RT dataset
T1 The last builders of megaliths in the South of the Iberian Peninsula? The Bronze Age Necropolis of Trafalgar (Barbate, Cádiz, Spain)
T2 ¿Los últimos constructores de megalitos del sur de la Península Ibérica? La Necrópolis de la Edad del Bronce de Trafalgar (Barbate, Cádiz, España)
A1 Vijande Vila, Eduardo
A1 Becerra Martín, Serafín
A1 Morell‑Rovira, Berta
A1 Díaz-Zorita, Marta
A1 Molina Piernas, Eduardo
A1 Muñoz Muñoz, Alejandro
A1 Moreno Márquez, Alejandro
A1 González Fernández, Pablo
A1 Domínguez Bella, Salvador
A1 Gómez Sánchez, Leticia
A1 Fernández Sánchez, Diego Salvador
A1 Ramírez Amador, José Luis
A1 Corona Borrego, José María
A1 Carmona Gil, María
A1 Corrales Díaz, Jesús
A1 Cantillo Duarte, Juan Jesús
A2 HistoriaGeografía y Filosofía
K1 Trafalgar
K1 Bronze Age
K1 Megalithic
K1 Necropolis
K1 Iberian Peninsula
AB The archaeological excavations undertaken at the Trafalgar tombolo during 2021-2022 led to the identification of a Bronze Age megalithic necropolis. This paper presents an interdisciplinary study, considering chronological, structural, bioarchaeological, and archaeometrical evidence of two megalithic tombs. The main aim of this work is to date both tombs through the use of Bayesian statistical models that confirms the use of the necropolis during the first quarter of the 2nd millennium BC. Another goal is to define the period of use of these structures and the burial practices adopted by this community. Although the 2nd millennium BC is characterized by the reuse of megalithic tombs from earlier periods, the significance of the Trafalgar necropolis also lais in the possibility to have been built ex novo during the first quarter of the 2nd millennium BC. This would make it one of the latest megalithic necropolises of the Iberian peninsula.The use of high value objects such as gold, silver, and ivory, as grave goods and the necropolis’ location in an outstanding geographical landmark, Cape Trafalgar, suggests that the sea played a key role for these communities both economically (trade routes) and ideologically (as a funerary landscape). Finally, in addition to helping us with the architectural analysis of the two tombs, the use of new technologies (3D scanner and photogrammetry) allowed us to generate digital models for the transfer of knowledge purpose, since the site is challenging in terms of public value and recognition.
PB Universidad de Cádiz
YR 2026
FD 2026-09-16
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/40231
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/40231
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026