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Los Millares
36.9647° N, -2.5222° E
About
Los Millares is a Chalcolithic occupation site 17 km north of Almería, in the municipality of Santa Fe de Mondújar, Andalucía, Spain. The complex was in use from the fourth millennium BC (c. 3000 BC) to the end of the third millennium BC (2000 BC) and probably supported somewhere around 1000 people. It was discovered in 1891 during the construction of a railway. It was first excavated by Luis Siret in the succeeding years. Excavations are ongoing. Los Millares is the type site of the Chalcolithic Millaran culture.
Historical Timeline
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Replaced by El Argar
c. 1800 BC
Modern discovery
1891
Heritage protection
1931
Occupation begins
c. 3000 BC
Wall collapse and rebuild
c. 3025 BC
Population estimate period
3200–2300 BC
Archaeological Features
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Burial and Funerary Structures
Industrial and Craft Structures
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Transportation and Communication Structures
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