Previously, the territory of the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula was called Galicia or Gaul (indeed, it was not without ancient ukrov). Here is a fragment of a 16th century map:
And the coastal region, respectively, was a port of Gaul, which was fixed as the name of the country already in 1910 when the Portuguese Republic was created. Well, now about the indigenous population of these lands:
The Castro culture is an archaeological culture of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age (9th century BC - 1st century AD) that existed in the northwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal, the Spanish provinces of Galicia, Asturias and Leon) … The most important characteristic of this culture was its walled settlements and hill fortresses known as castro (from the Latin word castrum, castle). The natural boundaries of the culture were the Kares River in the east and the Duero in the south. The Castro culture is associated with the northwestern Celts of the Iberian Peninsula (Astur, Brakara, Gallec), and influenced the Lusitanians.
A number of castro settlements are so large that they are known under the Portuguese name citânias (literally "small towns").
In Portugal, the characteristic tombs of this culture were named Pedra Formosa (literally "beautiful stone").
The culture emerged at the end of the Bronze Age as a result of the strong cultural influence of Indo-European immigrants from Central Europe, the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions on local cultures. During the period of culture formation, which lasted until the 5th century BC. e., castro spread throughout the territory of this culture from the coast to the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. The culture continued to expand for the next two centuries, until in the 2nd century. BC e. did not face the growing influence of the Roman Republic. As a result of the collision with the Romans and the Roman conquest, Castro's culture underwent changes, and finally disappeared in the 1st century AD. e.
Promotional video:
Very similar to the Scythian animal style.
Well, for comparison, Scythian swords:
Bracelets from the times of Kievan Rus:
Solar signs of the Scythians and the times of Kievan Rus:
Somehow the Scythians went far away. A nomad is a state of mind.
Mikhail Volk