The so-called «Itinerario de Barro». Questions of authenticity and interpretation

Abstract

The authenticity of the so-called Itinerario de Barro has been proven thanks to the use of the thermoluminescence technique on the four fired clay tablets. Controversy around Itinerario de Barro has existed since it was first published almost one century ago, and the verification of its authenticity has been the basis to offer an outline of the identification hypothesis of mansiones. This source is reinterpreted here in the framework of the road network in Northern and Western Spain, and the problems that are still rela- ted thereto are mentioned.

Keywords

• hispania
• noroeste
• vías romanas
• mansiones
• tablas de arcilla
• termoluminiscencia