More Diademada Stelas and Menhirs

 


This stone from Arrocerezo, above, and the menhir at right show a clear connection to the older statue menhirs: they retain the necklaces and the belt division of the most ancient statue-menhirs.

Two actual bronze diadems of very similar structure have been uncovered in women's graves southeast of Paris, contemporary with the projected late bronze age dates of the diademada stelas.

 

very tall menhir with headdressed female at very top

Ciudad Rodrigo 1. These two stones depict especially high headdresses with distinct facets and ornamental tips. One is engraved on a boulder, the other at the tip of a menhir.

round stone with face, necklace, and diadem

Torrejón el Rubio

Río el Malo. A mirror may be suspended at her shoulder. Mirrors occasionally appear in the stick-figure stelas.


round stone with headdress and necklace, face and arms

Left: another stone from Rio el Malo in the Las Hurdas area. A different view of the stone can be seen at the top of this page.

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