Location | Laguardia, Álava, Basque Country, Spain |
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Coordinates | 42°33′54″N 2°35′11″W / 42.565°N 2.5864°W |
Type | Settlement |
Area | 5.1 ha (13 acres) |
History | |
Founded | 12th century BCE |
Abandoned | c. 250 BCE |
Cultures | Celtiberian |
Site notes | |
Discovered | 1935 [1] |
Archaeologists |
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Official name | Recinto Arqueológico de la Hoya [2] |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 17 July 1984 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0005133 |
La Hoya is an important archaeological site of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Laguardia, Álava, Basque Country, Spain. [3] The fortified town was inhabited between the 12th and 3rd centuries BCE. It has three levels: [4]
The successive layers of rubble, that served as cementations for further edification, make up a small tell 3 meters high.[ citation needed]
The town was destroyed violently between 350 and 200 BCE, leaving the remains of the people and their everyday items in the streets. [5]
Location | Laguardia, Álava, Basque Country, Spain |
---|---|
Coordinates | 42°33′54″N 2°35′11″W / 42.565°N 2.5864°W |
Type | Settlement |
Area | 5.1 ha (13 acres) |
History | |
Founded | 12th century BCE |
Abandoned | c. 250 BCE |
Cultures | Celtiberian |
Site notes | |
Discovered | 1935 [1] |
Archaeologists |
|
Official name | Recinto Arqueológico de la Hoya [2] |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 17 July 1984 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0005133 |
La Hoya is an important archaeological site of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Laguardia, Álava, Basque Country, Spain. [3] The fortified town was inhabited between the 12th and 3rd centuries BCE. It has three levels: [4]
The successive layers of rubble, that served as cementations for further edification, make up a small tell 3 meters high.[ citation needed]
The town was destroyed violently between 350 and 200 BCE, leaving the remains of the people and their everyday items in the streets. [5]