Between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: nautical iconography in the south‐west Iberian Peninsula

This study presents two new representations of ships, recently found in Casas del Turuñuelo, Spain, and dated to the end of the 5th century BC. They depict river barges, which supports the importance of river navigation in structuring the central Guadiana region in the Tartessian era. The systematization of all known ship iconography found in the area from the Early Iron Age makes it possible to highlight their homogeneity, and their Mediterranean hallmark. This serves to emphasize the interconnectivity that existed in Iberia's south‐west, fostering a process of cultural hybridization of which the vessels were both result and vehicle.This article forms a part of the R&D&I Research Project by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities entitled ‘Building Tartessos: Constructive, Spatial, and Territorial Analysis of an Architectural Model in the Central Guadiana Valley’ (HAR2015‐63788‐P).Peer reviewe