Castro culture
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Castro culture is the archaeological term for the material culture of the northwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula from the end of the Bronze Age until it was subsumed by Roman culture. It is the
Celtic naked warrior of the Braganza Brooch or fibula, gold (Norte Region, Portugal)
Gold torc from Burela (Galicia, Spain)
The "Cabeza de Rubiás" (Museu Arqueologico de Ourense, Galicia)
Late Bronze Age golden helmet from Leiro (Galicia)
Oppidum
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An oppidum is a large fortified European Iron Age settlement or town. Oppida are primarily associated with the Celtic late La Tène culture, emerging during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, spread across
Castro culture
…1st century BC). It is the culture associated with the Celtic Gallaecians and Astures. The most notable characteristics of this culture are its walled oppida and hillforts, known locally as castros, from Latin castrum 'castle', and the scarcity of visible burial practices, in spite of the frequent deposition…
Modern-day rendering of a Celtic oppidum. 1st century BC.
Reconstruction of the eastern gate of the oppidum of Manching
Part of the Celtic oppidum of Manching, Germany
Part of the oppidum of Manching