Spanish archaeologist Sebastian Celestino Perez poses at the Casas del Turunuelo dig, where he has led the excavation team since 2015, in Guarena, in the western Spanish region of Extremadura on April 17, 2024. For ancient historians, Tartessos -- which emerged in the Iberian peninsular almost 3,000 years ago -- was Western Europe's oldest civilisation, but today its secrets are slowly being revealed through the meticulous work of archaeologists. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)