Victorino Mayoral Herrera is a Tenured Scientist in the Mérida Institute of Archaeology (Spanish Council of Scientific Research-Government of Extremadura). He specializes in landscape archaeological studies, mainly focused on the Late Iron Age and early Roman period and the potential of non-invasive archaeology.Juan Pedro Bellón is a Tenured Associate Professor of Archaeology at the University of Jaén (Department of Historical Heritage) and Researcher in the Institute of Iberian Archaeology of the University of Jaén. He is a specialist in conflict archaeology (Second Punic War), the archaeology of the Iberian Culture, the history of archaeology, Iron Age archaeology and landscape studies.Ignasi Grau Mira is a Full Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology, Ancient History and Classics at the University of Alicante, where he is also a researcher at the Institute for Research in Archaeology and Historical Heritage (INAPH). He specialises in landscape archaeology linked to social organisation and dynamics, principally in the ancient Mediterranean but also working in South America and Oceania.

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• List of Figures and Tables Foreword – Manuel Fernández-GötzChapter 1. Compared Anatomies, Compared Societies of the Iberian Iron Age throughout Archaeological Analysis – Victorino Mayoral Herrera, Ignasi Grau Mira and Juan Pedro Bellón RuizChapter 2. Iron Age Urbanism in the North-West of the Iberian Peninsula: New Challenges Provided by Non-Invasive Archaeology – David González-Álvarez, Vega Arribas-Greciano, Pastor Fábrega-Álvarez, Jesús García Sánchez, Rodrigo González-Camino, Samuel Nión-Álvarez, Carlos Otero-Vilariño and César Parcero-OubiñaChapter 3. Oppida-Based Social Organization in the Duero Valley during the Late Iron Age. A View on the Contribution of Non-Invasive Archaeology from Aerial Photography to Geoprospection – Jesús García SánchezChapter 4. Iron Age Urban Landscapes in the Amblés Valley (Ávila) – Jesús Rodríguez-Hernández, Gonzalo Ruiz Zapatero and Jesús R. Álvarez-SanchísChapter 5. Late Iron Age Hillforts and Oppida of the Middle Tagus Basin (Spain). A Comparative Anatomy – Victorino Mayoral, Carmen Pro, Elia Quirós and Maite de TenaChapter 6. The ‘Fornacis’ Project: Geophysical and Archaeometallurgical Survey – Alonso Rodríguez Díaz, Ignacio Pavón Soldevila and David M. Duque EspinoChapter 7. Tejada la Vieja – Protohistoric Settlement Design Revealed by Ground-Penetrating Radar – Clara Toscano Perez, Cornelius Meyer and Roger Sala BartrolíChapter 8. Hidden Anatomies: The Genesis and Development of the First Urban Network in the Lower Guadalquivir Valley – Francisco José García Fernández and Eduardo Ferrer AlbeldaChapter 9. Iron Age Iberian Urban Sites in the Guadalbullón River Valley: Iliturgi (Mengíbar, Jaén) and Puente Tablas (Jaén), Two Models of Archaeological Research – Carmen Rueda Galán, Juan Pedro Bellón Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Lechuga Chica, Arturo Ruiz Rodríguez, Manuel Molinos Molinos, Darío Garrido Almagro and María José Cabrera LaraChapter 10. Pathways to Urbanization. Aggregation and Social Organization in a Mediterranean Mountain Landscape during the Early Iron Age (Segura Basin, Inland Iberia) – Susana González Reyero, F. Javier Sánchez-Palencia Ramos and Miriam Alba LuzónChapter 11. Disentangling the Urban Settlements and Societies in the Iron Age of Eastern Iberia (450–200 BC) – Ignasi Grau MiraChapter 12. Non-Invasive Methods Applied to the Analysis of Urban Centres in North-Eastern Iberia during the Iron Age – Jaume Noguera, David Asensio, Roguer Sala, Judith Muñoz, Jordi Morer, Pau Menéndez, Rafel Jornet, David Jimeno, Borja Gil and Aureli ÁlvarezChapter 13. Social and Functional Characterisation of Urban Settlements in Northern Iberia during the Iron Age – David Asensio, Jaume Noguera, Gabriel de Prado, Ferrán Codina, Pau Menéndez, Jordi Morer, Rafel Jornet, Judith Muñoz, Joaquim Garcia Roselló, David Jimeno, Borja Gil and Aureli Álvarez

