ABSTRACT
Despite the variety of approaches used to study the European Iron Age, it is a period that until recently offered an excessively homogeneous picture. Today most scholars agree that it presents a complex panorama, with many lines of historical development that require a more regional approach and a profound reflection on the interpretive models used to characterize social change and the factors affecting it. Regarding the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, the combination of regional studies and theoretical reflection has produced alternative insights into Iron Age societies that have redefined the so-called castro culture (Parcero Oubiña 2002, 2003; González Ruibal 2006, 2006–2007; Sastre 2002, 2008). This reassessment has been based on at least four aspects.
