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[[File:EnelaboracionSpain_Prehistory-timeline_2017_illustration_16026_eng.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Illustration: Prehistory timeline. Spain.<span style="color: #b20027; ">16026 </span>]] <br>
[[File:EnelaboracionSpain_Lower-Paleolithic-human-and-material-remains_2014_map_13972_eng.jpg|left|thumb|none|300px|Map: Lower Paleolithic. Human human and material remains. Spain.<span style[//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta="color: #b20027; ">13972 [PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_Lower-Paleolithic-human-and-material-remains_2014_map_13972_eng.pdf PDF]. [Datos//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_Lower-Paleolithic-human-and-material-remains_2014_map_13972_eng.zip Data]. </span>]]
The Lower Paleolithic covers a vast period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula. As illustrated in the figure, it spanned from 1,350,000 years ago to roughly 130,000 years BC, the period which is generally considered to mark the beginning of the Middle Paleolithic. The Lower Paleolithic coincides with the geological age of both the Lower (or possibly older) and Middle Pleistocene Epochs. The Lower Pleistocene had a warm climate similar to today´s Mediterranean environment in which the regular flow of water from rivers (greater in the Atlantic watershed than in the Mediterranean watershed) deposited sediment and produced fluvial terraces. The fauna typical of this time period was similar to that of the present-day African Savannah: large mammals such as elephants, panthers, saber-tooth tigers, hippopotamus, zebras, and hyenas. The Middle Pleistocene was marked by glaciations which transformed ecosystems and gave rise to mammals such as cave bears, rhinoceros, and mammoths.[[File:Enelaboracion.jpg|right|thumb|none|300px|Image: Gran Dolina, archaeological site of Atapuerca (Burgos)]]<br>
The oldest human fossil remains found on the Iberian Peninsula were discovered in sima del Elefante (in the archaeological site of [https://www.atapuerca.org/es/ver/Video-del-Proyecto-Atapuerca Atapuerca], Burgos), in the form of a jawbone from an undetermined hominid dating from 1,200,000 years ago. If the fossil were of ''Homo habilis'' origin, it might have arrived on the Iberian Peninsula by way of the Strait of Gibraltar. Another hypothesis is that the fossil could belong to a new species called ''Homo antecessor'', which may have possibly evolved from individuals of ''Homo erectus'' and settled on the Iberian Peninsula (at Gran Dolina, TD6, Atapuerca) around 800,000 years ago, after having migrated from Asia. However, it is important to note that fossilised human remains of, as yet, undetermined origin have also been unearthed at Venta Micena in Orce (Granada) and in cueva Victoria, in Cartagena (Murcia).<br>Two subsequent species emerged and lived together in the Iberian Peninsula: ''Homo neanderthalensis'', which marked the beginning of the Middle Paleolithic, and ''Homo heidelbergensis''. Neanderthal remains found in El Sidrón, in Piloña (Asturias) witness their presence and are of particular significance. It should be mentioned that prior to this finding, around 28 individuals (a relatively large number) were discovered in sima de los Huesos at Atapuerca, making up more than 85% of the world´s recorded fossils of the primitive neardenthaliensis ''neanderthalensis'' species. These remains were initially thought to be ''Devisovan'', a species that predated neardenthaliensis''neanderthalensis''. Since the massive presence of individuals at Atapuerca does not appear to be a coincidence, but rather a burial site, it is believed that there existed some degree of religious practice. Neanderthals formed small nomadic tribes and harnessed the use of fire, perhaps without mastery. They lived out in the open air, sometimes at the mouths of caves, and when not scavenging, led a hunter-gatherer lifestyle; and appear to have even engaged in cannibalism.<br>The defining characteristic of these hominids placing them in the genus ''Homo'' is their ability to make tools. Initially, they made stone tools, typically of flint and quartzite, shaped and sharpened on only one surface (using stone tool technology). And later, tools were made by shaping both sides of the stone, forming bifacial preforms typical of Acheulean technology. The early tools, which were bulky and heavy and made in situ, were abandoned as soon as hunted animals were cut and skinned, whereas bifacial tools were typically kept for future use, as they were more versatile and difficult to produce.<br>
