Abstract:

The Ferradura site in Ulldecona, Catalonia, was first identified and excavated in 1972 under the direction of J. Maluquer de Motes. This initial campaign uncovered a series of eleven structures arranged linearly, spanning a total area of approximately 400 square meters. The settlement occupies a modest elevation relative to its immediate surroundings and exhibits a strategic relationship with local and regional communication routes. Culturally, it represents a single-phase occupation dated to the Early Iron Age (800–550 BCE).In 2009, the GRAP (Research Group in Protohistoric Archaeology, University of Barcelona) resumed excavations at the site. Their objectives were to reassess the findings from the 1972 campaign and to deepen the study of the site’s archaeological record. This article presents the first comprehensive synthesis of the work undertaken to date and its results, encompassing both the portable and immovable archaeological remains and offering a functional interpretation of the site within its broader territorial context.