event · evt_iberia1_cova_marco_mortuary_transition
Cremation and inhumation coexistence at Cova de Marcó
Radiocarbon dates and context show that mortuary practices overlapped at Cova de Marcó during the Late Bronze Age transition.
What is the evidence?
observation
Radiocarbon dates and context show that mortuary practices overlapped at Cova de Marcó during the Late Bronze Age transition.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1100 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
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- supports · provides archaeological observation
Paradigms in Crisis: The Cova de Marcó (Tivissa, Catalonia) and the coexistence of incineration and inhumation in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula during the Late Bronze Age — Josep Maria Vergès, Samuel Sardà, Jordi Diloli (2023)Provides the direct chronometric evidence.
Locator: pp. 549–559, Bayesian dates and mortuary contexts
Interpretation and caveats
The site challenges a simple one-way replacement model and cautions against equating cremation with a migrating “Urnfield people.”
Event context
Classification
Event type: mortuary practice coexistence
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Cova de Marcó, Northeast Iberian cremation horizon
Why it matters to the timeline
The event directly addresses required migration-versus-exchange and funerary-change uncertainties.
Research notes
- Provides the direct chronometric evidence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: pp. 549–559, Bayesian dates and mortuary contexts.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Paradigms in Crisis: The Cova de Marcó (Tivissa, Catalonia) and the coexistence of incineration and inhumation in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula during the Late Bronze Age — Josep Maria Vergès, Samuel Sardà, Jordi Diloli (2023)Provides the direct chronometric evidence.
Locator: pp. 549–559, Bayesian dates and mortuary contexts
Referenced records
- Cova de Marcó · entity
- Northeast Iberian cremation horizon · entity