The two most prominent settlements established Upper Paleolithic, which coincided with the end of the Upper Pleistocene, saw the evolutionary rise of a new species called ''Homo sapiens'' starting in approximately 40,000 BC. The end of the Upper Pleistocene on the Iberian Peninsula were at took place around 12,000 to 10,000 BC, which was followed by a new epoch called the Neolithic, also known as the Holocene on the already mentioned cueva del Sidrón geological time scale.<br>''Homo sapiens'' are a species that originated in Piloña Africa. The earliest human fossils found on the Iberian Peninsula date from roughly 35,000 years ago (AsturiasCova Gran, Lleida) and at Calvero de la Higuera were unearthed from settlements sited along rivers. For some time, ''Homo sapiens'' coexisted with Neanderthals, eventually replacing them as their populations declined. The fact that this occurred despite the Neanderthal´s larger brain capacity has elicited explanations that are the subject of much speculation. It is known that ''Homo sapiens'' were able to survive the glacial periods that led many species on the European continent to extinction. A diverse diet consisting of game, collected fruit, small fish such as salmon and trout, and molluscs may have contributed to their survival.<br>''Homo sapiens'' are a modern and very refined hominid whose tools reveal a new stage in Pinilla del Valle (Madrid)evolution. At the former siteReferred to as microliths and multilayered tools, remnants they were unearthed smaller in size and similar to knives. They also made use of about 13 individuals new materials such as wood, bone, antler, ivory and shells. In addition to cave paintings, decorative objects such as necklaces also appeared.<br>The early ''sapiens'' were clearly creative beings. They made music: flutes were found at La Güelga in Cangas del Onís (the best collection Asturias) and El Castillo in SpainPuente Viesgo (Cantabria) who lived 43,000 years agoand built very advanced contraptions like grinders to pulverize vegetables and obtain grains. At They created organised social hierarchies, as suggested by the latter site, in addition to an extensive assemblage use of power connoting accessories like staffs. And they were fond of fauna fossilsart as shown by such unique sculptures as the Venus figurines. They engineered new tools such as harpoons and short spears, which even included unknown species such as indicate a gradual diversification of hunting and fishing methods and expanded the so-called “whistling hare”array of animals they hunted for food. Such tools may also have been developed in response to violent encounters among competing factions.<br>Though more organised and numerous than their ancestors at this point, Neanderthal remains they were uncovered still nomads, who periodically lived in what is believed to be caves. Vestiges of huts were found near the coasts and at the oldest known burial sitemouths of rivers where they dwelt. The remains Burial sites bearing funerary objects were now ubiquitous, suggesting possession of the capacity to think symbolically and a young girl belief in an afterlife. Corpses sprinkled with red hairochre powder have been found, and sometimes accompanied by traces of flower pollen, a combination which appears to be consistent with most may have been a sign of her congenersfamily or emotional bonds. There is also clear evidence The existence of burial sea shells in excavation sites in cueva Morín in Villaescusa (Cantabria)the Manzanares river basin suggests they travelled long distances and traded objects.<br>
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[[File:Spain_Paleolithic-art_2014_map_14802_eng.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Map: Paleolithic art. Spain. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_Paleolithic-art_2014_map_14802_eng.pdf PDF]. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_Paleolithic-art_2014_map_14802_eng.zip Data].]]
