The first faces of Tartessos

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Archaeologists have discovered five sculptures of goddesses and a warrior dating from the 5th century B.C., prior to the Dama de Elche.

Sebastián Celestino, co-director of the excavations at Turuñuelo, focuses on its earrings because "they are typical Tartessian. They are what are called arracadas or amorcillados" and "they are exclusive of the Iberian Peninsula". Until now this type of earrings, made of gold, were only known from findings in Tartessian enclaves or in the Aliseda treasure, a funerary trousseau found in Cáceres. "It is the first time that we put a face to Tartessus and the first time we see how they wore their jewelry."

Another figure, which only retains the right half of the face, is a warrior, which they identify by the start of the helmet and the braid, which could represent a rite of passage from a young man to a fighter. Of two other fragments, they believe that one would represent a woman, as it is seen to be wearing a diadem, like the one found in the treasure of Aliseda, and the second was probably part of a male sculpture, the largest of them all.

[Beowulf]

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