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Iberian settlement of the Tos Pelat

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Iberian settlement of the Tos Pelat

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Iberian settlement of the Tos Pelat

The walled Iberian settlement of Tos Pelat, in the municipal area of Montcada (L'Horta Nord), was inhabited between the 6th and 4th centuries BC and occupies a site of about two hectares, although experts believe its original extent may have been larger. Excavations have uncovered murals in blue, white and red, and in 2003 the so-called Tos Pelat signary was discovered in a domestic context: two lead sheets bearing fragments of one of the few known north-eastern Iberian dual signaries. The site is declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection). Next to it lie Les Paretetes dels Moros, Roman-era remains with an important mosaic.

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