Resumo
Iron Age in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula is characterised by the study of the castros (Hillforts). This type of settlement is the only one archaeologically recorded for the entire region, with a wide profusion throughout the territory. For this reason, Iron Age studies have tended to focus in the analysis of settlements, in the absence of other forms of evidence related to this period. This work proposes the use of different remote sensing tools, in order to carry out off-site surveys of the castros. This methodology is systematically applied in three working areas selected in three northwestern provinces (Asturias, A Coruña and Ourense), where a significant amount of new archaeological sites are identified, as well as possible structures associated with the Iron Age out of the castros. In this way, new research lines on new forms of materiality are proposed, while at the same time providing experience in the application of this type of methodologies in the northwestern territory.
Palabras chave
Remote sensing. Iron Age. Hillforts. Landscape. Iberic northwest.