Archaeological culture · c. 2200–1550 BCE

Argaric culture (El Argar)

The Argaric culture of southeastern Spain was one of the first in Iberia to use bronze widely, which may have given it power over neighbouring Copper Age peoples. Its people lived in hilltop towns and buried their dead under the floors of their houses, often with bronze weapons, pottery and silver ornaments.

Some archaeologists argue that El Argar was an early state.

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2200–1550 BCE