Bárbara Bonora

Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-pftt2 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-05-22T17:02:32.529Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 March 2021 Cristina Rihuete-Herrada [Opens in a new window] , Roberto Risch [Opens in a new window] , Carlos Velasco-Felipe [Opens in a new window] ...Show all authors Show author details Abstract References Keywords SpainBronze AgeEl Argarobject theorygender archaeology Type Research Article...

Introduction Some archaeological objects are extraordinary. They are distinguished from other objects by their uniqueness—in their materials, forms or both—and the capacity to convey their distinction to the subjects and other objects with which they are associated. Archaeological research often labels these objects as ‘prestige goods’. This designation, however, tells us more about the ideology of those employing the term than it does about these objects.