Iberian sanctuaries

Abstract

This chapter reviews the results of archaeoastronomical fieldwork carried out in a sample of sanctuaries belonging to the protohistoric Iberian culture of ancient Spain. The orientation pattern of the sacred buildings seems non-random and follows a clear relation to the rising sun or moon. A significant fraction of the sanctuaries show possible astronomical relations, especially to the equinoxes or the temporal midpoint between the solstices.