Bronze Age World

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Type: peer-reviewed journal article
Publication: Complutum, vol. 36, no. 2, 541–558
Peer reviewed: Yes

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date assertion Tartessos terminology — date assertion
informs · critiques interpretation · pp. 541–558
Defines Tartessos as a historical construction with changing meanings.
claim The distribution of southwest stelae is not a political map of Tartessos or any other fixed kingdom.
Evidence confidence: near certain
supports · contextualizes · pp. 541–558
Explains the changing construction of Tartessos.
relationship Tartessos terminology — not equivalent to — Phoenician-associated and indigenous interaction network
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · critiques interpretation · pp. 541–558
Provides the historiographic distinction.
entity Tartessos terminology
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · critiques interpretation · pp. 541–558
Defines Tartessos as a historical construction with changing meanings.
relationship Tartessos terminology — not equivalent to — Southwest stelae tradition
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · critiques interpretation · pp. 541–558
Provides the terminology critique.
claim “Pre-Tartessian” is a modern chronological heuristic and not an ancient self-designation.
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · supports · pp. 541–558
Explains the historiographic construction and chronological problem.
claim Tartessos should not be projected as a fixed kingdom across southwest Iberia throughout 1600–800 BCE.
Evidence confidence: near certain
supports · supports · pp. 541–558
Directly treats Tartessos as a historical construction.
property assignment Tartessos terminology — has evidence property — Distribution is not a political territory
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · supports assignment and caveat · pp. 541–558
Textual and modern archaeological uses vary by date and author.