Los Millares
CountrySpain
Date3200 BC
RegionAlmeria
About Los Millares
A Chalcolithic settlement with impressive fortifications. One of the first fortified settlements in Europe. 80+ passage graves in the necropolis. Population around 1,000. Traded with North Africa.
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