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Atapuerca Map
Atapuerca may refer to: * Atapuerca, Province of Burgos, the town next to the archaeological site ** Atapuerca Mountains and the associated archaeological site of Atapuerca, an ancient karstic region of Burgos, Spain, containing the earliest known hominin fossils in Western Europe *** Archaeological site of Atapuerca * Battle of Atapuerca The Battle of Atapuerca was fought on 1 September 1054 at the site of Piedrahita ("standing stone") in the valley of Atapuerca between two brothers, King García Sánchez III of Navarre and King Ferdinand I of Castile. The Castilians won and ..., a medieval battle between the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Navarre * 27952 Atapuerca, an asteroid discovered in 1997 {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atapuerca, Province Of Burgos
Atapuerca () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It encompasses the Archaeological Site of Atapuerca and is famous for its prehistoric archaeological sites. The municipality is made of two villages: Atapuerca (seat or capital) and Olmos de Atapuerca. The village is the home of an Experimental Archaeology Centre (CAREX). The village also plays host to an annual cross country running event—the Cross de Atapuerca—which attracts over 2000 runners each year. Atapuerca is on the French Way () of the Camino de Santiago. For a while the Spanish Army had an armoured tank training facility nearby. History The massif just outside of town was the site of the Battle of Atapuerca in 1054. In 1899, construction of a railway unveiled several significant archaeological sites at Atapuerca. The railway proved uneconomic and closed in the twentieth century. On November 30, 2000, Atapuerca was declared a World Heritag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atapuerca Mountains
The Atapuerca Mountains () is a karst topography, karstic hill formation near the village of Atapuerca, Province of Burgos, Atapuerca in the province of Burgos (Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and Leon), northern Spain. In a still ongoing excavation campaign, rich fossil deposits and stone tool Assemblage (archaeology), assemblages have been discovered which are attributed to the earliest known Hominina, hominin residents in Western Europe. This "exceptional reserve of data" has been deposited during extensive Lower Paleolithic presence, as the Atapuerca Mountains served as the preferred occupation site of ''Homo erectus'', ''Homo antecessor'', ''Homo heidelbergensis'' and ''Homo neanderthalensis'' communities. The earliest specimen so far unearthed and reliably dated confirm an age between 1.2 million and 630,000 years. Some finds are exhibited in the nearby Museum of Human Evolution, in Burgos. Regional geography Encompassing , the Atapuerca Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Atapuerca
The Battle of Atapuerca was fought on 1 September 1054 at the site of Piedrahita ("standing stone") in the valley of Atapuerca between two brothers, King García Sánchez III of Navarre and King Ferdinand I of Castile. The Castilians won and King García and his favourite Fortún Sánchez were killed in battle.Joseph F. O'Callaghan, ''A History of Medieval Spain'', (Cornell University Press, 1975), 195. Ferdinand reannexed Navarrese territory he conceded to García 17 years earlier after his brother's assistance at Pisuerga. Precedents After the death of Sancho III of Navarre, his empire was divided. García, the eldest son, received the Kingdom of Navarre, while younger son Ferdinand already controlled what was then the County of Castile, owing fealty to his brother-in-law, Bermudo III of León. In 1037, with Garcia's help, Ferdinand defeated and killed the childless Bermudo at the battle of Tamarón, and claimed the crown of León in right of his wife, Bermudo's sister, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |