Wick Temple Complex
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE)·Late Bronze Age·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Spain
About
About Wick Temple Complex
Wick Temple Complex in Andalusia, Spain is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) temple complex attributed to Late Bronze Age culture. Systematically investigated through ground-penetrating radar and coring, it presents a principal enclosure with ancillary settlement. Construction employs ashlar with clamp and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Late Bronze Age temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ritual use and symbolic landscape
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Defensive refuge and tribal capital
- 02Elite residence and administrative centre
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. 1498 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Defensive and administrative
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 1498 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 1164 BCE
Architectural refurbishment
c. 126 CE
Reoccupation and adaptation
1865
Rediscovery and systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.2911° N · 2.8081° W · 2498 m · 3 mapped features
Burial Cluster
platformAncillary reservoir associated with main monument
37.2926° N · 2.8055° WTemple Platform
stelaOutlier feature with cup marks
37.2919° N · 2.8058° WReservoir/Cistern
tombPrimary temple complex at Wick Temple Complex — rock-cut facade
37.2938° N · 2.8053° W