Los Millares Outer Fort 1
Los Millares Outer Fort 1 North Annex · Los Site
Iron Age (600–100 BCE)·Iron Age·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Almería, Santa Fe de Mondújar, Spain
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About Los Millares Outer Fort 1
Los Millares Outer Fort 1 in Andalusia, Almería, Santa Fe de Mondújar, Spain is a Iron Age (600–100 BCE) hillfort attributed to Iron Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 180 × 120 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.0240N -2.4890E controls access to Andalusia resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey hillfort for Andalusia, Almería, Santa Fe de Mondújar, illustrating Iron Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
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. 500–100 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (600–100 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Defended elite residence and seasonal aggregation centre
- Rediscovered
- 1986 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 500–100 BCE
Initial construction of Los Millares Outer Fort 1 main structure
c. 1926
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1986–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Los Millares Outer Fort 1) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0240° N · 2.4890° W · 262 m · 4 mapped features
Los Millares Outer Fort 1 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal hillfort — Enclosure 180 × 120 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
37.0248° N · 2.4881° WLos Millares Outer Fort 1 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
37.0230° N · 2.4897° WLos Millares Outer Fort 1 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
37.0255° N · 2.4878° WLos Millares Outer Fort 1 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
37.0224° N · 2.4901° W