There is much debate about whether to attribute the earliest development of artistic expression solely to ''Homo sapiens'' based on the fact that its emergence coincided with their existence, and there is also similar debate with respect to the Paleolithic. Since Neanderthals were also present at this time, they may have been responsible for some of these works, and previous works; possible examples include: El Castillo (a red disc and hand figures), Tito Bustillo (some remains), [[Filehttps:Enelaboracion//www.jpg|right|thumb|none|300px|Map: Paleolithic artyoutube. Spaincom/watch?v=OaG7dM-9tSA Altamira] (a claviform symbol), and cueva de Nerja with seal paintings (from possibly 42,000 years ago).<br><span Nevertheless, the earliest substantiated evidence of ''sapiens'' artistic expression, known as the Franco-Cantabrian style="color: #b20027; ">14802 [PDF], is from the great Nordpeninsular and Nordpyrenean complexes. Works were also found in other areas such as Pileta, Maltravieso and Siega Verde. Animal figures such as bison, horses and fallow deer, and rarely humans, were the protagonists of these paintings. The images, made with continuous lines and usually pigmented with ochre or black from iron oxide or manganese, were created in the backs of caves, perhaps to create a magical effect. They used the irregularities in the stone to give volume to and enhance the naturalism of the images. [Datos]Very few portable art exist from this prehistoric time such pendants (made from stone, bone, shells, or teeth), weapons (such as harpoons and spears), or objects connoting power (canes from Caballón and Castillo), although the 6,000 engravings on the limestone caves of Cova del Parpalló make up the largest collection of art in Europe from this era. </span>]]}}
Scientists do not agree as to whether this was the beginning or the end of an epoch. As the Holocene began, the interglacial period that is believed to be taking place today was already under way. The sapiens ''Sapiens'' were adapting quickly to a more temperate climate and vegetative landscape as well as to the availability of more desirable animals for hunting. Communities were becoming more specialised in exploiting a variety of available resources, leading to improvements in hunting, gathering, fishing and shellfishing. Some historians believe that the Paleolithic Period was coming to a close and refer to this time period as the Epi-Paleolithic. However, other historians consider this to be the beginning of a new era starting roughly 12,000 BC, describing it as the Mesolithic Period, or Middle Stone Age, which was then proceeded imperceptibly by the Neolithic.<br>
[[File:EnelaboracionSpain_The-Neolithic_2014_map_16470_eng.jpg|left|thumb|none|300px|Map: The Neolithic. Spain.<span style[//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta="color: #b20027; ">16470 [PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_The-Neolithic_2014_map_16470_eng.pdf PDF]. [Datos//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_The-Neolithic_2014_map_16470_eng.zip Data]. </span>]]A plethora of technologically advanced tools and contraptions such as harpoons, spears, sickles, saws, arrows, knives, and darts have been found, which they crafted in response to forces necessitating new ways of subsistence. Stones were finely burnished to be fashioned as useful tools and microliths embedded in polished wooden handles were made with an angular shape suitable for cutting, scraping, and penetrating their prey; samples of small painted rocks depicting this phenomenon have been discovered in some settlements.
A plethora of technologically advanced tools and contraptions such as harpoons, spears, sickles, saws, arrows, knives, and darts have been found, which they crafted in response to forces necessitating new ways of subsistence. Stones were finely burnished to be fashioned as useful tools and microliths embedded in polished wooden handles were made with an angular shape suitable for cutting, scraping, and penetrating their prey; samples of small painted rocks depicting this phenomenon have been discovered in some sites.<br>Evidence in three different regions has led to the identification of what has come to define the Neolithic period: a sedentary lifestyle, albeit initially tentative and seasonally dependant. From the Pyrenees (Mas d´Azil site in France) and extending to the entire septentrion, the Azilian cultures predominated, particularly the Asturian culture. This civilisation can be characterised by their tools, such as the "Asturian pick", and shell fishing lifestyle, as evidenced by an accumulation of seashells, named "concheros". On the East coast and stretching inland to the Ebro Valley, farming communities appeared along with microlayered and geometric tools. And on the Atlantic coast and reaching to the Algarve, there is evidence of wetland mollusc collecting and man-made huts, suggesting a flourishing coastal maritime lifestyle.<br>The arrival of the Neolithic, a time period measured in milennia, signalled the transition from a hunter-gatherer to a progressively agrarian and ranching lifestyle with permanent dwellings. This monumental, evolutionary change began with formation of the largest rivers in Asia and the Nile in Africa caused by climate change during the Holocene. This extensive period marked such a significant transformation in human history that in order to characterise it appropriately, it is referred to as the "Neolithic Revolution". With this change, came a sedentary lifestyle, architecture, social hierarchies, religions, and technological innovations.<br>According to diffusion theories, these lifestyle changes were brought to the Iberian Peninsula from the Eastern Mediterranean. However, to adherents of autochthonous theories, the changes occurred naturally in response to the evolution of the Mesolithic on the Iberian Peninsula. One theory asserts that there were four regions along the Peninsula: Northeast Area, Levantine Area, Southern Area and South Atlantic Area, as can be seen on ''[[:File:Spain_The-Neolithic_2014_map_16470_eng.jpg|The Neolithic]]'' map. Another theory suggests it had logically spread throughout the entire Iberian Peninsula. History tells us that even when a theory becomes difficult to dispute, other theories cannot be ruled out.<br>
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In the beginning of the Third Millennium BC, the use of copper, a new raw material, was becoming widespread throughout Europe. It was relatively abundant on the Peninsula and could be extracted from the ground. This sparked the beginning of the Chalcolithic or Copper Age, the first of the traditionally recognised Metal Ages.
