tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886680068187530519.post3936110180450815629..comments2024-02-07T23:25:07.429-06:00Comments on Bell Beaker Blogger: Government Seat of El Argar Discoveredbellbeakerbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848982163843593127noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886680068187530519.post-4343704865351787572014-10-13T20:00:12.682-05:002014-10-13T20:00:12.682-05:00I had the same reaction as well.
Just to clarif...I had the same reaction as well. <br /><br />Just to clarify since I think out load poorly, I think the 4.2 kiloyear event may have been the initial disruptive force for Atlantic trade and pan-Beakerhood. This was followed by a barbarian implantation in SE Iberia (Argar) whose North Balkan parent also inspired Mycenaean Helladic III. <br /><br />Argar's encroaching control over Gibraltar and (probably Algarve) disrupted the North Atlantic which became increasingly backwards and old fashioned. (Also totally dependent on trade with the Continent)bellbeakerbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848982163843593127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886680068187530519.post-71203203981114476802014-10-13T12:38:55.579-05:002014-10-13T12:38:55.579-05:00Interesting perspective an El Argar as cultural bo...Interesting perspective an El Argar as cultural bottleneck that squeezes out Bell Beaker. Not sure that I buy it.<br /><br />I was about to dispute the "oldest government building on continent" assertion, but then recalled that my suggested alternatives were either Egyptian (i.e. in Africa), or W Asian or SW Asian (and hence not Europe either).<br /><br />I do think that one could argue that the distinction between megalithic temples and government buildings in Sardinia and Britain and France and Iberia is dubious, but it is hard to be very definitive on that point. I also have suspicions that some Vinca structures, which would be older and strictly continental, might be older and governmental.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.com