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Walking on the southern slope we reach a large excavated area with an area of about 1000 m. Here we can see a group of dwellings and buildings dating from the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C., which has allowed us to learn about the urban planning of this phase. C. that has allowed us to know the urban
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elevations, plastered with clay, and plastered with lime. The floors are of tamped red clay and the roof is flat or with one water, formed by wooden beams and vegetal cover. Most of the houses had a bread oven consisting of a vaulted clay structure of approximately 1 m in diameter at the base.
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and a multichannel X stream. In principle, it is not planned to excavate them, and it is being considered to incorporate information about them through new technologies, enriching the visit to the site.
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