Megalithic tombs and storied landscapes in Neolithic Ireland [PDF]
Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2010 This paper is concerned with the storied landscapes underlying the megalithic tradition of the Irish Neolithic. The importance of place is now well established as a significant factor in the distribution of megalithic tombs at a local level as well as ...
Muiris O´Sullivan
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Dead and buried? Variation in post-mortem histories revealed through histotaphonomic characterisation of human bone from megalithic graves in Sweden. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 This study investigates possible variation in post-mortem histories during the Neolithic period in southwestern Sweden based on microscopic studies of human bone.
Hege Ingjerd Hollund +2 more
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A commentary of “the intersection of archaeology and genomics: Sparking the advances in cognitive human society”: 10 remarkable discoveries from 2020 in Nature [PDF]
Fundamental Research, 2022 Cassidy et al. of Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, studied the social structure of farming communities, focusing on the ancient nobles buried in passage tombs (a channel-style megalithic tomb structure in Europe).
Kai Ye
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Reconstructing prehistoric lifeways using multi-Isotope analyses of human enamel, dentine, and bone from Legaire Sur, Spain. [PDF]
PLoS ONEMegalithism has been repetitively tied to specialised herding economies in Iberia, particularly in the mountainous areas of the Basque Country. Legaire Sur, in the uplands of Álava region, is a recently excavated passage tomb (megalithic monument) that ...
Jacob I Griffith +10 more
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A Map of European Megaliths [PDF]
Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2023 As part of a request from the “European Megalithic Routes” organization to its Scientific Advisory Board for a comprehensive map of European megaliths, an attempt was made to produce the corresponding map using existing publications on megalithic tombs.
Johannes Müller +3 more
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Owl-like plaques of the Copper Age and the involvement of children [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 In the Copper Age, slate engraved plaques were produced massively in the southwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula. Researchers have speculated about the function of these palm-sized stone objects for more than a century, although most have favored ...
Juan J. Negro +3 more
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The necropolis of Jebel Zebouzi (El Kef): integrated and multiscale archaeological analysis of protohistoric megalithic structures from Northern Tunisia [PDF]
Cartagine. Studi e RicercheThis paper focuses on the integrated and multiscale archaeological analysis of the necropolis of Jebel Zebouzi in El Kef, Northern Tunisia, shedding light on the complex and diverse megalithic structures that characterize the region.
Rocco Rotunno +8 more
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Megalithic tombs in western and northern Neolithic Europe were linked to a kindred society [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019 Love Dalen +2 more
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Megalithic tombs, barrows, and enclosures in fourth millennium BC Britain [PDF]
, 2016 The date and distribution across Britain of megalithic monuments and related structures dating to the fourth millennium BC is briefly outlined, together with on overview of contemporary enclosures. Studies of the distribution of human body parts show that in southern Britain during the period c.3800–3300 BC long barrows and oval barrows were built and ...
Darvill, Timothy
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