ABSTRACT
The first important synthesis on the early Iron Age in the Iberian peninsula was published in 1932 by P. Bosch Gimpera. On the basis of earlier work it was possible to group the known material into distinct regions: Catalonia, Aragon, Valencia etc. The need to relate finds in Spain with material from north of the Pyrenees led to a further important survey by Professor Bosch Gimpera in 1939, published in England. Assessment of the culture in Spain as 'Urnfield' reflects its manifest orientation from the start towards continental European cultures, apparently a complete reversal of what prevailed in earlier periods. This was interpreted as proof of invasions from Europe, the result of expansive movements whose south-eastern spearheads reached the line of the Ebro, to infiltrate throughout the peninsula towards the south-east (Almeria) and west (Portugal). The Catalan Pyrenees would have been the scene of invasions by 'Urnfield' peoples.
