Los Millares

Los Millares
A model of the prehistoric town of Los Millares, with its walls.
Los Millares is located in Spain
Los Millares
Shown within Spain
LocationSanta Fe de Mondújar, Province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Coordinates36°57′53″N 02°31′20″W / 36.96472°N 2.52222°W / 36.96472; -2.52222
TypeSettlement
Area2 ha (4.9 acres)
History
PeriodsChalcolithic
Reconstruction of fortifications[1]

Los Millares is a Chalcolithic occupation site 17 km north of Almería, in the municipality of Santa Fe de Mondújar, Andalucía, Spain. The complex was in use from the fourth millennium BC (c. 3000 BC) to the end of the third millennium BC (2000 BC) and probably supported somewhere around 1000 people.[2][3] It was discovered in 1891 during the construction of a railway. It was first excavated by Luis Siret in the succeeding years. Excavations are ongoing. Los Millares is the type site of the Chalcolithic Millaran culture.[4]

  1. ^ "Digital reconstruction of Los Millares (video)". YouTube.
  2. ^ Cunliffe, Barry (2008). Europe Between the Oceans, 9000 BC-AD 1000. p. 144.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference peregrine was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "History of Europe - The Copper Age". Britannica.com.

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