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Articles tagged with: Archaeology

31 July 2020 05:18 PM

Archaeologists working at the Bauma dels Fadrins dig in the Pyrenees, July 31, 2020 (by Lourdes Casademont)

3,000-year-old remains of a dozen children discovered in Catalan Pyrenees

Excavations at Roc de les Orenetes reveal Bronze Age bones in "exceptional" condition

Culture

06 March 2020 06:03 PM

Technicians working during excavations at the Roman theater in Tarragona, March 6, 2020 (by Eloi Tost)

Ruins of ancient port warehouse discovered during excavations of Tarragona’s Roman theatre

City known as Tarraco in ancient times saw port move site to make space for theatre

Society

07 August 2019 11:37 AM

Archaeological digs at the Caves of Toll de Moià. (Photo: Jordi Pujolar)

Digging at Toll de Moià caves resumes after year halted due to direct rule

Archaeologists return to cave system in Central Catalonia hoping to find more remains of cave bears and Neanderthals

Tech & Science

31 August 2018 04:37 PM

An archaeologist working on the excavation site at the future Sagrera high-speed train station (Pau Cortina)

360 bodies from 17th century found in Barcelona

Graves discovered by archaeologists at site of future Sagrera high speed train station

Society

08 August 2017 08:02 PM

Archaeologists working at the Abric Romaní site (by ACN)

53 archaeologists to document Neanderthal life from 60,000 years ago

University researchers from all over the world excavate together in the Abric Romaní in Catalonia in this 35th campaign

Society

21 July 2016 05:57 PM

A ceramic-vase containing 200 silver denarius, dating from the 1st century B.C, was found in the Roman site of Empúries (by ACN)

200 silver denarius discovered in Empúries, largest treasure found so far in the Roman site

The archaeological site of Empúries, on the Costa Brava, continues to provide new discoveries.After three weeks of excavations,  a ceramic-vase containing 200 silver denarius dating from the 1st century B.C was found. It is the...

Culture Highlights

19 August 2013 10:08 PM

A view of the Abric Romaní from a balcony for visitors (by L. Busquets)

Neanderthal’s period of greater expansion to be discovered at Catalan archaeological site Abric Romaní

The archaeological site known as Abric Romaní is currently being excavated for the 31st year in order to continue documenting and understanding how Neanderthals lived and organised communities in the north-eastern Iberian...

Society Highlights

29 May 2013 10:59 PM

A reconstruction of the new species (by ICP / ACN)

A new primate species from 35 million years ago discovered in northern Catalonia

The new species has been named “Nievisia sossiensis” and has been discovered by researchers at the Catalan Paleontology Institute. Described as a small primate that weighed between 100 and 150 grams and lived in the Eocen epoch, the remains...

Society

08 March 2013 07:36 PM

Mataró's Early Christian tombstone lid (by J. Pujolar)

Unique fifth century well-preserved tombstone lid on show in a Catalan coastal town

Extraordinary 5th century Early Christian tombstone lid on show, in Mataró, a Coastal town some 30 km north of Barcelona. It is a unique archaeological piece in Spain, which was found in one piece, with a cross in relief at the head. It needed...

Life & Style

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