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and northern Roussillon in ancient times. According to various ancient sources, they could be of Iberian- Ligurian origin. The Elisyces seem to have been in contact with the peoples of the Mediterranean traders (

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) which they provided agricultural products and mineral resources from their territories or outlying areas and were routed to their commercial spaces (

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).''Les peuples primitifs du Roussillon: Les Ibéro-Ligures et les Kérétanis''
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References

External links

Pech Maho aux VIe-Ve s. av. J.-C. ''Une place d'échange en territoire élisyque''
Eric Gailledrat, Pierre Rouillard, Revue archéologique de Narbonnaise no 35, pàgs. 401-410, 2003. Suppléments ISSN 0153-9124. ''Association de la revue archéologique de Narbonnaise'', Montpellier
Museu d'arqueologia de Catalunya.
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