Argaric
English
Etymology
From El Argar (“archaeological site in southeastern Spain”) + -ic; compare Spanish argárico.
Adjective
Argaric (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to an early Bronze Age culture based in present-day Almería, Spain.
- 1983, Robert C. Knapp, Roman Córdoba, Classical Studies, Volume 30, University of California Press, page 4,
- In Andalucía no Argaric settlements have been found, although finds from graves provide examples of pottery and work in metal.
- 2018, Gonzalo Aranda Jiménez, Chapter 15: Untangling Bronze Age Warfare: The Case of Argaric Society, Andrea Dolfini, Rachel J. Crellin, Christian Horn, Marion Uckelmann (editors), Prehistoric Warfare and Violence, Springer, page 337,
- A critical review of the empirical evidence does not confirm the accepted orthodoxy, namely, that widespread warfare was the root cause of the development of Argaric social complexity.
- 2021, Borja Legarra Herrero, Chapter 3: From systems of power to networks of knowledge: the nature of El Argar culture, Lin Foxhall (editor), Interrogating Networks, Casemate Publishers (Oxbow Books), page 51,
- Traditionally, it was thought that Argaric society reached its zenith around 1750–1550 BC (Lull 1983; Aranda Jiménez et al. 2015), a moment in which Argaric sites appear across most of southeastern Spain (Fig. 3.1).
- 1983, Robert C. Knapp, Roman Córdoba, Classical Studies, Volume 30, University of California Press, page 4,
Synonyms
- (pertaining to an early Bronze Age culture of Spain): El Argar (attributive use)
Derived terms
- Argaric culture
Translations
pertaining to an early Bronze Age culture of Spain
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