Un fenómeno sin precedentes: 450 verracos vetones en el “Salvaje Oeste de Iberia”

El Pais Human InterestNews ReportES 3 min read 100% complete by Vicente Olaya April 1, 2026 at 01:00 PM

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Un estudio reciente estima que existieron alrededor de 450 verracos vetones, esculturas de granito representando toros, cerdos o jabalíes, en el centro y oeste de la Península Ibérica. Estas esculturas, creadas por el grupo etnocultural celta de los vetones entre el 800 a. C. y el cambio de era, se ubicaban cerca de ciudades fortificadas (oppida) y en zonas de pastoreo. Los verracos eran un fenómeno escultórico único en la Europa templada de la Prehistoria Tardía. Aunque muchos se perdieron o reutilizaron, los expertos han documentado su existencia a través de referencias escritas y restos arqueológicos. La investigación, publicada en *World Archaeology*, destaca la tradición escultórica que se mantuvo durante más de cinco siglos en un área de 7.600 kilómetros cuadrados.

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Iberia was the Wild West of the Mediterranean during the Iron Age (800 BC to the change of era).

quote — Jesús R. Álvarez Sanchís, Jesús Rodríguez Hernández, Gonzalo Ruiz Zapatero100% confidence

Most verracos (80%) were found in pasture areas near settlements.

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The Vettones, a Celtic ethno-cultural group, emerged in the western part of the Meseta.

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Verracos were carved in granite, maintaining essential characteristics for over five centuries.

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Experts estimate that 450 verracos existed in the central and western Iberian Peninsula.

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Lope de Vega 30% Cervantes 30% Mediterráneo 40% Europa 40% Salamanca 40% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 50% Escuela Superior Politécnica de Ávila 50% vetones ×270% Jesús Rodríguez Hernández 70% Gonzalo Ruiz Zapatero 70% Jesús R. Álvarez Sanchís 70% Iberia ×280%

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verracos vetones 100% edad del hierro 80% escultura en piedra 70% iberia 60% cultura celta 60% oppida 50% arqueología 40% granito 40%

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Iberia

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