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The Tolmo de Minateda is an archaeological site located in Hellín (Albacete, Spain) excavated since 1988 by a joint team from the University of Alicante and the Albacete Provincial Museum, directed by Jose Antonio Simarro, Sol colita, Blanca Gamo and Pablo Cánovas,[1] with funding and authorization from the Junta of Communities of Castilla–La Mancha.
The tolmo is a rocky pillar-like hill in a plain of approximately 7 hectares, which stands at a strategic crossroads between the southern part of the Meseta Central and the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; this route followed the Roman road Complutum-Carthago Nova (Toletum-Cartago de Esparta in medieval times).[2]
A branch of this road passes through the thalweg that leads to the tolmo, known by the name of El Reguerón and that presents deep furrows carved by the wheels of the carts, since for millennia it constituted the only access road to the hill. The strategic position of the tolmo allowed it to be inhabited uninterruptedly for more than 3,000 years, from the Bronze Age until the Islamic occupation.[2]
- ^ "Nuevos trabajos en el Tolmo de Minateda mejorarán la gestión de los datos en próximas excavaciones". elobjetivodehellin (in Spanish). Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Abad Casal, Lorenzo; Sanz Gamo, Rubí; Gutiérrez Lloret, Sonia; Gutiérrez Lloret (1998). El "Tolmo de Minateda" una historia de tres mil quinientos años (in Spanish). Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha.