The region was also a major node or hub of interregional access and exchange, connected to other area through an extensive extraregional trade network, since well before the first millennium BC, thanks to its strategic location, enjoying access to key interaction routes and resources, including proximity to major rivers or the coast and a high distribution of copper, tin, and lead ores.
The region served as a significant center of interregional connectivity and trade, linked to other areas through an extensive network of extraregional commerce, dating back to before the first millennium BC, due to its advantageous geographical position, which provided access to crucial interaction routes and valuable resources, including proximity to major waterways or coastlines and a high concentration of copper, tin, and lead ore deposits.