Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace
Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)·Castro Culture·🇪🇸 Galicia, A Coruna, Spain
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About Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace
Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace in Galicia, A Coruna, Spain is a Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE) ancient village attributed to Castro Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 12 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 42.6874N -9.0450E controls access to Galicia, A Coruna resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-village for Galicia, A Coruna, illustrating Castro Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 400 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)
- Culture
- Castro Culture
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction of Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace main structure
c. 651 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
42.6874° N · 9.0450° W · 33 m · 3 mapped features
Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Main Ancient-Village Feature
moundPrimary mound at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
42.6855° N · 9.0460° WCastro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
42.6876° N · 9.0449° WCastro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace ceremonial landscape
42.6881° N · 9.0458° W