


TheBastetani orBastuli were anancient Iberian (pre-Roman) people of theIberian Peninsula (the RomanHispania). They are believed to have spoken theIberian language.[1] The relationship between the Iberian Bastetani and theTartessian Mastieni (who lived inMastia, on the southeastern coast of the peninsula) is not entirely clear.[2][3]
Their territoryBastetania[1] extended through the southeasternIberian Peninsula, which currently encompasses southernAlbacete,Almería,Granada, easternMálaga, southeasternJaén and westernMurcia. Their main towns were located betweenBaria (present-dayVillaricos) andBailo (Cádiz), also includingMalaka,Abdera,Sexi andCarteia.[3] Their capital was probably the city known as Basti by the Romans, which corresponds to present-dayBaza.[3] TheLady of Baza, a famous Bastetani sculpture, was recovered from the necropolis of Basti in 1971.
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