Iberians
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The Iberians were an ancient people indigenous to the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian Peninsula. They are described in Greek and Roman sources. Roman sources also use the term Hispani to re
The famous bust of the "Lady of Elche", probably a priestess.
"Warrior of Moixent" Iberian (Edetan) ex-voto statuette, 2nd to 4th centuries BC, found in Edeta.
Ancient silver vessel from the Tivissa Treasure, c. 500 BC. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
Iberian relief, Mausoleum of Pozo Moro, 6th century BC, showing Hittite influence
Iberian language
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The Iberian language is the language or family of languages of an indigenous western European people, identified by Greek and Roman sources, who lived in the eastern and southeastern regions of the Ib
Iberians
…the 6th century BC had absorbed cultural influences from the Phoenicians, Carthaginians and the Greeks. This pre-Indo-European cultural group spoke the Iberian language from the 7th to at least the 1st century BC. The rest of the peninsula, in the northern, central, and northwestern areas, was inhabited by Vascones…
Lead plaque from Ullastret using the dual variant of the northeastern Iberian script
Lead plaque from La Bastida de les Alcuses (Mogente) using the southeastern Iberian script
Lead plaque from Castellet de Bernabè, Valencia
Lead plaque from la Serreta (Alcoy) using the Greco-Iberian alphabet