Riveting Videos Concerning Recent Archeological Discoveries In Ancient Iberia

 

Tartessos

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartessos

This is an utterly fascinating account of an ancient - and remarkably sophisticated -- Iberian civilization (quite likely the peninsula's first) -- that disappeared inexplicably. https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0fsc7kn/how-an-advanced-civilisation-vanished-2-500-years-ago  Click on the "stairway photo" inside the preceding link to begin the video.

Don't be discouraged by the peninsular accent and the speed with which these narrators speak. We know that hispanoparlantes - especially peninsular Spanish speakers - speak considerably faster than angloparlantes.

The table below shows the results of the speed analysis. Per the results, Japanese is the fastest spoken language from the 17 languages that they studied. Spanish is in second place with around 8-9 syllables spoken per second, whereas, English is in eight place with around 6-7 syllables spoken per second.Sep 27, 20

Is Spanish Faster than English?

*****

The Ivory Lady" - another ancient Iberian mystery. https://www.bbc.com/reel/playlist/ancient-mysteries?vpid=p0g543bx

The Ivory Lady's story reveals evidence of the earliest use of marijuana -- and how the power-and-status of "The Ivory Lady" indicates that men are not needed to lead a society.