Discovery of a site in Spain containing more than 500 rocky witnesses
A rock complex consisting of more than 500 standing witnesses was found in southern Spain, dating back thousands of years, which qualifies it to be one of the most important sites in Europe, archaeologists explained, Thursday, to AFP.
Existing evidence was found in a 600-hectare land between Ayamonte and Fiablanca, in the province of Wevla (southwest of Spain), near the Guadiana River. Avocados were supposed to be produced in this land, but its “archaeological potential” prompted the excavations that showed its importance.
“This is the largest assemblage of extant evidence, and this assortment is the most diverse among collections at one site in the Iberian Peninsula,” said Antonio Linares, a researcher at the University of Huelva and one of the project directors. Linares described what was discovered as a "large site in Europe".
good preservation condition
It is possible that the first vertical stones at the site were erected during the second half of the sixth or fifth century BC.
The officials in charge of the works explained in an article published by the magazine “Auver de Pres Étoile”, that the 526 existing tombstones were preserved in their original place or buried, and their length varies between one and 3 meters, and they have different shapes.
The Carnac site in northwestern France is considered one of the largest sites in the world in this regard, as it contains about 3,000 standing witnesses.
A professor of prehistory at Spain's University of Alcalá and co-director of the Primitiva Bueno project, the great value of the discovered site stems from its good preservation and the great diversity of elements.
The researcher indicated that work on exhuming these antiquities is tentatively scheduled until 2026, explaining that visits will be available for some of them.
Source: AFP
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