This is an Iberian settlement located between the municipalities of Lloret de Mar and Maçanet de la Selva (La Selva)—who share ownership of the site—covering an area of 5,700 m2 and dating from the 4th to the 2nd century BC. It was discovered during the construction of new roadways as part of the Montbarbat housing development. Subsequently, the area was protected to prevent destruction of the settlement, on which excavations began in 1978 under the direction of Maria del Vilar Vilà i Bota, whose team has continued the work.
Archaeological finds include grey Emporitan pottery, Attic black-glazed ware and common Iberian hand thrown ceramics. Iberian pottery was also found on the hill of Cal Coix, and ruins of a settlement with Iberian and Roman remains has also been discovered in the western sector of Martorell.
This extensive settlement occupies a strategic position on the turó de Montbarbat hill, close to the sea, where it is completely surrounded by a 370-metre perimeter wall including two defensive towers. Its period of splendour would have been during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, after which it was abandoned.
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