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{{Infobox ancient site
| name           = Turaniana
| alternate_name = La Ribera de Algaida
| image          = Ribera de la Algaida - Salinas de San Rafael.jpg
| coordinates    = {{coord|36|47|31|N|2|35|13|W}}
| location       = [[Aguadulce (Almería)|Aguadulce]]
| discovered     = 1859
| archaeologists = Grupo de Investigación HUM145 - Abdera
}}
The '''archaeological site of La Ribera de Algaida''' or '''Ribera de Turaniana ''' is one of the most important [[human settlement]]s in the [[history of Almería]] because of his extension and his long occupation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unidosporturaniana.com/wp/?page_id=38 |title=Turaniana como yacimiento arqueológico |access-date=19 October 2022 |work=Unidos por Turaniana |language=es}}</ref> It has an extension from 20 to 30 ha, and it was occupied since the late [[Copper Age]] (from [[Argaric culture]] until [[Roman Era]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://roquetasayeryhoy.es/paginas/historia/turaniana.html |title=Pasado y presente del yacimiento de La Ribera de La Algaida-Turaniana |work=Roquetas Ayer y Hoy |access-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918044240/http://roquetasayeryhoy.es/paginas/historia/turaniana.html |archive-date=18 September 2010 |language=es}}</ref> It was discovered in 1859 and it is located in [[Aguadulce (Almería)]].
On 17 September 1991 it was declared [[Bien de Interés Cultural]] (BIC) with the category of archaeological site.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1991/10/17/pdfs/A33777-33778.pdf |title=Decreto 174/1991, de 17 de septiembre, por el que se declara bien de interés cultural con la categoría de zona arqueológica al yacimiento arqueológico denominado “Ribera de la Algaida o de Turaniana”, en Roquetas de Mar (Almería) |journal=[[Boletín Oficial del Estado]] |issue=249 |date=17 October 1991 |access-date=19 October 2022 |language=es |page=33777}}</ref>
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[[Category:Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Almería]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Andalusia]]
[[Category:Roman towns and cities in Spain]]
[[Category:Prehistoric sites in Spain]]