New Insights Into La Pastora Tholos From The Archaeological Analysis Of Its Construction

The tholos of La Pastors represents the most remarkable construction of the Copper Age megasite of Valencia de la Concepcion (Seville). The present work addresses its study from the analysis of the information that the construction as a whole and its elements conform could contain both in the current situation and in the past reflected in the old sources. With this, the characterization of the building process, the reconstruction of the record that was preserved and the historical-archaeological implications derived from it are pursued.It has been possible to characterize the monument as a homogenous construction raised in a uniform manner, without formal recognizable phase or distinctions with the exception of recent interfaces, basically associated with the niche of the chamber that was made in contemporary times or the specific place where it was accessed in 1860. In the initial section, which is the worst preserved, it has been possible to define the constructive system used, proposing a restitution of this area, as well as pointing out the possible location of the javelin tips.