Biographies, Practices and Social Change: multiscalar research at the Late Neolithic-Early Bronze age collective burial of Bolores, Portugal

Caros colegas,

O Núcleo de Arqueologia e Paleoecologia da Universidade do Algarve vem anunciar mais uma conferência do ciclo de palestras Arqueologia ao Sul, desta vez por Katina Lillios, com o tema "Biographies, Practices and Social Change: multiscalar research at the Late Neolithic-Early Bronze age collective burial of Bolores, Portugal", que se realizará no dia 26 de Março de 2014 pelas 17h30 no Anfiteatro A do edifício do Complexo Pedagógico (Gambelas).

Abstract

In order to better articulate the lifeways and deathways of Late Neolithic peoples in the Iberian Peninsula and shed light on the nature of the social landscape during this time, interdisciplinary and collaborative excavations have been conducted since 2007 at the Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age burial of Bolores, Portugal. In my talk, I discuss our analyses of the use of space in this small artificial cave, the biographies of the adults and children buried in it, and the interactions the living had with these dead over time. The methodological and interpretative frameworks used to analyze the site, which consist of bioarchaeological and archaeothanatological analyses combined with GIS, are also presented.