The Puig Ciutat site is located in the centre of the municipal district of Orist\u00e0 (comarca of Osona), at the southern end of the raised plain of Llu\u00e7an\u00e8s. The area is bordered by the Gavarresa stream and one of its affluents, the Olost stream. The entire archaeological area covers a surface area of 5.1 hectares (12.6 acres) at the top of the plain, divided between farmland and wooded areas.<\/p>\n
Despite the height of the hill above the two rivers, it doesn\u2019t stand out from the surrounding area as there are other similar elevations in the vicinity. It must have got its importance from the presence of a road, an old \u2018transversal arterial road\u2019 communicating the area of the coast and the eastern Pyrenees with the Lleida area and the interior of the Iberian Peninsula.<\/p>\n
The work done so far has allowed us to identify three phases: the two oldest are the least understood and can probably be dated to the Late Bronze Age and the Iberian period. As for the third phase, the most modern, this is the one we understand best as it has been extensively excavated. It consists of a Roman Republican settlement, probably a military garrison, attacked and destroyed during the 1st century BC during the Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey\u2019s supporters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Puig Ciutat site is located in the centre of the municipal district of Orist\u00e0 (comarca of Osona), at the southern end of the raised plain of Llu\u00e7an\u00e8s. The area is bordered by the Gavarresa stream and one of its affluents, the Olost stream. The entire archaeological area covers a surface area of 5.1 hectares … Continue reading The Context<\/span>