Copper and Bronze Ages History of the Basques



cromlech of okabe (lower navarre)



typical round shack , settlement of la hoya on ebro banks (Álava)


use of copper , gold, , other metals, did not begin in basque country until c. 2500. arrival of metal working, first urban settlements made appearance. 1 of notable towns on account of size , continuity la hoya in southern Álava, may have served link, , possibly trading centre, between portugal (vila nova de são pedro culture) , languedoc (treilles group). concurrently, caves , natural shelters remained in use, particularly in atlantic region.


undecorated pottery continued neolithic period until arrival of bell beaker culture characteristic pottery style, found around ebro valley. building of megalithic structures continued until late bronze age.


in aquitaine, there notable presence of artenacian culture, culture of bowmen spread rapidly through western france , belgium homeland near garonne c. 2400.


in late bronze age, parts of southern basque country came under influence of pastoralist cogotas culture of iberian plateau.







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