The La Bastida fortification: new light and new questions on Early Bronze Age societies in the western Mediterranean

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peer-reviewed journal article

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Antiquity, vol. 88, no. 340, 395–410

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Yes

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• date assertion La Bastida — date assertion
  informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 395–410

  Documents the fortification and site significance.

• property Fortified or enclosed settlement evidence
  Evidence confidence: ◈ high
  supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 395–410

  Defines a securely defensive fortification case.

• entity La Bastida
  Evidence confidence: ◈ high
  supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 395–410

  Documents the fortification and site significance.

• relationship La Bastida — classified within — Late El Argar
  Evidence confidence: ◈ high
  supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 395–410

  Provides the site and Argaric attribution.

• property assignment La Bastida — has evidence property — Fortified or enclosed settlement evidence
  Evidence confidence: ◈ near certain
  supports · supports assignment and caveat · pp. 395–410

  The physical fortification is secure; its wider political and transmission implications remain interpreted.