Los Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier
Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE)·Los Millares Culture·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Almeria, Spain
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About Los Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier
Los Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier in Andalusia, Almeria, Spain is a Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE) ancient city attributed to Los Millares Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal necropolis 4 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.1402N -2.4723E controls access to Andalusia, Almeria 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-city for Andalusia, Almeria, illustrating Los Millares Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
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. 3100 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE)
- Culture
- Los Millares Culture
- Purpose
- Fortified settlement and ceremonial centre controlling regional exchange
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3100 BCE
Initial construction of Los Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 1045 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Los Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier
1968–2012
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Los Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.1402° N · 2.4723° W · 188 m · 3 mapped features
Los Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier — Main Ancient-City Feature
plazaPrimary plaza at Los Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits
37.1417° N · 2.4733° WLos Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
reservoirAncillary reservoir at Los Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits
37.1394° N · 2.4722° WLos Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
moundOutlier mound panel linked to Los Millares Bastion South Gate — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
37.1401° N · 2.4728° W