The relief from Structure 2 at El Cerrón (Museo de Santa Cruz de Toledo; Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte; inventory number: CE23580; photograph by J. Blánquez Pérez; drawing by P. Sánchez de Oro).Credit: Sánchez de Oro et al., Antiquity (2025)
The relief from Structure 2 at El Cerrón (Museo de Santa Cruz de Toledo; Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte; inventory number: CE23580; photograph by J. Blánquez Pérez; drawing by P. Sánchez de Oro).Credit: Sánchez de Oro et al., Antiquity (2025)
I have learned to keep my pottery in the basement, where it is less likely to crack.
OK, I'll be Sirius. Carpetania is right smack dab in the middle of what today is Spain, but the Carpetani were Celts, meaning they had more in common with the Irish than with the Romans or other Mediterranean people. So how did they end up in the middle of Spain, and what are they doing with chariots and headpieces that look a lot like Assyria or Babylon? Inquiring minds want to know...
