Orientalizing cemetery of the Higuerones de Torrubia from Cástulo (Linares, Jaén, Spain)
The necropolis of Los Higuerones is located in the archeological site of Cástulo (Linares, Jaén). It is a necropolis of Orientalising tradition. Four tumular graves were found, with tumulus A standing out among them.
The base of tumulus A of Los Higuerones, excavated by prof. Sánchez Meseguer, consists of a small wall of two rows of stones, 0.4 m in height and 0.7 m in width, with no mortar. On t…
Publisher
- Instituto de Arqueología Ibérica-Universidad de Jaén
Subject
- Cemetery
- necropolises
Medium
- stone (worked rock)
Publisher
- Instituto de Arqueología Ibérica-Universidad de Jaén
Subject
- Cemetery
- necropolises
Medium
- stone (worked rock)
Providing institution
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Rights
- Instituto de Arqueología Ibérica-Universidad de Jaén
Temporal
- Late Bronze Age
Places
- Cástulo
Identifier
- 3DICONS_6982
Is part of
- Europeana Archaeology
References
- Sánchez Meseguer, J.R. (1979): "Los Higuerones", en Cástulo II. Excavaciones Arqueológicas en España n.º 105. Ed. Ministerio de Cultura. Dirección General del Patrimonio Artístico, Archivos y Museos. Subdirección General de Arqueología. Madrid.
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
Timestamp created
- 2020-06-09T03:02:45.197Z
Timestamp updated
- 2021-01-12T16:40:28.516Z