De situ Iliturgi, análisis arqueológico de su asedio en el contexto de la segunda guerra púnica

Among the main objectives of the “Methodology for the Archaeological Study of Second Punic War Battlefields and Sieges: Iliturgi, Castulo and Metauro (207-206 BCE)” Project is to implement archaeological analytical strategies designed for research into the second Punic war. The aim is to differentiate the contexts in battlefields -including the case study of Baecula and sieges. For the latter, Scipio the African’s siege of Iliturgi in 206 BCE has been chosen as a practical case for comparison and experimentation. We have used the techniques of photointerpretation, digital terrain modelling, geophysical prospection and archaeological excavation, together with a critical review of the historiographic and archaeological background with reference to the classical texts that tell us of the outstanding role of Iliturgi in the second Punic war. All these have led us to suggest a different location for this oppidum in the Alto Guadalquivir region that is traditionally believed to have been located at Cerro Maquiz. We propose two different locations: the first on the hill known as Cerro de la Muela between the 6th and 3rd centuries BCE and the second on Cerro Maquiz from the 2nd century BCE, both forming part of the same historical process.