A devastating fire 2,200 years ago preserved a moment of life and war in Iron Age Spain, down to a single gold earring
Phys.org - 2024-05-17T04:00:01.000Z

A ruined building in the middle of the Pyrenees records a tragedy for the people who lived there—a devastating fire that burned a settlement to the ground, destroying almost everything except a hidden gold earring. Now archaeologists' excavation of Building G, in the strategically placed Iron Age site of Tossal de Baltarga, reveals a way of life derailed by violence: potentially, a forgotten episode of the war between Carthage and Rome.

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Archaeologists Reveal Iron Age Building Destroyed by 'Violent' Fire
Archaeologists have uncovered fascinating insights into a prehistoric building that was devastated by a "violent" fire 2,200 years ago.The building is located at the archaeological site of Tossal de Baltarga, an Iron Age hillfort complex occupying a strategic position in the eastern Pyrenees mountains of Spain.While the building—along with the wider settlement—was destroyed by the fire, which is thought to have occurred in the second half of the 3rd century B.C., the blaze helped to preserve a...
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Archaeologists Reveal Iron Age Building Destroyed by 'Violent' Fire