Las Capellanías

Las Capellanías is a prehistoric funerary complex in Cañaveral de León, Huelva, Spain.[1][2][3]

Excavation in the area began after road construction workers found a stela in June 2018, and was carried out by staff and students from the universities of Seville, Huelva and Durham.[2] The necropolis was found in 2022.[3]

A stela found in 2023 has carvings including a headdress and necklace, usually associated with female burials, but also two swords and male genitalia. It has been described as "gender-bending" and "showing that the social roles depicted by these standardized iconographies were more fluid than previously thought".[3]

References

Olaya, Vicente G. (22 September 2023). "A large 4,000-year-old necropolis in southern Spain reveals the true purpose of stelae". El Pais English. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
"Late Prehistoric discovery turns archaeological assumptions on their head. - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Durham University. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
Binswanger, Julia (28 November 2023). "This 3,000-Year-Old Stone Slab Found in Spain Is Upending Ideas About Ancient Gender Roles". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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[olaya-1] Olaya, Vicente G. (22 September 2023). "A large 4,000-year-old necropolis in southern Spain reveals the true purpose of stelae". El Pais English. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[durham-2] "Late Prehistoric discovery turns archaeological assumptions on their head. - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Durham University. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[binswanger-3] Binswanger, Julia (28 November 2023). "This 3,000-Year-Old Stone Slab Found in Spain Is Upending Ideas About Ancient Gender Roles". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2023.