Tolmo de Minateda
The Tolmo de Minateda is an archaeological site located in Hellín (Albacete, Spain) excavated since 1988 by a joint team from the University of Alicante and the Albacete Provincial Museum, directed by Jose Antonio Simarro, Sol colita, Blanca Gamo and Pablo Cánovas, with funding and authorization from the Junta of Communities of Castilla–La Mancha. The tolmo is a rocky pillar-like hill in a plain of approximately 7 hectares, which stands at a strategic crossroads between the southern part of the Meseta Central and the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; this route followed the Roman road Complutum-Carthago Nova (Toletum-Cartago de Esparta in medieval times).