Awls, hooks, flat axes, knives, daggers, halberds, personalised adornments made from copper appeared. Bone and stone were gradually replaced by copper, which led to new manufacturing techniques as well as new ways of living.<br>
Fortified settlements were now being constructed high up on plateaus. The most notable examples of this were [https://argarica.es/index.php/allcategories-es-es/14-argarica/calcolitico/35-visita-al-yacimiento-calcolitico-de-los-millares the culture of Los Millares] and subsequently, the Argar (Almeria) and Zambujal in Torres Vedras (Portugal), which were the most magnificent architectural settlements on the Chalcolithic Iberian Peninsula. However, most communities were still typically found in the flatlands (particularly on river terraces and in valleys), which were more suitable for farming or raising livestock. Excavations at these sites have unearthed grain stores, landfills, store rooms, ditches and pits at these sites dating from this same time period. These societies also left behind an extensive fields of ring-diches which served as storage pits, particularly at les Jovades en Concentaina site, in Alicante and at the Ventorro site in Madrid. Notable exceptions to the settlements on the plains were those in caves or rock shelter such as the cova des Moro in Manacor (Mallorca) or cova des Fum in Formentera or Estremera in Madrid. Collective burying of their dead and the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEKCytXtatQ construction of megalithic burial chambers] typical of the Late Neolithic continued to be common in the southeast, southwest, Northern Plateau and northwest of the Peninsula. These customs endured until the introduction of [https://www.um.es/web/sala-prensa/-/el-vaso-campaniforme-desmonta-la-expansion-migratoria-de-nuestros-ancestros-peninsulares-hacia-europa bell-shaped ceramic pots], which then allowed them to bury just a single individual.<br>
Despite regional variations in dating and definitively describing the period known as the Copper Age, it can be roughly classified into two periods: the Early Chalcolithic, dating from the first half of the Third Millennium (starting in 2250 BC) and the Late Chalcolithic, occurring from 2250 BC to 1900 BC. In the latter period, new ceramic pots began to appear in communities throughout Europe, allowing for more efficient preservation, storage, and transportation of goods. They were made by hand, generally with red clay, in an inverted bell shape, and then elaborately decorated with horizontal bands containing geometric or shell-shaped patterns, impressed or cut with combs or cords, and sometimes glazed. On the Peninsula, this pottery was initially decorated with international designs, referred to as Maritime, Corded or Mixed (2200-2150 BC), but later, a diverse array of regional designs appeared.
