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<< Text Pages >> Pintia Necropolis - Barrow Cemetery in Spain in Castilla y León

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Pintia Necropolis Alternative Name: Necropolis de Las Ruedas
Country: Spain
NOTE: This site is 10.58 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Castilla y León Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Valladolid  Nearest Village: Pintia
Latitude: 41.618000N  Longitude: 4.1704W
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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1Awful
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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Necropolis in Spain. While working on her senior research thesis in Central Spain, UMBC ancient studies and cultural anthropology major Sandra Gammon unearthed an ancient necropolis. Gammon had been working as part of a team of Spanish archeologists and international students through ArchaeoSpain, a non-profit organization based in Connecticut and Madrid.

ArchaeoSpain was founded in 2000 with the goal of bringing people from all over the world to work alongside trained specialists. ArchaeoSpain teams, consisting of 10 people from around the world who join the local crew, have assisted in major discoveries at sites in Spain and Italy.

"Sandra and the other participants have been learning about archaeology while at the same time contributing to important research projects. Our joint Spanish-international teams have unearthed priceless information about Spain's ancient past," conveyed ArchaeoSpain director Mike Elkin.

Although excavation work is oftentimes slow and tedious, Gammon struck gold when she unearthed an Iron age/Celtic necropolis from the 5th century B.C. settlement in Pintia, Central Spain. A necropolis is a large cemetery belonging to an ancient city. Gammon discovered three graves.

"We worked through meals and afternoon siesta to finish the excavation before we had to leave," said Gammon. In the excitement, Gammon injured her left shoulder lifting buckets out of a trench in the beginning of the third week. She spent most of the remaining time either back in the Center or sitting in the field tents cleaning pottery shreds recovered from the excavations.

Gammon's excavation experience was part of her senior thesis research project, in which she is conducting a cultural analysis of the pre-Roman tribes of central Spain. She is using the information gathered archaeologically by the field school run by the Universidad de Valladolid, as well as information from modern scholarly resources and ancient accounts from the conquest of Spain.

For Gammon, her time in Spain was as much of a cultural experience as it was an intellectual one: "A local woman from down the street cooked our lunch and dinner every day, which was excellent," said Gammon. Connecting with people back home was tremendously difficult: "Our hour at the library once a week was the only Internet access we got and, for most of us, also the only time we got to communicate with our loved ones back home. We went into the nearest town, Peñafiel, every Monday to go grocery shopping and to the library." The town is very small: "Living in a village of about 40 families was quite an experience all on its own," Gammon relates. "Everyone knew everyone else, and they all knew who we were."

As for Gammon, her experience in Spain has only enhanced her passion for archaeology. "Having gone through that without losing enthusiasm only confirms for me that I want archaeology to be my career. My dreams, however, will keep me closer to home; I am more interested in Cultural Resource Management than Classics at this time. I hope to enter graduate school after graduation in pursuit of a master's degree in archaeology."

For more information about ArchaeoSpain visit their website; www.archaeospain.com

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Re: Pintia Necropolis by Anonymous on Sunday, 22 April 2012
Exact locations for the Pintia necropolis is triangle between points coordinates [41.6180°;-4.1704°] - [41.6172°; -4.1692°] - [ 41.6189; -4.1692°]
Site can be faintly seen on Google Earth.

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Student helps discover ancient Spanish tombs by Andy B on Sunday, 10 October 2010
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A geology student from Limerick has helped excavate nine cremation tombs dating back to the 5th century BC in central Spain.

Carol Dempsey, a Geology student at University College Cork, joined a team of archaeologists and archaeology students from the United States, Spain, Ireland and Britain last month and has just returned home from the trip.

There, she worked on an archaeological dig to unearth an Iron Age/Celtic necropolis dating to the 5th century BC at the settlement of Pintia in Valladolid, central Spain.

The crew excavated nine cremation tombs belonging to the Vaccean culture, adding to nearly 200 burials discovered over the past decade at Pintia. The Vacceans were an early Celtic society in northern Europe, who founded the cities of Pallantia and Pintia.

Research in this area of the site is helping investigators understand better the social organisation of these pre-Roman peoples.

Two notable tombs were found completely intact, including several ceramic pendants carved to resemble metallic jewelry. The Pintia participants learned excavation and surveying techniques, plus how to treat and catalogue artifacts.

Ms Dempsey travelled with ArchaeoSpain, an educational and archaeological organisation based in Connecticut and Madrid,.

ArchaeoSpain teams consist of around 10 participants from around the world who join Spanish crews of 10 to 20 more people.

"Carol and her co-workers have learned not only how to conduct an excavation but also how to interpret the archaeological clues discovered. Over the past few years, our joint Spanish-international crews have uncovered priceless information about Spain's ancient past," said ArchaeoSpain director Mike Elkin.

In recent years, ArchaeoSpain has assisted in major discoveries at various sites in Spain and Italy. The group are currently excavating a Byzantine settlement dating to the 6th century in Mallorca.

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/Limerick-student-Carol-helps-discover.6535675.jp
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