Beaker people without beaker pots: the Chalcolithic funerary context from the Galeria da Cisterna (Almonda karst system, Torres Novas, Portugal)

Even though no characteristic ceramics were found, a small set of V-perforated buttons indicates that the Galeria da Cisterna cave was used for funerary purposes by people of the Beaker culture. Direct dating of human bone corroborates that the bodies of at least four adult individuals were laid dow...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zilhão, João
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Servicio de Investigación Prehistórica 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/31013