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In the Second Millennium BC, population growth created a greater demand for raw materials and subsistence products, causing agricultural and livestock farming (and its by-products) to become more widespread. This still Neolithic society had already mastered metallurgical techniques and had discovered bronze, a strong alloy of copper and tin. Bronze arrived on the Peninsula through the Pyrenees in the Third Millennium BC and was used along with copper to make tools and objects, according to stratigraphic studies of the Bauma del Serrat del Pont site (Girona).<br>Trade increased during the Early Bronze Age and there are strong indications that society was becoming increasingly socially stratified. This was evidenced by the discovery of burial sites for single individuals (mainly in burial pits and megalithic cists) as well as by differences in the quality and quantity of funerary objects placed in these sites. The Argar culture, which succeeded the bell-shaped ceramic, and produced a wide range of ceramic objects, was no longer the only flourishing culture on the Peninsula, according to research carried out in the last 50 years. ''[[:File:Spain_The-Bronze-Age_2014_map_13976_eng.jpg|The Bronze Age]]'' map shows the emergence of a diversity of cultures chronologically beginning with the Protocogota settlements on the Nothern Plateau around 2000 BC.<br>The late Bronze Age began around the 11<sup>th</sup> century BC with three different cultural currents predominating: Central European, Atlantic, and Eastern Mediterranean. With an increase in cultural exchanges, these civilisations mixed with native cultures, eventually evolving into what are known as Pre-Roman cultures. Major changes took place and new traditions arose. In the Northwest, they began to cremate their dead and leave their ashes in urnfields, while in the middle of the Peninsula and in the northern and western regions, highly sophisticated bronze weapons and objects were commercially traded. And lastly, merchants and new cultural groups arose in the Mediterranean and southern regions of the Peninsula, foreshadowing the future colonisation of these areas. Meanwhile, advances in metallurgy led to the development of goldsmithing, as evidenced by the Treasure of Villena (Alicante). Livestock routes stretching inland were also built, as revealed at some excavation sites such as Peña Negra in Crevillent (Alicante). These external influences did not, however, impede indigenous development. Examples of this can be seen from the Cogotas culture, which extended to the Douro and Tagus river basins starting in the 11<sup>th</sup> century BC, as well as from the Talayotic culture on the Balearic Islands at the end of the Naviform period.<br>During this period emerge control walkway in livestock routes, water points, mountain passes or river fords as the Tagus River Trail. Metallurgical production sites were built to the north of the Tagus River in Portugal and along the Tinto-Odiel estuary, home to the Tartessian Civilisation during the 10<sup>th</sup> and 11<sup>th</sup> centuries BC. By the 8<sup>th</sup> century BC the Atlantic metallurgy was predominant on the entire Iberian Peninsula, especially at settlements in fertile and grassy areas along the river plains. Such settlements were frequently left open and unprotected, but at other times, built inside walled enclosures. Phoenician merchants began to appear on the coasts around this precolonial period, and later, towards the end of the 7<sup>th</sup> century BC, the Greeks.<br> {{ANETextoDestacadoclear}} {{CSS image crop|Image = Spain_The-Bronze-Age_2014_map_13976_eng.jpg|bSize = 300|cWidth = 300|cHeight = 210|oTop = 1|oLeft = 1|Location = center|Description = Map: The Bronze Age. Spain. [//centrodedescargas.cnig.es/CentroDescargas/busquedaRedirigida.do?ruta=PUBLICACION_CNIG_DATOS_VARIOS/aneTematico/Spain_The-Bronze-Age_2014_map_13976_eng.pdf PDF]. 