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πŸ›οΈ El Argar, the great society that mysteriously vanished

Archaeology & Antiquity Spain Europe

πŸ›οΈ El Argar, the great society that mysteriously vanished
Bronze Age civilization in southeastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 15:25
πŸ“‹ Fast Facts
  • Flourished circa 2200–1550 BCE in southeastern Spain
  • First class-based civilization in the Iberian Peninsula
  • Archaeological site near AlmerΓ­a in Andalusia
  • Disappeared abruptly around 1550 BCE for reasons still debated

El Argar was a Bronze Age culture centered in the AlmerΓ­a region of southeastern Spain that emerged approximately ...

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