Motilla del Azuer

Motilla del Azuer
Overhead view in August 2016
Motilla del Azuer is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Motilla del Azuer
Shown within Castilla-La Mancha
LocationDaimiel, in the Province of Ciudad Real, Spain
RegionCastilla–La Mancha
Coordinates39°02′36″N 3°29′51″W / 39.04333°N 3.49750°W / 39.04333; -3.49750
History
FoundedBronze Age
Site notes
Public accessOpen to the public
Official nameMotilla del Azuer
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaZona Arqueológica
Designated20 June 2013; 11 years ago (2013-06-20)

The Motilla del Azuer is a prehistoric fortification dating from the Bronze Age in the municipality of Daimiel, in the Province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain.

Extensive field work has been carried out since 1974 and was ongoing in 2021.[1] On 20 June 2013 the site was declared a "Bien de Interés Cultural" (asset of cultural interest) to archaeology.[2]

  1. ^ T. Nájera, G. Aranda, M. Sánchez, M. Haro,,"Recent fieldwork at the Bronze Age fortified site of Motilla del Azuer (Daimiel, Spain)" Archived 16 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine Antiquity 79 (December 2005)
  2. ^ "Acuerdo de aprobación, Motilla del Azuer, localizada en Daimiel (Ciudad Real)" in Diario Oficial de Castilla-La Mancha (Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha), Issue nº 127, 3 July 2013, declaring Motilla del Azuer to be a "Bien de Interés Cultural, con categoría de Zona Arqueológica"