The la Bastida fortification: New light and new questions on Early Bronze Age societies in the western Mediterranean

Roberto Risch; Vicente Lull; Rafael Micó; Cristina Rihuete-Herrada

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The la Bastida fortification: New light and new questions on Early Bronze Age societies in the western Mediterranean

Roberto Risch, Vicente Lull, Rafael Micó, Cristina Rihuete-Herrada

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Recent excavations at La Bastida in southeastern Spain have revealed an impressive stone-built fortification system dating to 2200-2100 cal BC that protected one of the main economic and political centres of Argaric Early Bronze Age society. It consists of parallel walls with projecting towers flanking a narrow entrance passage. The defensive character of these structures appears beyond question and their design suggests they were a response to significant changes in warfare and weaponry in this period. This sophisticated fortification system raises once again the question of possible Mediterranean contacts, along with social change and the role of physical violence in the rise of Argaric society. © 2014 Antiquity Publications Ltd.

Idioma original	Anglès
Pàgines (de-a)	395-410
Revista	Antiquity
Volum	88
Número	340
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00101073
Estat de la publicació	Publicada - 1 de gen. 2014

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