Overall, material cultural **data** suggest that Turó de la Font de la Canya had an active role in the Mediterranean trade. Conversely, the results from strontium isotopic analysis on sheep and goats suggest that animal were reared locally, and so probably on a small-scale basis, and that caprines slaughtered at the site were mainly reared in the Penedès valley and perhaps also the neighbouring Vallès. This local breeding of livestock may reflect (and be a consequence of) the local socio-political context. The significant change in settlement pattern in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages-from open-air sites located on the plains to fortified settlements located on hills-is thought to reflect increased warfare and territoriality [1,5,7,66], while weapons in some tombs and severed heads at several sites suggest the existence of a military elite at this time [18][19]. Perhaps, even if long-distance maritime trade flourished during the Iron Age across the Mediterranean, long-distance terrestrial movements of livestock were difficult in the north-east Iberian Peninsula at this time.