🏛️ Capara-Turmulus
Roman settlement ruins in Extremadura
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Oliva de Mérida, Extremadura, Spain (39.898587°N, 6.279358°W)
- Period: Roman settlement, 1st–4th centuries CE
- Archaeological status: Designated archaeological site with visible structural remains
- Access: Limited; primarily of specialist archaeological interest
Capara-Turmulus is a Roman settlement site located in the Extremadura region of southwestern Spain, near the modern town of Oliva de Mérida. The site contains archaeological remains spanning the Imperial period, reflecting the settlement patterns and infrastructure of Roman Lusitania. Excavation and study of the site have contributed to understanding of rural Roman settlement hierarchy and economic organization in the Iberian Peninsula ...