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  • Isotopic evidence for mobility at large-scale human aggregations in Copper Age Iberia: the mega-site of Marroquíes

  • Marta Díaz-Zorita Bonilla, Jess Beck, Hervé Bocherens, Pedro Díaz-del-Río
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    Antiquity / Volume 92 / Issue 364 / August 2018
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    22 August 2018, pp. 991-1007
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    August 2018
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  • Settlements incorporating large-scale human aggregations are a well-documented but poorly understood phenomenon across late prehistoric Europe. The authors’ research examines the origins and trajectory of such aggregations through isotope analysis of human skeletal remains from the mega-site of Marroquíes in Jaén, Spain. The results indicate that eight per cent of 115 sampled individuals are of non-local origin. These individuals received mortuary treatments indistinguishable from those of locals, suggesting their incorporation into pre-existing social networks in both life and death. This research contributes to our understanding of the extent and patterning of human mobility, which underlies the emergence of late prehistoric mega-sites in Europe.