Treasure of El Carambolo

[3] The treasure was found by Spanish construction workers during renovations being made at a pigeon shooting society.

It consists of 21 pieces of crafted gold: a necklace with pendants, two bracelets, two ox-hide-shaped pectorals, and 16 plaques.

One, on top of a hill, referred to as "Carambolo Alto" dates from the ninth to mid-eighth century BCE.

[13][14] A 2018 study used chemical and isotopic analysis to try and resolve this debate over the hoard's provenance.

The study concluded that while the jewelry was crafted using predominantly Phoenician techniques, the gold itself was sourced from mines only 20 kilometres (12 mi) away, likely the same mines which provided gold for the massive underground tombs at Valencina de la Concepcion.