May
21
/ 2024
A violent blaze, possibly linked to the Carthaginian army crossing the Pyrenees to fight the Romans, flared up so quickly people couldn’t save their animals or their valuables. A Snapshot of Ancient Destruction In a ruined building deep within the Pyrenees lies a record of an ancient tragedy. Over 2,200 years ago, a devastating fire razed a settlement to the ground, leaving behind charred remnants and a single, hidden gold earring. Recent archaeological excavations at Building G, part of the Iron Age site of Tossal de Baltarga, have unearthed evidence of a way of life abruptly ended by violence—potentially linked to the Second Punic War. "The destruction was dated around the end of the third century BC, coinciding with the
