Excavations at the Castro de San Vicenzo hillfort have unearthed symbols carved by the Castro Culture, providing new insights into the region's ancient inhabitants.
The Castro Culture emerged during the early first millennium BC in the northwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula.
One of the defining features of this culture are the fortified oppida and hillforts, commonly referred to as “castros”. Starting from the 2nd century BC, some of the hillforts evolved into semi-urban fortified towns, comparable in size to many Roman cities of that period.
A team of archaeologists, working in partnership with the Vive Avión Cultural Association, have recently been investigating the Castro de San Vicenzo archaeological site, a hillfort located near Avión in the Province of Ourense, Spain.