Megaliths and Graphical Markers in Landscapes

Contents

Contributors

Introduction – Esther Navajo Samaniego, Alia Vázquez Martínez

The Buraco da Pala Rock-shelter (Passos-Santa Comba Mountain, Mirandela-Portugal). Scrutinizing Neolithic-Chalcolithic site functions and purposes – Maria Jesus Sanches, Joana Castro Teixeira, Nuno Ramos, Miguel Almeida

Dialogues between the north and south of the Iberian Peninsula in open-air decorations associated with megalithic builders – Alia Vázquez-Martínez, Esther Navajo-Samaniego

The dolmen phenomenon in the Southern Levant during the 4th millennium BC: The case study of Jebel al-Mutawwaq, Jordan – Alessandra Caselli

Picking up the pieces: A micro-stratigraphic and trans-disciplinary approach to the collective tombs of Horta do João da Moura 1 – Mónica Corga

Losing the colour: prehistoric painting in northwestern Iberia – Fernando Carrera

About the Author

Esther Navajo Samaniego obtained her PhD at the University of Alcalá (2025). Her research investigates megalithic landscapes in Southwest Iberia, using new documentation techniques such as LiDAR remote sensing. Her studies have updated and added new entries to the existing database for the study area.

Alia Vázquez Martínez is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Santiago de Compostela and the University of Alcalá. She is a specialist in the application of computer techniques for the documentation and study of rock art in Northwestern Iberia. Her studies allowed her to create some of the most complete rock art databases currently available in Galicia (Spain).