Historical place profile

Castulo

An Ibero-Roman settlement of Baetica that was inhabited beginning in the Neolithic period. It is noted for the silver mines of the Sierra Morena.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:265855
Catalogue ID
pleiades:265855
Place type
archaeological-site, settlement
Coordinates
38.036471, -3.623980
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An Ibero-Roman settlement of Baetica that was inhabited beginning in the Neolithic period. It is noted for the silver mines of the Sierra Morena.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 27 B3 Castulo

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Research path

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