Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9
Period Medieval·Regional culture Europe-Temple·🇪🇸 Spain Region 9, Spain
About
About Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9
Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9 in Spain Region 9, Spain is a Bronze Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Europe-Temple temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Elite residence
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Period Medieval
- Culture
- Regional culture Europe-Temple
- Purpose
- temple-complex ritual/settlement purpose for Europe-Temple
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1983
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9
On the ground
Structures & features
21.5255° N · 72.0790° E · 155 m · 3 mapped features
Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9 — Principal Temple
templetemple at Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9 — hydraulic feature
21.5258° N · 72.0788° ETemple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9 — Northern Altar
altaraltar at Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9 — outlier feature
21.5256° N · 72.0795° ETemple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9 — Shrine Annex 3
shrineshrine at Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9 — outlier feature
21.5254° N · 72.0779° E