Tomb 22

Its construction shows how graves were adapted to sloping terrain. First, the hillside was cut back to create a platform. The walls were then built to fit the slope: the exterior was irregular in shape, while an interior adobe bench helped arrange the chamber in a rectangular plan. The bench was coated with plaster and red paint. The excavation yielded few materials, but among them was a fragment of an urn decorated with semicircles and waves, beneath which burned human bones were found.

These are indications that the space was used for funerary purposes. The tomb also preserves much more recent traces: the pit dug by looters was filled with glass fragments from a glassworks in Galera dating to the mid-20th century. An excavation must distinguish all these phases to understand what belongs to each period.