Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier
Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)·Castro Culture·🇪🇸 Galicia, A Coruna, Spain
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About Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier
Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier in Galicia, A Coruna, Spain is a Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE) ancient village attributed to Castro Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal necropolis 6 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 42.6834N -9.0457E controls access to Galicia, A Coruna resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-village for Galicia, A Coruna, illustrating Castro Culture 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
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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. 400 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)
- Culture
- Castro Culture
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction of Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 1337 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier
1977–2015
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
42.6834° N · 9.0457° W · 21 m · 3 mapped features
- Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier — Main Ancient-Village FeatureenclosurePrimary enclosure at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits42.6836° N · 9.0451° W
- Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosurerock artAncillary rock art at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits42.6815° N · 9.0472° W
- Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art PanelhydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape42.6827° N · 9.0474° W