Stones before stones. Reused stelae and menhirs in Galician megaliths By Mimi Bueno, Rosa Barroso, Xerman Darriba Barba, and F. Carrera-Ramírez

https://www.academia.edu/25121261/Stones_before_stones_Reused_stelae_and_menhirs_in_Galician_megaliths?rhid=40781864971&swp=rr-rw-wc-168593939&nav_from=d5f29f5c-480f-4809-8977-d3f0ba9d6a79 Reused stelae and menhirs confirm previous roles and reinforce the interest of analysing the monument’s biography through each slab’s history. These sequences offer two very interesting options for interpretation in Galicia. Firstly, the mentioned archaeological evidences, the pre-existing structures found beneath the tumulus, are an indication of events that happened before building the monuments. Old stelae and menhirs could be linked to this first stage and could have been the very reason for the beginning of the construction; this idea is supported in Galicia by the direct chronologies of the uprights. There is another yet unpublished argument that will add to the evaluation so these sequences. By studying the painted decoration, it is feasible to read chronologies and to define maintenance phases including engravings. The ideology expressed by these ritual expressions multiplies the applicable approaches for the study of a social framework that supports the process of megaliths building around Europe. ...