TÜBINGEN, GERMANY—Researchers from the University of Tübingen have discovered pottery, millstones, tools, and weights for fishing nets left behind by a previously unknown 4,000-year-old settlement in the central Spanish region of Azután, where a megalithic grave chamber is located. “With the new finds at Azután, we can confirm that there was intensive copper working and settlement also in central Spain. Until now, it was thought that such activity was mostly limited to the fertile coastal regions in the south of the Iberian Peninsula,” Felicitas Schmitt told Phys.org. Lead archaeologist Martin Bartelheim will compare geomagnetic soundings with aerial photographs to determine its size. The team will also investigate ancient paths across Spain used by shepherds and traders.
