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New archaeological discoveries in Spain, newest first: 7 stories.
Greece & Rome · 1st–8th centuries AD · Mérida, Iberian Peninsula, Spain
A study of 243 people who lived between the 1st and 8th centuries AD puts the Germanic newcomers' genetic share at 12 to 22 percent, depending on region and social context.
Iron Age · 5th century BC · Casas del Turuñuelo, Guareña, Extremadura, Spain
Half of the 5th-century BC cart, decorated with a horned river god sticking out its tongue, has been recovered at Casas del Turuñuelo in Extremadura.
Stone Age · c. 4300–2300 BC · Valdelasilla, Illescas, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Dates on human bones show the planned cemetery, with a central tomb inside a 36-metre ditch, was laid out in the late fifth millennium BC.
Greece & Rome · 2nd century AD · Berlanga de Duero, Soria, Castile and León, Spain
Found by a farmer near Berlanga de Duero, the 2nd-century bronze cup is the first of its rare type to list forts on the Wall's eastern sector.
Greece & Rome · 76–72 BC · Irulegi, Navarre, Spain
Arrowheads, sling bullets and Roman-type javelins in the burnt streets of Irulegi record an assault on the Vascon settlement during the Sertorian War, which the team dates to 76–72 BC.
Greece & Rome · 15–10 BC · Barcelona (Roman Barcino), Catalonia, Spain
Slabs laid between 15 and 10 BC, when the colony of Barcino was founded, run parallel to the main east-west street, challenging the forum's traditional orientation.
Iron Age · Late 3rd century BC · Colina de los Quemados, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
A wrist bone from an elephant's right foreleg, found under a collapsed adobe wall at Iberian Corduba, may be a rare physical trace of Carthage's war elephants.