Twenty-five years of late prehistoric archaeology in the iberian peninsula. Looking back, looking forward

Abstract

Archaeological investigations of the agrarian communities of the 6th-2nd millennia BC in the Iberian Peninsula have undergone fundamental transformations over the past 25 years. This paper attempts to provide an overview of this research by considering three topics: 1) changes in theory, perspective, and practice, 2) the discovery of new sites or site types, and 3) developments in analytical methodologies and techniques. It concludes with some thoughts about possible future challenges and directions for research.