Puente de Santa Bárbara (Huércal-Overa, Almería) is a fortified settlement (1.5 ha) dating from the Middle and Late Copper Age. It is near Cerro Minado, a copper mine known for its high arsenic content according to chemical results obtained by XRF analyses. Excavations at Puente de Santa Bárbara unearthed a great amount of evidence of metallurgical activity suggesting the site’s specialisation in the production of metal tools and small ingots that were transported to other more important settlements of the Lower Almanzora Basin such as Almizaraque. Twenty ceramic samples of varying typology, including four crucibles, served to characterise the Santa Bárbara production. The main group, according to mineralogical and petrographic analyses, were produced locally. They respond to the demands of the local population which included, as evidenced by the crucibles, metallurgical production. The finds of certain red-slipped vessels, in turn, were probably produced elsewhere, notably at Almizaraque.

Puente de SantaBárbara（阿尔梅里亚韦尔卡尔·奥弗拉）是一座坚固的定居点（1.5公顷），建于中晚期铜时代。根据XRF分析获得的化学结果，它位于塞罗米纳多（Cerro Minado）附近，该铜矿以砷含量高而著称。在Puente de SantaBárbara的发掘中发现了大量的冶金活动证据，表明该地点专门生产金属工具和小铸锭，这些金属工具和小铸锭被运输到Almizaraque等下阿尔曼索拉盆地的其他重要住区。二十种不同类型的陶瓷样品，包括四个坩埚，用于表征圣巴巴拉的生产。根据矿物学和岩石学分析，主要人群是在当地生产的。他们响应当地居民的需求，其中包括：正如坩埚，冶金生产所证明的那样。反过来，发现某些红滑船的发现可能是在其他地方，特别是在阿尔米扎拉克（Almizaraque）生产的。