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The motillas were the first attested settlement of La Mancha (Spain), which took place in the Middle Bronze Age by people belonging to the culture of Bronze of Levante. The ''motillas'' are human-made hills atop of which are placed fortified settlements. Most of the sites of this culture belong to this category. Only a few sites in the skirts of Sierra Morena make an exception, being these fortified towns of larger size. Their height is usually between four and five meters and the ''motillas'' are separated from each other by a distance of four or five kilometers. The ''motillas'' were created as a consequence of the destruction of fortified enclaves that existed from c. 2200 BCE to c. 1500 BCE and were used as a control center of the resources the place offered; the ''motillas'' were thus erected c. 1500 BCE and abandoned c. 1300 BCE, coincident with the end of the Argarian civilization. The ''motillas'' were first believed to be antique burial mounds. However, this theory was ruled out when an excavation at the ''Motilla de Azuer'' that took place in the seventies proved their defensive and management faculties. This way, a wide area could be controlled easily. == External links == *(F. Molina et al., ''Recent fieldwork at the Bronze Age fortified site of Motilla del Azuer (Daimiel, Spain)''. Antiquity Journal, 2006 ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Motillas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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