The Vaccean legacy

The heritage of the vaccea culture in today's society

The historical written accounts describing the Vacceans deal largely with the Roman conquest of Spain. These accounts, complemented by the changing archaeological record, illustrate a new era in the history of the Middle Duero Valley.

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After the Roman conquest, the Romanization of Spain (the native assimilation of Roman culture) should not be confused with the end of the Vaccean culture that had been in place for much of the first millennium B.C. The extensive fields of grain, the unique mud and wood architecture, the jars (oinochoes) used to serve drinks, the iron grills, and the milk-fed lambs that would be turned into succulent meals are still today a legacy that, although originating a long time ago, is due to the imprint of our Celtic, and especially Vaccean, past.