Carlos Rodríguez Rellán
Carlos Rodríguez Rellán

Associate Professor of Prehistory

Universidad de Granada

About Me

I am Associate Professor of Prehistory at the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Granada (Spain) and PI of the Project ARPA (“Computational Analysis of exchange networks in Andalusian Late Prehistory”) and the ANDALUSIL project (“Procurement strategies and production processes of sillimanite polished tools during the Late Prehistory of Andalusia”).

My research interests focus on the study of polished and knapped lithic industries. I am also interested in the analysis of long-distance exchange networks during Late Prehistory, as well as in prehistoric open-air rock art.

Interests
  • Lithic industries
  • Rock Art
  • Experimental Archaeology
  • Statistics
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Computational Modelling
Education

  • PhD in Prehistory

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • MA in Archaeology

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • BA in History

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

📚 My Research
I am a specialist in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula, with a particular focus on the analysis of material culture (specifically, knapped and polished lithic industries) of Neolithic and Chalcolithic communities. I have also conducted extensive research on Holocene rock art in the northwestern Iberian region. My work is characterized by the application of digital technologies —such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), statistical analysis, and computational modeling— to address a range of archaeological questions.
Featured Publications
A multi-analytical study of the Montelirio beaded attires: Marine resources, sumptuary crafts, and female power in copper age Iberia
Publications
L. García Sanjuán, S. Ramírez-Cuadrado, M. Díaz-Guardamino, J.A. Lozano, T. Donaire, J.A. Afonso, Carlos Rodríguez Rellán, V. Balsera, L.M. Cáceres, D.W. Wheatley, T. Earle, M. Cintas-Peña, J.M. Vargas, Á. Fernández, M. Luciañez, J. Cárdenas-Párraga, M. Martínez, F. Muñiz (2025). A multi-analytical study of the Montelirio beaded attires: Marine resources, sumptuary crafts, and female power in copper age Iberia. Science Advances, 11 (5).
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Carlos Rodríguez Rellán (2025). Recensión de / Review of: Estelle Gauthier, Murielle Georges-Leroy, Nicolas Poirier y Olivier Weller (Dirs.). ARCHAEDYN: dynamique spatiale des territoires de la Préhistoire au Moyen Âge, Vol. 1. Les cahiers de la MSHE Ledoux 15, Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté. Besançon, 2022, 346 pp. ISBN: 978-2-84867-845-0 (edición impresa), 978-2-84867-946-4 (edición electrónica). DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/books.pufc.46572. Trabajos de Prehistoria, 81 (2).
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Carlos Rodríguez Rellán, Ramón Fábregas Valcarce (2024). The Iberian Peninsula during the green-axe Neolithic craze. In: R. Risch, E. Pernicka, H. Meller, & Sachsen-Anhalt (Eds.), Der soziale Wert prähistorischer Beile—Neue archäologische und archäometrische Ansätze. Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag, Halle (Saale). Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte., Vol. 1, pp. 253-264.
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Carlos Rodríguez Rellán, Serge Cassen, António Faustino Carvalho, Mercedes Murillo Barroso, Ramón Fábregas Valcarce (2023). Desenredando el caos. Un análisis de la circulación de los adornos de piedra verde durante la Prehistoria Reciente de la Península Ibérica a través de la investigación de redes. Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad de Granada, 33.
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Recent & Upcoming Talks
Las industrias pulidas en sillimanita durante la Prehistoria Reciente de Europa Occidental
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