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    El armamento de época iberorromana de Libisosa (Lezuza, Albacete). Un conjunto excepcional
    (CSIC, 2020-12-22) Quesada Sanz, Fernando; Uroz Rodríguez, Héctor; Prehistoria, Arqueología, Historia Antigua, Historia Medieval y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas; Facultades de la UMU::Facultad de Letras
    Current archaeological excavations at the ancient city of Libisosa (Lezuza, Albacete, South-Eastern Spain) have yielded‒and still do‒a large number of weapons. These belong mostly to two different periods: the period of the stabilization of the Roman Conquest in the third quarter of the second century BC and the Sertorian Wars (c. 75 BC). This assemblage is most relevant due to its size, good state of preservation, typological variety (a good sample of offensive and defensive weapons and horse tack), and its precise, urban archaeological context. For this period, both “Late Iron Age Iberian” or “Republican Roman” according to perspective, the weapons from Libisosa are one of the most important assemblages in the Peninsula, in a level with those from Numantia, Caminreal or Osuna.