They Abandoned Every Hillfort in Northern Spain, and Nobody Knows Why

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They Abandoned Every Hillfort in Northern Spain, and Nobody Knows Why

Ancient Content

Oct 13, 2026

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Around 400 BC, every fortified hilltop village in northern Spain was abandoned, in roughly a single generation. A new study of 272 radiocarbon dates pins down when it happened and where it started. T…

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