PROJECTS ABOUT PREHISTORY (GEMA)

The archeological sites that I have chosen are Cova Negra and Bats Cave. 

I've also made a presentation about the biographies of Habis, Gargoris, Arganthonios and Hamilcar Barca, that for me, it was the most interesting progect.

And finally, I've done a presentation about the most recent discoveries about Prehistory in Spain.

Cova Negra is the most important archaeological site in the Middle Paleolithic in  the Valencian Community.
In this area of ​​Mandúver, the archaeological sites are important and will help us study human evolution in Europe 300,000 years ago.

Archaeologically known in Europe, is one of the most important Neolithic sites in Andalusia and the first Upper Paleolithic art found in this community.

In this presentation, I have explained the most interesting things about Habis, Gargoris, Arganthonios and Hamilcar Barca.

In this presentation, I have explained a little of the most recently discoveries of prehistory era in our peninsula, like discovey of a vessel in Toledo, summer 2014 in Atapuerca and discoveries about Neanderthals in Gorham's Cave.

The most interesting project for me, have been the one about the tartessos's biographies, because I think that they culture was so misterious, and we know only a bit of them. Probably if the archaeologists continue to investigate in it, in a near future we will know more about them. 

So, I hope you enjoy with my projects!Have a nice weekend and I see you on Monday :)

Bye Bye!!  :)  :)  :) 

A LITTLE BIT MORE OF PREHISTORY - The Railway Trench, an important part of Atapuerca's site

Aereal view of the Railway trench.

The Railway Trench is located in Atapuerca’s mountain range (Burgos, Spain), opposite to the Compressor’s cave (cueva del Compresor).

The Railway Trench is one kilometre long and it is full of human and animal remains that are distributed in three sites:

  1-Gran Dolina

  2-Gallery

  3-Elephant's pit

  4-Entrance (Acceso al recinto)

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT- THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THERE:

-Richard Preece discovered by chance in 1895 the most important site when his mineral company built the railway that was going to connect the Atapuerca’s mountain range with the line Burgos-Bilbao.

-During the Spanish Civil War there was a huge lack of interest for continuing digging there, and the trench was changed into a quarry.

- In 1964, Francisco Jordá (1914-2004) started the firs excavations there until the 70s and 80s, when Emilio Aguirre continued with it. Aguirre was the one who established the points for an investigation in Atapuerca and with him the first project started.

Francisco Jordá

-After Aguirre, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Eudald Carbonell and José María Bermúdez de Castro continued with the study in the site and they discovered the most important things and objects there.

The three scientists

-In the last years some new remains were found and nowadays there are still some expeditions. 

Radio interview from Atapuerca

Source: http://www.efefuturo.com/entrevista/601/

Here you have a very interesting interview to José María Bermúdez de Castro, one of the three directors of the excavations in Atapuerca and expert paleonthologist dedicated to the study of teeth. It was broadcasted last Thursday on RNE. Bermúdez de Castro explains the history of the site, how they work, the importance of this extraordinary site and the most recent discoveries they have made. You can use it for the last project about Prehistory.

Entrevista: Jose María Bermúdez de Castro - 02/10/14

Presentation about Prehistory in the Iberian Peninsula

Here you have the presentation we´re using to study Prehistory in the Iberian Peninsula. It includes some schemes you can use to organize your ideas and study these contents.