The unpublished funerary stelae of the parish church of San Pedro de Pola de Siero (Asturias) within the historical frame of the necropolis of this town

Abstract

This work presents a description and interpretation of several unpublished funerary stelae located in the parish church of Pola de Siero (Asturias, North of Spain). We establish the circumstances of the findings, carry out a morphological study on the stelae and offer an interpretation of their function, origin and chronology. We also make a brief assessment of its importance in the context of Asturian medieval archeology and in the management of the archaeological heritage of the municipality in which they are located. We argue that they originate in an unknown necropolis of the XI-XII centuries located in the present town of Pola de Siero (Asturias).