Relieve antropomorfo e inscripción ibéricos de Cerro Boyero (Valenzuela, Córdoba)

Abstract

Anthropomorphic relief and Iberian inscription in Cerro Boyero (Valenzuela, Córdoba). The discovery of an anthropomorphic relief and a southern Iberian inscription in Cerro Boyero (Valenzuela,Córdoba) emphasizes the relevance of the Campiña for the Iberian culture in central Andalusia. The peculiarities of this new sculptural relief, which has nothing to do with the great group of Porcuna, add new knowledge to the understanding of native Pre-roman communities living in the midle Valley of the Guadalquivir river. Although the graphic symbols in the inscription belong to the Paleo-Hispanic meridional system, the language is not of the NE Iberian type and has common features with Indoeuropean languages. The comparison of Celtiberian and SW texts with NW and SW native writings and also the study of “hispanocelts” anthroponyms and toponyms in Latin support this suggestion.