The epigraphic stela of Montoro (Córdoba, Spain): earliest monumental script in Iberia?
The epigraphic stela of Montoro (Córdoba, Spain): earliest monumental script in Iberia?
A remarkable stela from Montoro, southern Spain, is unique in its morphology, epigraphic traits and landscape context. A programme of chemical characterisation, digital imaging, and geo-lithological and epigraphic analyses were conducted to determine its age and significance, and the results were integrated with data from archaeological investigations of the surrounding area. This multi-faceted approach allowed the stela to be interpreted within the context of early interactions between literate Mediterranean societies of the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age and non-literate Iberian societies. A key outcome of this research is a wider understanding of the complex patterns in the use and perception of early scripts.
Spain, Montoro, Torre de Villaverde, stela, epigraphy
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8 August 2017
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Díaz-Guardamino, Marta
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Wheatley, David
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Vita Barra, Juan-Pablo
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Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio
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Rogerio-Candelera, Miguel Ángel
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Justo Erbez, Ángel
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Barker, Dominique
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Strutt, Kris
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García Sanjuán, Leonardo, Díaz-Guardamino, Marta, Wheatley, David, Vita Barra, Juan-Pablo, Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio, Rogerio-Candelera, Miguel Ángel, Justo Erbez, Ángel, Barker, Dominique, Strutt, Kris and Casado Ariza, Manuel
(2017)
The epigraphic stela of Montoro (Córdoba, Spain): earliest monumental script in Iberia?
Antiquity, 91 (358), .
(doi:10.15184/aqy.2017.86).
Abstract
A remarkable stela from Montoro, southern Spain, is unique in its morphology, epigraphic traits and landscape context. A programme of chemical characterisation, digital imaging, and geo-lithological and epigraphic analyses were conducted to determine its age and significance, and the results were integrated with data from archaeological investigations of the surrounding area. This multi-faceted approach allowed the stela to be interpreted within the context of early interactions between literate Mediterranean societies of the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age and non-literate Iberian societies. A key outcome of this research is a wider understanding of the complex patterns in the use and perception of early scripts.
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Accepted/In Press date: 15 August 2016
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Spain, Montoro, Torre de Villaverde, stela, epigraphy
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Leonardo García Sanjuán
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Juan-Pablo Vita Barra
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José Antonio Lozano Rodríguez
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Miguel Ángel Rogerio-Candelera
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Ángel Justo Erbez
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Dominique Barker
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Manuel Casado Ariza
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