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Spain: Roman Hispania and the layers of al-Andalus

Cinematic composition representing the archaeological heritage and historic landscape of Spain
ArkeoExpo visual compositionA contextual cover representing the country’s heritage landscape; not a documentary record of one monument.

Archaeological Sites

Tarraco (Tarragona)

218 BC – 5th Century AD
UNESCO World Heritage (2000)

An early and important Roman administrative centre in Iberia, Tarraco is read through its forum, amphitheatre, walls, aqueduct and monuments across the surrounding territory.

Córdoba

8th-10th Century AD
UNESCO World Heritage (1984)

As the center of the Umayyad Caliphate, Córdoba became one of the most powerful and wealthy cities in the Islamic world. Famous for the Great Mosque (Mezquita).

Mérida

25 BC – 5th Century AD
UNESCO World Heritage (1993)

Mérida (Emerita Augusta) was founded as the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. Its theater, amphitheater, and aqueducts make it one of the best-preserved Roman cities.

Verified country dossier · 27 July 2026

ArkeoExpo · Spain

Roman Hispania and the layers of al-Andalus

50World Heritage properties

The Spain file now connects Tarraco (Tarragona), Córdoba and Mérida through chronology, settlement form, production, belief, exchange and conservation. The sites are not collapsed into one period or cultural system; each is read through its own material and historical context.

Chronology and archaeological context

Palaces, religious buildings and urban form show more than monumental power; read them with craft, water, housing, farming and everyday circulation.

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Tarraco (Tarragona)

Period
218 BC – 5th Century AD
Heritage / protection record
UNESCO World Heritage (2000)

Context in this file

An early and important Roman administrative centre in Iberia, Tarraco is read through its forum, amphitheatre, walls, aqueduct and monuments across the surrounding territory.

Official institutionDirect property record
02

Córdoba

Period
8th-10th Century AD
Heritage / protection record
UNESCO World Heritage (1984)

Context in this file

As the center of the Umayyad Caliphate, Córdoba became one of the most powerful and wealthy cities in the Islamic world. Famous for the Great Mosque (Mezquita).

Official institutionDirect property record
03

Mérida

Period
25 BC – 5th Century AD
Heritage / protection record
UNESCO World Heritage (1993)

Context in this file

Mérida (Emerita Augusta) was founded as the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. Its theater, amphitheater, and aqueducts make it one of the best-preserved Roman cities.

Official institutionDirect property record

How should the archaeological landscape be read?

Spain

Palaces, religious buildings and urban form show more than monumental power; read them with craft, water, housing, farming and everyday circulation.

Official institutionUNESCO country record

What should you notice on site?

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Stratigraphy

Do not confuse the visible monument with earlier phases beneath or around it.

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Material

Stone, mudbrick, ceramic, metal and organic remains survive under different conditions.

03

Function

Separate original use, later repair and modern symbolic meaning.

04

Scale

Do not infer an entire economy or belief system from one monumental building.

Direct heritage sources

Spain

Starting records for checking site names, status and current conservation information.

Evidence-led country file · 24 July 2026

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