They lived in a region located in the southwest of Hispania Tarraconensis, east of the territory of the Bastetani, between the city of Urci, located NE of the Baetica and river Sucro, today known as Júcar. Nowadays this would correspond to a section of the Albacete Province, the eastern part of the Region of Murcia and the southern part of the Valencian Community.[1]
^Lorenzo Abad Casal, La Contestania Ibérica, treinta años después, Universidad de Alicante. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2005. ISBN84-7908-845-1
^José Uroz Sáez, Economía y sociedad de Contestania ibérica, Instituto de estudios alicantinos,1998. ISBN84-00-04959-4
^Abad Casal L, Gutiérrez Lloret S, Sanz Gamo R. El Tolmo de Minateda. Una historia de tres mil quinientos años. Junta de Comunidades de Castilla La Mancha, Toledo, 1999
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Ángel Montenegro et alii, Historia de España 2 - colonizaciones y formación de los pueblos prerromanos (1200-218 a.C), Editorial Gredos, Madrid (1989) ISBN84-249-1386-8
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contestani, were, ancient, iberian, roman, people, iberian, peninsula, roman, hispania, they, believed, have, spoken, iberian, language, iberian, peninsula, century, eastern, side, tolmo, minateda, hill, near, hellín, sculptures, found, cerro, santos, ancient,. The Contestani were an ancient Iberian Pre Roman people of the Iberian peninsula the Roman Hispania They are believed to have spoken the Iberian language The Iberian Peninsula in the 3rd century BC Eastern side of Tolmo de Minateda hill near Hellin Sculptures found in the Cerro de los Santos ancient Iberian village Contents 1 Location 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksLocation editThey lived in a region located in the southwest of Hispania Tarraconensis east of the territory of the Bastetani between the city of Urci located NE of the Baetica and river Sucro today known as Jucar Nowadays this would correspond to a section of the Albacete Province the eastern part of the Region of Murcia and the southern part of the Valencian Community 1 Cartago Nova was within its territory Other important towns were Setabi Xativa Lucenti or Lucentum La Albufereta in Alicante Alonis Villajoyosa Ilici Elche Menlaria Valentia and Iaspis Iberian coins were minted at Setabi 2 Important Contestani archaeological sites include Tolmo de Minateda hill near Hellin and Bastida de les Alcusses near Mogente 3 See also editIberians Pre Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula Lucentum Lady of Elche Treasure of Villena Tolmo de Minateda La Bastida de les AlcussesReferences edit Lorenzo Abad Casal La Contestania Iberica treinta anos despues Universidad de Alicante Servicio de Publicaciones 2005 ISBN 84 7908 845 1 Jose Uroz Saez Economia y sociedad de Contestania iberica Instituto de estudios alicantinos 1998 ISBN 84 00 04959 4 Abad Casal L Gutierrez Lloret S Sanz Gamo R El Tolmo de Minateda Una historia de tres mil quinientos anos Junta de Comunidades de Castilla La Mancha Toledo 1999Bibliography editAngel Montenegro et alii Historia de Espana 2 colonizaciones y formacion de los pueblos prerromanos 1200 218 a C Editorial Gredos Madrid 1989 ISBN 84 249 1386 8External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Contestani https web archive org web 20120721085139 http www contestania com Detailed map of the Pre Roman Peoples of Iberia around 200 BC Alicante Archaeological Museum Villena Archaeological Museum nbsp This article about an ethnic group in Europe is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Spanish history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Contestani amp oldid 1188250170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
