[7][8][9][10] At the height of Toscanos's prosperity around 700 BC, the humidity index was higher than at present and large forests covered the Penibetic Mountains.

[11] They seem to have principally traded in agricultural goods, raising cattle, sheep, and goats; producing olive oil and wine; and hunting deer, boar, and wild cats.

The variety of surrounding homes suggests a diverse settlement of families including a mercantile elite, artisans, laborers, and slaves.

The settlement in particular suffered a collapse in its trade with the interior,[17] and the large storehouse and grand houses around it ceased to be used in the early part of the century.

[18] With the rise of Carthaginian control over the Phoenician diaspora, political and commercial power in the area concentrated itself at nearby Malakat (Málaga).