CHRONOLOGY OF MEGALITHIC FUNERARY PRACTICES IN SOUTHEASTERN IBERIA: THE NECROPOLIS OF PANORIA (GRANADA, SPAIN)

An excavation carried out at the megalithic necropolis of Panoria in 2015 offered an excellent opportunity for dating a widespread variety of polygonal, rectangular, and trapezoidal-shaped tombs with short passages for which. surprisingly, there were previously no known radiocarbon (C-14) measurements available. Based on the anthropological remains, a series of 19 C-14 dates was obtained and modeled in a Bayesian statistical framework. The results stress a long period of use that began in the Late Neolithic (3525-3195 cal BC). reaching the most intensive ritual activity during the Copper Age and ending in the Early Bronze Age (2125-1980 cal BC). Throughout this period, tombs were built at different times and used at different temporal scales and intensities. ranging from a few decades to centuries.