Urban landscapes in Iron Age Iberia
New Approaches for a Comparative Anatomy
By (author) Victorino Mayoral Herrera By (author) Juan Pedro Bellón By (author) Ignasi Grau Mira
Hardback (Published)
(June 2026)
ISBN: 9781805832072
8.07 x 11.42 inches
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This volume synthesises Iron Age urbanism in Iberia, examining hillforts and oppida (4th–1st c. BC) through a multidisciplinary lens. It highlights diverse regional developments and alternatives to Mediterranean models, demonstrating Iberia’s key role in wider European urbanisation processes.
Urban Landscapes in Iron Age Iberia provides an up-to-date synthesis on the urbanism of Iron Age hillforts and oppida of Iberia. The emergence of large and complex fortified settlements is a characteristic phenomenon of the period between the Late Iron Age and the expansion of the Roman Empire (4th–1st centuries BC) in extensive areas of Central and Western Europe. In this geographical context the Iberian Peninsula has a key position between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. A vast Spanish and Portuguese scientific literature has revealed a very diverse scenario with different paths for the development of complex urbanism, in some cases presenting clear alternatives to the Mediterranean models introduced by Phoenician-Punic, Greek, and Roman influence. The book integrates a series of novel contributions from across Iberian archaeology, with an explicit examination of urban structures using a rigorous multidisciplinary approach. Together they demonstrate the potential value and relevance of archaeological data for Urbanization Studies.
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Foreword – Manuel Fernández-Götz
Chapter 1. Compared Anatomies, Compared Societies of the Iberian Iron Age throughout Archaeological Analysis – Victorino Mayoral Herrera, Ignasi Grau Mira and Juan Pedro Bellón Ruiz
Chapter 2. Iron Age Urbanism in the North-West of the Iberian Peninsula: New Challenges Provided by Non-Invasive Archaeology – David González-Álvarez, Vega Arribas-Greciano, Pastor Fábrega-Álvarez, Jesús García Sánchez, Rodrigo González-Camino, Samuel Nión-Álvarez, Carlos Otero-Vilariño and César Parcero-Oubiña
Chapter 3. Oppida-Based Social Organization in the Duero Valley during the Late Iron Age. A View on the Contribution of Non-Invasive Archaeology from Aerial Photography to Geoprospection – Jesús García Sánchez
Chapter 4. Iron Age Urban Landscapes in the Amblés Valley (Ávila) – Jesús Rodríguez-Hernández, Gonzalo Ruiz Zapatero and Jesús R. Álvarez-Sanchís
Chapter 5. Late Iron Age Hillforts and Oppida of the Middle Tagus Basin (Spain). A Comparative Anatomy – Victorino Mayoral, Carmen Pro, Elia Quirós and Maite de Tena
Chapter 6. The ‘Fornacis’ Project: Geophysical and Archaeometallurgical Survey – Alonso Rodríguez Díaz, Ignacio Pavón Soldevila and David M. Duque Espino
Chapter 7. Tejada la Vieja – Protohistoric Settlement Design Revealed by Ground-Penetrating Radar – Clara Toscano Perez, Cornelius Meyer and Roger Sala Bartrolí
Chapter 8. Hidden Anatomies: The Genesis and Development of the First Urban Network in the Lower Guadalquivir Valley – Francisco José García Fernández and Eduardo Ferrer Albelda
Chapter 9. Iron Age Iberian Urban Sites in the Guadalbullón River Valley: Iliturgi (Mengíbar, Jaén) and Puente Tablas (Jaén), Two Models of Archaeological Research – Carmen Rueda Galán, Juan Pedro Bellón Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Lechuga Chica, Arturo Ruiz Rodríguez, Manuel Molinos Molinos, Darío Garrido Almagro and María José Cabrera Lara
Chapter 10. Pathways to Urbanization. Aggregation and Social Organization in a Mediterranean Mountain Landscape during the Early Iron Age (Segura Basin, Inland Iberia) – Susana González Reyero, F. Javier Sánchez-Palencia Ramos and Miriam Alba Luzón
Chapter 11. Disentangling the Urban Settlements and Societies in the Iron Age of Eastern Iberia (450–200 BC) – Ignasi Grau Mira
Chapter 12. Non-Invasive Methods Applied to the Analysis of Urban Centres in North-Eastern Iberia during the Iron Age – Jaume Noguera, David Asensio, Roguer Sala, Judith Muñoz, Jordi Morer, Pau Menéndez, Rafel Jornet, David Jimeno, Borja Gil and Aureli Álvarez
Chapter 13. Social and Functional Characterisation of Urban Settlements in Northern Iberia during the Iron Age – David Asensio, Jaume Noguera, Gabriel de Prado, Ferrán Codina, Pau Menéndez, Jordi Morer, Rafel Jornet, Judith Muñoz, Joaquim Garcia Roselló, David Jimeno, Borja Gil and Aureli Álvarez
- By (author) Victorino Mayoral Herrera
- By (author) Juan Pedro Bellón
- By (author) Ignasi Grau Mira