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The colonisations of the areas around Huelva and the Lower Guadalquivir facilitated the growth of the Tartessian culture (it has been spoken about the kingdom of the Tartessos and even about some of its kings) in the Early Iron Age or Iron Age I. This historical and cultural development featured profound changes in the region's indigenous societies. In the north Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age I, they transitioned to mining and exploiting the land in the Guadalquivir valley for agricultural purposes, making necessary frequent exchanges and other forms of social interactions. Growing cultural, social and economic influences from the Eastern Mediterranean were becoming evident in these communities. This phenomenon is both evidenced by and attributable to the importation of ceramics, objects made of precious metals, fabrics, oil, and wine.<br>The Tartessian civilisation, initially limited to the areas along the Tinto, Odiel and lower Guadalquivir rivers, as can be seen on the map ''[[:File:Spain_Early-Iron-Age_2014_map_13977_eng.jpg|Early Iron Age]]'', expanded throughout the southern reaches of the Peninsula to the mouths of the Guadiana and Segura Rivers. The influence of the Tartessian culture had also spanned the southeastern part of the Peninsula, the southern eastern region, the southern coast of Portugal and the interior of Andalusia. Remnants of a Tartessian capital, or of a cultural epicentre have yet to be found despite a tireless search by archaeologists.<br>Meanwhile, the centre of the Peninsula was much slower to adapt to the technological changes taking place, and as a consequence, its populations did not experience the same level of growth and prosperity as their counterparts in the south. The central territory eventually began to be populated by small fortified villages. An example of this is the Soto de Medinilla culture (which is named after the most thoroughly studied settlement in Valladolid) in the Douro Valley.<br>By the Iron Age II (500 BC, many years before Romanisation), the use of iron was widespread throughout the Peninsula, greatly increasing the number and middle variety of available tools. At the same time, new social and economic structures arose on the Peninsula, built on foundations laid from the peoples of the previous era. These cultural and territorial changes were described by Greco-Latin writers, particularly by Pliny and Strabo. The process of acculturation initiated subsequently by Rome was influenced by these Iberian developments.<br>Historians and archaeologists have pointed out the difficulty of linking the data from material remains to information provided by historiographic or literary sources because the information is often confusing and contradictory. Nevertheless, the field of archaeology is making a concerted effort to identify the geographic distribution of Pre-Roman communities remained isolated based on data obtained from Mediterranean influences research, as illustrated on the map ''[[:File:Spain_Late-Iron-Age.-Pre--Roman-peoples_2014_map_13985_eng.jpg|Late Iron Age. Pre-Roman peoples]]''.<br>The map shows the location of the major archaeological settlement sites identified on the Iberian Peninsula compared to the areas traditionally ascribed to the principle ethnic groups in archaeological literature. This map and its associated information, should be read and interpreted recognising that the borders of the areas occupied by these population groups are generally loosely defined since there were constant social and retained economic interactions between their indigenous identity respective populations. As a consequence of such interaction over the centuries, these areas were constantly expanding and contracting over the centuries, inevitably producing border uncertainty. The Lusitanian and Veton population groups are examples of this.<br>In the south and traditions (includingeast, the influence of Colonial Greek acculturation on pre-existing populations varying in some casessocial status, led to the use eventual establishment of a unified Iberian culture, made up of bronzedifferent groups such as the Turdetani, Bastetani, Oretani, Turduli, Contestani, Edetani, Ilercaones, Ilergetae, Cessetani, Laietani, Indiketes and Sedetani. Its preponderance in the Peninsula (not in vain named Iberian). Such behaviour was exhibited , is explained by its intense commercial activity, the Late Burial Urnfields Culture refinement of agricultural techniques, and its specialization in typically Mediterranean crops (Catalonia