The project “La ruta de las Estrímnides: comercio mediterráneo e interculturalidad en el Noroeste de Iberia” (HAR2015-68310-P) has aimed, on the one hand, at the historiographic review of the ancient and modern literature on the Casitérides, and, on the other hand, at the study of the archaeological record of Phoenician origin found in the castros of northern Portugal and Galicia.
We can conclude that knowledge of the Cassiterides dates back to the Archaic period, as the place where the tin that the Phoenicians traded in came from. Traces of this trade can be analysed through the Phoenician emporia in Portugal and the inland routes through the Meseta. However, from the end of the 5th century BC until the Roman period, Gadir (Cadiz) monopolised the tin trade through the direct and systematic presence of its traders in the Galician forts.
Collection: Multimedia
Project: 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.
Chronology: -
Scope: Secondary Education
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8jTROWBmjY
Resource type: Video
Format: Multimedia
Owner: Arqueological National Museum of Spain (MAN) (Modernalia)
Abstract: The project "La ruta de las Estrímnides: comercio mediterráneo e interculturalidad en el Noroeste de Iberia" (HAR2015-68310-P) has aimed, on the one hand, at the historiographic review of the ancient and modern literature on the Casitérides, and, on the other hand, at the study of the archaeological record of Phoenician origin found in the castros of northern Portugal and Galicia. We can conclude that knowledge of the Cassiterides dates back to the Archaic period, as the place where the tin that the Phoenicians traded in came from. Traces of this trade can be analysed through the Phoenician emporia in Portugal and the inland routes through the Meseta. However, from the end of the 5th century BC until the Roman period, Gadir (Cadiz) monopolised the tin trade through the direct and systematic presence of its traders in the Galician forts.
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