Facing two seas: Mediterranean and Atlantic contacts in the north‐west of Iberia in the first millennium BC

Abstract

Summary. Despite the marginality of the region, the Later Bronze Age and Iron Age communities of the north‐west of the Iberian Peninsula were engaged in active relationships with both Atlantic and Mediterranean peoples. Unlike other Atlantic regions, the area maintained direct contacts both with Mediterranean sailors and with the communities of the British Isles and north‐western France simultaneously. The social relevance of these interactions and the range of imported goods transported varied throughout the first millennium BC. New evidence shows an intense involvement in Mediterranean trade from the fifth century BC onwards, while Atlantic contacts increased from the late second century BC, to reach a climax under Roman rule (first–second centuries AD).

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