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Bronze Age Spain

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Cave of El Castillo
cave with prehistoric art
talaiot
thumb|Talaiot in Capocorb Vell, Mallorca thumb|Talaiot at Son Serra, Mallorca thumb|Main entrance to Ses Païsses talaiotic settlement, Mallorca
naveta
thumb|right|This is a naveta from the site of Naveta des Tudons found on the western end of Menorca 250px|right|thumb|Naveta des Tudons at dawn, Menorca A naveta (also known as funerary naveta or burial naveta) is a form of megalithic chamber tomb unique to the Balearic island of Menorca. They were built during the Bronze Age, between the Pre-Talayotic period and the beginning of the Talayotic period. Despite their resemblance to residential navetas, they served a very different function and do not share an entirely synchronous chronology.
Atlantic Bronze Age
Period of approximately 1300-700 BC in Europe
Las Cogotas
cultural property in Cardeñosa, Spain
Torre d'en Galmés
archaeological site
Ses Païsses
archaeological site
Naviforme
thumb|Naviforme
Sa Cudia Cremada
archaeological site on Menorca
Binissafullet
thumb|right|Taula enclosure at Binissafullet Binissafullet is a Talayotic settlement (Late Bronze Age and Iron Age) which was occupied from the 10th century BC and had its height during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. It is located in Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands. Medieval Islamic materials scattered around the site's surface suggest a later occupation during the Medieval period.
Capocorb Vell
archaeological site
Lloma de Betxí
Spanish Bronze Age site
Motillas Culture
thumb|300px|The motillas during the Iberian Bronze Age The motillas were the early settlements of La Mancha (Spain) belonging to the Middle Bronze Age, and connected to the Bronze of Levante culture. These were human-made hills atop of which are placed fortified settlements. Their height is usually between four and five meters and the motillas are separated from each other by a distance of four to five kilometers. Their construction started  BCE and they were used for about 1000 years.
South-Western Iberian Bronze
Bronze Age culture in Portugal
Hipogeos de Biniai Nou
hypogeum in Maó-Mahón, Spain