event · evt_iberia1_southwest_stelae_use
Production, display and reuse of southwest stelae
Carved stelae occur across the Guadalquivir valley, Sierra Morena and adjoining southwest landscapes, with broad chronology and evidence for varied contexts or movement.
What is the evidence?
observation
Carved stelae occur across the Guadalquivir valley, Sierra Morena and adjoining southwest landscapes, with broad chronology and evidence for varied contexts or movement.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.
1300 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
lowPreferred display range for this release. It preserves BCE ordering and does not suppress narrower samples, phase dates or alternatives listed separately.
- supports · supports distribution
Late Bronze Age stelae in the Guadalquivir valley and Sierra Morena: spatial distribution and new perspectives of research — Manuel Eleazar Costa Caramé (2013)Provides the regional corpus and broad chronology.
Locator: pp. 76–94 and distribution maps - supports · provides archaeological observation
Un paisaje funerario singular de la Edad del Bronce del Suroeste: la necrópolis y la estela del Alto de la Cruz de Piedra — Luis Berrocal-Rangel, Alfredo Mederos Martin, Rafael Caso Amador, Manuel Rodríguez Rastrojo (2023)Provides a specific funerary-landscape association.
Locator: pp. 129–143
1250 BCE–850 BCE
Precision: broad range
moderateCommon conventional range for much of the southwest stela corpus, retained separately because individual monuments may be earlier, later or reused.
- supports · dates
Late Bronze Age stelae in the Guadalquivir valley and Sierra Morena: spatial distribution and new perspectives of research — Manuel Eleazar Costa Caramé (2013)Common conventional range for much of the southwest stela corpus, retained separately because individual monuments may be earlier, later or reused.
Locator: See linked source chronology or phase model
Interpretation and caveats
The monuments likely participated in funerary, commemorative, route, identity or territorial performances in different settings; no single meaning is preferred for the entire corpus.
Event context
Classification
Event type: monument production use and reuse
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Southwest stelae tradition, Alto de la Cruz de Piedra
Why it matters to the timeline
Southwest stelae are an explicit required uncertainty topic and major visual timeline feature.
Alternative interpretations
- A conventional principal range of c. 1250–850 BCE is often used, but individual carving, movement and reuse may fall outside it. (moderate confidence)
Research notes
- Provides the regional corpus and broad chronology. Role: supports distribution. Locator: pp. 76–94 and distribution maps.
- Provides a specific funerary-landscape association. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: pp. 129–143.
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports distribution
Late Bronze Age stelae in the Guadalquivir valley and Sierra Morena: spatial distribution and new perspectives of research — Manuel Eleazar Costa Caramé (2013)Provides the regional corpus and broad chronology.
Locator: pp. 76–94 and distribution maps - supports · provides archaeological observation
Un paisaje funerario singular de la Edad del Bronce del Suroeste: la necrópolis y la estela del Alto de la Cruz de Piedra — Luis Berrocal-Rangel, Alfredo Mederos Martin, Rafael Caso Amador, Manuel Rodríguez Rastrojo (2023)Provides a specific funerary-landscape association.
Locator: pp. 129–143
Referenced records
- Alto de la Cruz de Piedra · entity
- Southwest stelae tradition · entity