vs descent/consanguinity, and matrilocality) expressed in the funerary record of the El Argar Bronze Age society (South-east Iberia, 2200-1550 cal BCE), taking into account the absolute chronological dimension of double adult tombs. A set of 23 double tombs having radiocarbon dates for both skeletons were selected, and radiocarbon calibration and Bayesian probability analysis was conducted. The results support the 'descent' hypothesis, since for most of the cases the chronological distance between individuals buried together was larger than two decades. Finally, several guidelines for future research are suggested in order to overcome shortages in current chronological and archaeological data.
AB - The main aim of this paper is to test the hypothesis on kinship relations (affinity/marriage vs descent/consanguinity, and matrilocality) expressed in the funerary record of the El Argar Bronze Age society (South-east Iberia, 2200-1550 cal BCE), taking into account the absolute chronological dimension of double adult tombs. A set of 23 double tombs having radiocarbon dates for both skeletons were selected, and radiocarbon calibration and Bayesian probability analysis was conducted. The results support the 'descent' hypothesis, since for most of the cases the chronological distance between individuals buried together was larger than two decades. Finally, several guidelines for future research are suggested in order to overcome shortages in current chronological and archaeological data.
KW - Bayesian statistics
KW - Double burials
KW - Early Bronze Age
KW - El Argar
KW - Funerary rites
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84882737335&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.07.008
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.07.008
M3 - Article
VL - 40
SP - 4626
EP - 4634
JO - Journal of Archaeological Science
JF - Journal of Archaeological Science
SN - 0305-4403
IS - 12
ER -