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Las Capellanías
38.0167° N, -6.5167° E
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Las Capellanías is a prehistoric funerary complex in Cañaveral de León, Huelva, Spain. Excavation in the area began after road construction workers found a stela in June 2018, and was carried out by staff and students from the universities of Seville, Huelva and Durham. The necropolis was found in 2022. A stela found in 2023 has carvings including a headdress and necklace, usually associated with female burials, but also two swords and male genitalia. It has been described as "gender-bending" and "showing that the social roles depicted by these standardized iconographies were more fluid than previously thought".
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Initial stela discovery
June 2018
Necropolis identified
2022
Additional stela with mixed iconography found
2023
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Burial and Funerary Structures
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