ALGUNAS REFLEXIONES SOBRE EL BRONCE INICIAL EN EL NOROESTE PENINSULAR. LA CUESTIÓN DEL LLAMADO HORIZONTE “MONTELAVAR”

Abstract

A pesar de una larga historia de investigación, el Bronce Inicial del Noroeste peninsular sigue siendo uno de los fenómenos menos conocidos de la Edad del Bronce en el ámbito geográfico de la Península Ibérica. Hasta el momento, la mayoría de los intentos para caracterizar mejor este período, particularmente la propuesta de un ‘horizonte Montelavar’ o ‘grupo Montelavar’, formulada por Harrison hace treinta años, han contado con ciertos problemas conceptuales, lo que efectivamente ha inhibido su consideración unánime por parte de la investigación posterior. En el presente artículo emprendemos una sistematización sobre todo del registro funerario durante el Bronce Inicial del sector noroccidental de la Península Ibérica desde una nueva perspectiva, prestando particular atención al papel de la región dentro de la red de comunicación interregional que caracteriza el Bronce Inicial en la fachada atlántica.Palabras claves: Bronce Antiguo. Península Ibérica. Horizonte Montelavar.AbstractAlthough considerable effort has gone into the study of the subject, the Early Bronze Age of northwestern Iberia remains one of the more poorly understood phenomena of the Iberian Bronze Age. Most past attempts to systemise the relevant archaeological evidence did suffer from certain conceptual problems, particulary Harrison’s notion of a ‘Montelavar horizon’ or ‘Montelavar group’, formulated thirty years ago. As a consequence, neither this nor any of the other concepts which have been put forward in the past, has ever been embraced by a majority of scholars. In the present article, we are trying to solve at least some of the problems that plagued earlier concepts, by taking a fresh look at the Early Bronze Age funerary record from northwestern Iberia. At the same time, we are looking at the role played by Galicia and northern Portugal in the network of interregional contacts which characterize the Early Bronze Age in Western Europe.Keywords: Early Bronze Age. Iberian Peninsula. Montelavar Group.

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