Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension
Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)·Castro Culture·🇪🇸 Galicia, A Coruna, Spain
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About Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension
Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension 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 3 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 42.6800N -9.0223E 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
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
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. 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 — Southern Extension main structure
c. 796 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
42.6800° N · 9.0223° W · 27 m · 4 mapped features
- Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension — Main Ancient-Village FeaturestructurePrimary structure at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits42.6802° N · 9.0210° W
- Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension — Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits42.6782° N · 9.0240° W
- Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape42.6797° N · 9.0207° W
- Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension with plastered basin42.6794° N · 9.0208° W