cereals, vines, olive trees), as well as by the development of specialized iron metallurgy and the Ebro Valleygrowth of its population, which gives the entire Mediterranean coastline a higher population density. Their acts of worship and funerary rituals (cremation)reveal a well-structured social hierarchy and a more advanced society. With the introduction of palatial sistem, Sorian hillforts the peoples of this Iberian culturebegan the process of urbanisation. They produced important works of art like The Ladies (''damas'') of Elche (Alicante), Baza (Granada), Guardamar (Cabezo Lucero, Alicante) and Cerro de los Santos (a lost sanctuary near Yecla). They also created high quality metal works of gold and silver, as can be seen by treasures found at Jávea (Alicante) and at Cástulo and Linares (Jaén). Moreover, they had an alphabet, albeit not fully unravelled which spread to the south of France and was used until it was replaced, during the period of Romanisation, by the Latin language and alphabet.<br>The rest of the Peninsula reflected a conglomeration of indo-European-rooted peoples some more influenced by the Celts than others. There were those on the Plateau: Celtiberi, Vaccaei and Vettones; on the Atlantic Cultures coast: Celtici of the southwest, Lusitani and Callaeci (PortugalNorthwest hillforts groups); and in the north, Astures, Cantabri, Autrigones, GaliciaVarduli, Caristii and Berones. The Vascones located in the Cantabrian CorniceNavarran Pyrenees, were also in the north.<br>The most recent research on the geographical distribution of the population on the Iberian Peninsula during the Iron Age II shows an overall gradual population increase throughout the territory attributable to the expansion of walled settlements (where population tended to concentrate), although the growth varied from region to region. Many of these communities arose starting in addition to the Soto de Medinilla culture 2<sup>nd</sup> century BC with the creation of ''Oppida'', authenthic urban centres with administrative functions and territorial power. These ''Oppida'' eventually became ''civitates'' with the Roman occupation of the Peninsula. Life was pastoral and reliant on subsistence farming, primarily involving dried grains, particularly in the Douro and Ebro river basinbasins. There were notable developments in ceramics and metallurgy (particularly for weapons, fibulas, and bracelets) and in the growth and expansion of commercial trade. Noteworthy examples evidencing significant artistic advancement include rock sculptures of boars made (''verracos'') by the Vetton culture and the monolithic stone discs of the Cantabrian stela.<br>
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<div style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:top; float:left; width:69%; min-width:300px; margin:0; padding:5px; background-color:#EDEDED;"><div style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center; margin:0; padding:0;">CELTIC AREA SITES</div><div style="column-count:4; column-width:100px; margin:0; padding:5px; background-color:#ffffff; vertical-align:text-top; text-align:left; font-size:80%;"><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#009651; color:#ffffff">CELTIBERI</b><br>79 Turiasu<br>80 Arcobriga<br>81 Mundobriga<br>82 Bílbilis<br>83 Ocilis<br>84 Segóbriga<br>85 Bursada<br>86 Contrebia<br>87 El Convento<br>88 Calagurris<br>89 Botorrita<br>90 Numancia<br>91 Herrera de los Navarros<br>92 Fuentes Claras<br>93 Peñalba de Villastar<br>94 Alto Chacón<br>95 La Caridad<br>96 Puntal del Tío Garrillas<br>97 Iniesta<br>98 La Guardia<br>99 Barchín del Hoyo<br>100 Segeda<br>101 Piquete de la Atalaya<br>102 La Oruña<br>103 Uxama<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#F0803E; color:#ffffff">VACCAEI</b><br>104 Pintia<br>105 Olivares de Duero<br>106 Simancas<br>107 Montealegre de Campos<br>108 Cerro de la Ermita<br>109 Matapozuelos<br>110 Melgar de Abajo<br>111 Los Azafranales<br>112 Plaza del Castillo<br>113 Cuetos de la Estación<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#FFCB05; color:#ffffff">VETTONES</b><br>114 Las Cogotas<br>115 Los Castillejos<br>116 La Mesa de Miranda<br>117 Cerro de San Vicente<br>118 Obila<br>119 Cáparra<br>120 Ulaca<br>121 El Raso<br>122 Las Merchanas<br>123 