La Beleña is a necropolis of collective funerary structures -excavated in the limestone marl-, located in Cabra (Córdoba) and dated between 3300-2850 BC during the Late Neolithic. During this period, burials were located in natural caves, or in megalithic constructions of various types, as well as in hypogean structures. These changes and diversity in funerary constructions have been considered as a reflection of population growth, the process of sedentarisation and the intensification of social inequality. The documentation derived from the different hypogeum of the southern Iberian Peninsula has proven to be insufficient to explore these considerations in depth. This is due to the fact that attention has been focused on the typological classification of grave goods and funerary structures, thus making it possible to ascribe the burials to a specific historical period according to the traditional literature. In this way, the anthropological and archaeological-anthropological analysis of the preserved human remains has been relegated to a secondary role.

Collection: Multimedia

Project: 10. Churches and religions in Europe., 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe.

Chronology: -

Scope: Secondary Education

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqgHPRSRK-8

Resource type: Vídeo

Format: Multimedia

Owner: Arqueological National Museum of Spain (MAN) (Modernalia)

Abstract: La Beleña is a necropolis of collective funerary structures -excavated in the limestone marl-, located in Cabra (Córdoba) and dated between 3300-2850 BC during the Late Neolithic. During this period, burials were located in natural caves, or in megalithic constructions of various types, as well as in hypogean structures. These changes and diversity in funerary constructions have been considered as a reflection of population growth, the process of sedentarisation and the intensification of social inequality. The documentation derived from the different hypogeum of the southern Iberian Peninsula has proven to be insufficient to explore these considerations in depth. This is due to the fact that attention has been focused on the typological classification of grave goods and funerary structures, thus making it possible to ascribe the burials to a specific historical period according to the traditional literature. In this way, the anthropological and archaeological-anthropological analysis of the preserved human remains has been relegated to a secondary role.

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