ological ▁remains ▁before ▁our ▁era ▁are ▁rare , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁l ith ic ▁finds ▁( a ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁scra per , ▁a ▁h atch et ) ▁difficult ▁to ▁date . ▁Gu ad am ur ▁is ▁too ▁far ▁from ▁Pale ol ith ic ▁settlement s ▁nearby ▁( in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Madrid ). ▁ ▁The ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁before ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁receive ▁the ▁design ation ▁of ▁Car pet ani ▁by ▁ge ograph er ▁Stra bo . ▁Near ▁Gu ad am ur ▁are ▁C elt ic ▁place ▁names ▁as ▁Al pu é bre ga , ▁La ▁B reg a ▁or ▁Cast re j ón . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁find ings , ▁although ▁limited , ▁demonstrate ▁the ▁Roman ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁its ▁surr ound ings : ▁co ins , ▁a ▁came o , ▁a ▁ste le ▁of ▁lim estone ▁and ▁a ▁bra ke ▁horse ▁dated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century . ▁It ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁add ▁pieces ▁re used ▁by ▁the ▁Vis ig oth s , ▁and ▁remains ▁of ▁columns , ▁pl ates ▁and ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Car r ara ▁mar ble . ▁There ▁wasn ’ t ▁a ▁Roman ▁settlement ▁in ▁Gu ad am ur ▁in ▁particular , ▁but ▁it ▁seems ▁secure ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁road ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁order ▁and ▁the ▁likely ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁villa ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁road ▁to ▁To led o . ▁The ▁local ▁name ▁Port usa , ▁a ▁ford ▁of ▁the ▁Tag us