Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex
Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)·Castro Culture·🇪🇸 Galicia, A Coruna, Spain
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About Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex
Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex 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 12 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 42.6816N -9.0237E 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
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
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 — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1424 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex
1992–2010
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
42.6816° N · 9.0237° W · 43 m · 3 mapped features
- Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex — Main Ancient-Village FeaturedromosPrimary dromos at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits42.6815° N · 9.0238° W
- Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex — Secondary EnclosurestructureAncillary structure at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits42.6800° N · 9.0221° W
- Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art PanelenclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape42.6827° N · 9.0257° W