García Sanjuán, Leonardo, Diaz-Guardamino Uribe, Marta  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-300X, Wheatley, David W., Vita Barra, Juan-Pablo, Lozano Rodríguez, José Antonio, Rogerio-Candelera, Miguel Ángel, Justo Erbez, Ángel, Barker, Dominic, Strutt, Kris and Casado Ariza, Manuel
2017.
The epigraphic stela of Montoro (Córdoba): the earliest monumental script in Iberia?
Antiquity
91
(358)
, pp. 916-932.
10.15184/aqy.2017.86
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Published Online |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > History, Archaeology and Religion |
| Publisher: | Antiquity Publications |
| ISSN: | 0003-598X |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 1 September 2017 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 15 August 2016 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2022 13:37 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/104204 |
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