Styles
In this section you can search all our contents throughout the different stages in the history of art in Spain, to find styles such as Baroque, Gothic, Mudejar and many, many more.
Modernism and Avant-garde movements
The turn of the century brought new winds of modernity. The aesthetic sensibility of the time was marked by a different, freer attitude towards art and life.
Topics
In this section you can search among all our contents by topic to find the different resources available in Spain, such as museums, routes, destinations, monuments and many, many more.
Audience
This section provides access to all the contents in a personalised way, according to your own particular interests and socio-demographic profile.
Autonomous Regions
This section provides access to the contents in each autonomous region by browsing through maps.
Atapuerca
- Share
Locate
Atapuerca is a small municipality located 18 kilometres away from Burgos, on the northern slope of Sierra de Burgos, famous for the prehistoric archaeological sites found in its township.
Declared a World Heritage by UNESCO on November 30th, 2000, the archaeological sites of Sierra de Atapuerca are the only ones in Europe where it is possible to follow the evolution of the first human beings to inhabit the Old Continent, from approximately a million years ago to very recent periods. The history of Atapuerca began in 1899, when the construction of a railway unveiled several archaeological sites. But it was not until the 1960s that the most relevant research began, thanks to the Edelweiss spelaeology group, which worked as a catalyst for it to happen. This group pointed out to mining engineer Trinidad Torres where to find cave bear bones, information he needed in order to complete his doctoral thesis. But when they began digging, they discovered very ancient human bones at Cueva Mayor (High Cave). Palaeontology professor Emiliano Aguirre analysed and confirmed these findings, in what constituted the first step towards a great scientific research project that began in 1978, and continues today. The finding of important human remains during the 1990s brought fame to Atapuerca, and allowed for a deeper understanding of human evolution.
What to see in the destination
Very interesting
Services
