Zamora Hillfort El Castillón Outer Wall
Iron Age (600–100 BCE)·Iron Age·🇪🇸 Castile and León, Zamora, Spain
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About Zamora Hillfort El Castillón Outer Wall
Zamora Hillfort El Castillón Outer Wall in Castile and León, Zamora, 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 41.5000N -5.7440E controls access to Castile and León 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 Castile and León, Zamora, 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
- 1987 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500–100 BCE
Initial construction of Zamora Hillfort El Castillón Outer Wall main structure
c. 1927
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1987–2017
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Zamora Hillfort El Castillón Outer Wall) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
41.5000° N · 5.7440° W · 269 m · 3 mapped features
Zamora Hillfort El Castillón Outer Wall — Main Structure
structurePrincipal hillfort — Enclosure 180 × 120 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
41.5008° N · 5.7431° WZamora Hillfort El Castillón Outer Wall — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
41.4990° N · 5.7447° WZamora Hillfort El Castillón Outer Wall — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
41.5015° N · 5.7428° W