Fluctuaciones económicas en la Ampurias del siglo V antes de nuestra era

Abstract

Fluctuations evidenced by the mortuary record of Greek Ampurias or Emporion (Gerona, Spain) show a complete economic connection with the archaic Iberian civilization throughout the fifth century BC. This is manifested by the successive expansion and retraction stages corresponding to the first and the second half (Ibe- rian crisis) of this century. Both constitute the economic cycle of the archaic Iberian civilization (c. 500-400). Additionally, in the Ampurias of the second half of the fifth century BC a circumstance occurs similar to those observed at Castulo (Jaen) and Cabezo Lucero (Alican- te) during the third quarter of that century. This is a con- flict characterized by a higher impoverishment associa- ted with a marked increase in social differentiation.