HISTORY
The first archaeological vestiges date back to the Middle Paleolithic (Cave of the Currency) and Superior (Cejo del Marsh, Los Mortolitos). The end of the Paleolithic is represented in the shelters of Rincon de Yéchar and Santa Leocadia. Although the Neolithic is not sufficiently documented, it is followed by a rich Eneolithic (3,000-1,900 BC) represented by the deposits of Los Carboneros, El Campico de Lébor and the sepulchral cave of Los Blanquizares, where the famous ax axed exposed in the Almeria Museum. However, the culture of El Argar stands out in Totana (1,900-1,350 BC), whose village of La Bastida was the first excavated and published station of this culture (Inchaurrandieta, 1869). Other archaeological sites are: Cabeza Gorda, Los Yesares and Las Anchuras. Cultural continuity is manifested in several sites of the Final Bronze and Iron Age, among which the town of Las Cabezuelas stands out, located next to the town center. This site has contributed a rich Iberian material exhibited in the Museum of Lorca.