Victorino Mayoral Herrera is a Tenured Scientist in the Mérida Institute of Archaeology (Spanish Council of Scientific Research-Government of Extremadura). He specializes in landscape archaeological studies, mainly focused on the Late Iron Age and early Roman period and the potential of non-invasive archaeology.Juan Pedro Bellón is a Tenured Associate Professor of Archaeology at the University of Jaén (Department of Historical Heritage) and Researcher in the Institute of Iberian Archaeology of the University of Jaén. He is a specialist in conflict archaeology (Second Punic War), the archaeology of the Iberian Culture, the history of archaeology, Iron Age archaeology and landscape studies.Ignasi Grau Mira is a Full Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology, Ancient History and Classics at the University of Alicante, where he is also a researcher at the Institute for Research in Archaeology and Historical Heritage (INAPH). He specialises in landscape archaeology linked to social organisation and dynamics, principally in the ancient Mediterranean but also working in South America and Oceania.

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• List of Figures and Tables Foreword – Manuel Fernández-GötzChapter 1. Compared Anatomies, Compared Societies of the Iberian Iron Age throughout Archaeological Analysis – Victorino Mayoral Herrera, Ignasi Grau Mira and Juan Pedro Bellón RuizChapter 2. Iron Age Urbanism in the North-West of the Iberian Peninsula: New Challenges Provided by Non-Invasive Archaeology – David González-Álvarez, Vega Arribas-Greciano, Pastor Fábrega-Álvarez, Jesús García Sánchez, Rodrigo González-Camino, Samuel Nión-Álvarez, Carlos Otero-Vilariño and César Parcero-OubiñaChapter 3. Oppida-Based Social Organization in the Duero Valley during the Late Iron Age. A View on the Contribution of Non-Invasive Archaeology from Aerial Photography to Geoprospection – Jesús García SánchezChapter 4. Iron Age Urban Landscapes in the Amblés Valley (Ávila) – Jesús Rodríguez-Hernández, Gonzalo Ruiz Zapatero and Jesús R. Álvarez-SanchísChapter 5. Late Iron Age Hillforts and Oppida of the Middle Tagus Basin (Spain). A Comparative Anatomy – Victorino Mayoral, Carmen Pro, Elia Quirós and Maite de TenaChapter 6. The ‘Fornacis’ Project: Geophysical and Archaeometallurgical Survey – Alonso Rodríguez Díaz, Ignacio Pavón Soldevila and David M. Duque EspinoChapter 7. Tejada la Vieja – Protohistoric Settlement Design Revealed by Ground-Penetrating Radar – Clara Toscano Perez, Cornelius Meyer and Roger Sala BartrolíChapter 8. Hidden Anatomies: The Genesis and Development of the First Urban Network in the Lower Guadalquivir Valley – Francisco José García Fernández and Eduardo Ferrer AlbeldaChapter 9. Iron Age Iberian Urban Sites in the Guadalbullón River Valley: Iliturgi (Mengíbar, Jaén) and Puente Tablas (Jaén), Two Models of Archaeological Research – Carmen Rueda Galán, Juan Pedro Bellón Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Lechuga Chica, Arturo Ruiz Rodríguez, Manuel Molinos Molinos, Darío Garrido Almagro and María José Cabrera LaraChapter 10. Pathways to Urbanization. Aggregation and Social Organization in a Mediterranean Mountain Landscape during the Early Iron Age (Segura Basin, Inland Iberia) – Susana González Reyero, F. Javier Sánchez-Palencia Ramos and Miriam Alba LuzónChapter 11. Disentangling the Urban Settlements and Societies in the Iron Age of Eastern Iberia (450–200 BC) – Ignasi Grau MiraChapter 12. Non-Invasive Methods Applied to the Analysis of Urban Centres in North-Eastern Iberia during the Iron Age – Jaume Noguera, David Asensio, Roguer Sala, Judith Muñoz, Jordi Morer, Pau Menéndez, Rafel Jornet, David Jimeno, Borja Gil and Aureli ÁlvarezChapter 13. Social and Functional Characterisation of Urban Settlements in Northern Iberia during the Iron Age – David Asensio, Jaume Noguera, Gabriel de Prado, Ferrán Codina, Pau Menéndez, Jordi Morer, Rafel Jornet, Judith Muñoz, Joaquim Garcia Roselló, David Jimeno, Borja Gil and Aureli Álvarez