La Tumba del Elefante de la Necrópolis Romana de Carmona. Una revisión necesaria desde la Arqueología de la Arquitectura y la Arqueoastronomía

Abstract

We present a review of the Tomb of the Elephant at the Roman Necropolis of Carmona (Sevilla) made under the methodological principles of Building Archaeology and Archaeoastronomy. The results show that the building had several phases of use and was built to be a mithraeum as indicate its form and symbolism derived from the archaeoastronomical analysis of the window solar orientation.