Yecla<br>124 Irueña<br>125 El Castillo<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#BDCF01; color:#ffffff">LUSITANI-VETTON AREA</b><br>126 Alto do Corregidor<br>127 Castelo<br>128 São Martinho<br>129 Foz da Côa<br>130 Villasviejas del Tamuja<br>131 El Castillejo<br>132 El Berrocalillo<br>133 Castillejo de la Orden<br>134 Castillejo de Valdecañas<br>135 El Cofre<br>136 El Castillejo<br>137 Sierra de Santa Marina<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#C63729; color:#ffffff">CARPETANI</b><br>138 Cerro de la Gavia<br>139 Llano de la Horca<br>140 Fuente de la Mora<br>141 Miralrío<br>142 Cerro del Ecce Homo<br>143 Castro de la Dehesa de la Oliva<br>144 El Cerrón<br>145 Cerro del Gollino<br>146 Plaza de Moros<br>147 Cerro del Tío Calderico<br>148 Cerro de las Nieves<br>149 Laminium<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#2580C6; color:#ffffff">CELTICI OF THE SOUTHWEST</b><br>150 Castelo Velho<br>151 Segovia<br>152 Garvão<br>153 Corvo-Neves I<br>154 Castelho de Mértola<br>155 Castelho da Amendoeira<br>156 Atafona<br>157 Sierra del Coto<br>158 Castrejón de Capote<br>159 Castillo de Jerez<br>160 Castillejos<br>161 La Alcazaba de Badajoz<br>162 El Castañuelo<br>163 Castro de la Ermita de Belén<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#009651; color:#ffffff">CALLAECI (NORTHWEST HILLFORTS GROUPS)</b><br>164 Saceda<br>165 San Millán<br>166 Mosteiro<br>167 Laias<br>168 San Cibrán<br>169 Novás<br>170 Santa Trega<br>171 Briteiros<br>172 Sanfins<br>173 Lanhoso<br>174 Sao Julião<br>175 Muro da Pastoria<br>176 Vilarinho das Paranheiras<br>177 Cossourado<br>178 Castro de Ortov<br>179 Elviña<br>180 Meirás<br>181 Lanzada<br>182 Borneiro<br>183 Viladonga<br>184 Vilela<br>185 Neixón Grande<br>186 Vigo<br>187 Troña<br>188 Punta<br>dos Prados<br>189 A Graña Barán<br>190 Castro da Torre<br>191 O Achadizo<br>192 Castro do Vilar<br>193 As Grovas<br>194 Formigueiros<br>195 O Facho<br>196 A Ourela<br>197 Socastro<br>198 San Tomé de Nogueira<br>199 Punta Cociñadoiro<br>200 Valdamio<br>201 O Peto<br>202 Follente<br>203 Croa do Ladrido<br>204 Fazouro<br>205 Punta do Castro<br>206 A Devesa<br>207 Castro de Rei<br>208 Montealegre<br>209 Curalha<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#F0803E; color:#ffffff">AUTRIGONES</b><br>210 Arce-Mirapérez<br>211 Castros de Lastra<br>212 Alto de Rodilla (Tritium)<br>213 Monte San Juan (Virovesca)<br>214 Cerro del Milagro (Salionca)<br>215 Necrópolis de Miraveche<br>216 Monte Socueto<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#FFCB05; color:#ffffff">CARISTII</b><br>217 Atxa<br>218 Peñas de Oro<br>219 Henaio<br>220 Marueleza<br>221 La Hoya<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#BDCF01; color:#ffffff">VARDULI</b><br>222 Intxur<br>223 Basagain<br>224 Buruntza<br>225 Muru<br>226 Munoaundi<br>227 Murugain<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#C63729; color:#ffffff">CANTABRI</b><br>228 Peña Sámano<br>229 Peña Amaya<br>230 Monte Bernorio<br>231 Peña Ulaña<br>232 Castilnegro<br>233 Celada Marlantes<br>234 El Castro<br>235 La Trijineja<br>236 Pico del Oro<br>237 La Masera<br>238 Las Eras<br>239 Los Agudos<br>240 La Lomba<br>241 Pico del Castro<br>242 El Gurugú<br>243 Peñarubia<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#2580C6; color:#ffffff">ASTURES</b><br>244 Castro de Avelâós<br>245 As Muradellas<br>246 Las Labradas<br>247 La Corona<br>248 El Buracote<br>249 El Chano<br>250 Las Rozas<br>251 El Castro<br>252 La Corona<br>253 Campa Torres<br>254 San Chuis<br>255 Chao Samartín<br>256 El Castelón<br>257 San Isidro<br>258 El Castiellu<br>259 El Esteiro<br>260 Cabo Blanco<br>261 Pendia<br><br><b style="padding:3px; background-color:#F287B3; color:#ffffff">VASCONES</b><br>263 Santa Criz<br>264 Las Eretas<br>265 El Castillar<br>266 Turbil<br>267 Arrosia<br>268 Pozo de la Mora<br>269 Altikogaña<br><br></div></div> {{clear}} {{ANEDescargaPDFTema ANEAutoria| urlAutores=María Sánchez Agustí, José Antonio Álvarez Castrillón, Mercedes de la Calle Carracedo, Daniel Galván Desvaux, Joaquín García Andrés, Isidoro González Gallego, Montserrat León Guerrero, Esther López Torres, Carlos Lozano Ruiz, Ignacio Martín Jiménez, Rosendo Martínez Rodríguez, Rafael de Miguel González}}
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