Las Capellanías

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Las Capellanías is a prehistoric funerary complex in Cañaveral de León, Huelva, Spain.

Excavation in the area began after road construction workers found a stela in June 2018, and was carried out by staff and students from the universities of Seville, Huelva and Durham. The necropolis was discovered in 2022.

Another stela, found in 2023, has carvings including depictions of a headdress and necklace, usually associated with female burials, but also two swords and male genitalia. It has been described as "gender-bending" and "showing that the social roles depicted by these standardized iconographies were more fluid than previously thought".