Merging of cultures
Blending with indigenous communities
in the 8th century b.c., Phoenician
colonization of the Iberian Peninsula
led to the rise of Tartessian culture.
Tartessos
Phoenicia
Map
area
Main Phoenician
trade route
Tartessian area, 7th century B.C.
Heartland
Area of influence
Spain
Madrid
Iberian Peninsula
Toledo
Cáceres
EXTREMADURA
Lisbon
Cabeza del Buey
Guareña
El Carambolo
Port.
Huelva
Seville
ANDALUCIA
Gulf of Cádiz
Cádiz
(Gadir)
Doñana
Marshes
Mediterranean
Sea
50 mi
africa
50 km
Present-day boundaries and rivers shown
Christine Fellenz, NGM Staff
Source: Museo Aqueológico y
Paleontológico