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Guides talk about a human scull found at the Atapuerca site in Spain.
If you read this blog regularly, you probably already know that this week there are several Italian and Turkish students visiting my school. Since I’ve kinda become their “official translator/guide” for the week, I had the chance to take them to the Atapuerca Archaeological Site that is located just a few kilometers away from the city of Burgos.
Before going on this little excursion with the students, I was kinda grumbling to my friends about having to go. Honestly, I didn’t think there would be much to see at Atapuerca and I felt a little as if I had better things to do with my time. I was wrong. In fact, I really enjoyed Atapuerca and found the history behind the place to be extremely interesting.
For those of you who don’t know, Atapuerca is probably one of the most valuable archeological sites in all of Europe, if not the world. Human and animal fossils as well as tool remains have all come out of the site. Visually, the site isn’t impressive — it’s basically a bunch of rocks and you can’t really “see” anything inside them; however, when you stop to think about the history that is locked up inside that place, you can’t help but be impressed.
Our tour had two parts: first a visit to the actual archaeological site where we were able to see the techniques used to unearth fossils and later a visit to a recreated “prehistoric” village. The village was interesting because it showed you how old “grandpa Neanderthal” lived “back in the day.”
If you’re ever in the area, I recommend a visit to Atapuerca. It’s worth it. You can find out more information on the official website.
Hasta luego,
–Chris
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