The lower terrace (Terrace B) was chosen in order to determine the urban street layout around the temple. This is also the ideal sector for consolidation and musealization of the structures revealed by the excavations. According to new findings in the field of religious architecture under Punic and Mediterranean influence, it seems to correspond to an entrance sanctuary within the city walls. In 2011 work was carried out in the still unexcavated area between the western edge of the temple and the sections excavated by L. Abad in 1984, where the street starting at the city wall entrance emerges (Abad and Sala, 2001). Our aim is to link the construction of both areas, where the western main wall is probably the façade facing the street.

The work involved excavating a small trial pit right to the west of the NW corner of the temple area. One of the sections excavated in 1984 (H) was also cleaned with a double aim: identifying the precise topographical location of this archaeological document as regards the layout of the temple, and uncovering remains of splendid visual impact looking ahead to the future musealization of the excavated space located next to the main entrance of the settlement.

A remarkable ceramic collection was recovered: fragments of local and Punic amphorae (from Ibiza and Cadiz), painted and common plates, cooking pots, black glazed pottery and lead and iron shapeless fragments.

(translation by Laura González Fernández)