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Atapuerca archaeological site. Burgos © Benito Arnáiz. Castilla y León

The most important sites for palaeontology in all of Europe.

It has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The palaeontological site of Atapuerca is one of Europe's most notable, and has traces of hominid life in the area from a million years ago. The site lies in the small municipality of Atapuerca, about 20 kilometres north east of Burgos. The Sima de los Huesos is a cave where bones from over 32 bodies of people of all different ages and both genders have been discovered, and is one of the best known examples of a colony from that era.