Paleontology and archeology
A walk through history in the Granada Geopark
The uniqueness of paleontological sites
The uniqueness of the paleontological sites of ancient and recent prehistory; the diversity and complementarity with the heritage of defensive and troglodytic architecture; and the paleogeographic values and landscape diversity make the Granada Geopark an area of exceptional cultural value.
Paleontology in the Geopark
The Granada Geopark is home to a group of vertebrate paleontological sites that tell us about the biological and environmental evolution during the Pliocene and Pleistocene, being its record of the Lower Pleistocene (basal Quaternary) unique in the European context.
The human presence more than one million years ago in the Orce sites, corroborated by the discovery of a human tooth and lithic industries associated with fossil remains of many other vertebrates, is revealed as a key to understand the processes of human occupation in the European continent.
Discover it in:
Valle del río Fardes Paleontological Station.
Camino del Pocico s/n. 18515Fonelas
PHONE: 629 930 811
www.igme.es/epvrf/estacion
epvrf@igme.es
Josep Gibert" Interpretation Center for the First Settlers of Europe.
Camino de San Simón s/n. 18858 Orce
TEL.: 958 746 171
www.orce.es
oficinadeturismoorce@gmail.com
Archaeology in the Geopark:
The unique physical conditions of the territory have influenced its history, with successive processes of occupation and organization from prehistoric times to the present day. These special physical and geological conditions give the Geopark an extraordinary heritage value, where archaeological and paleontological sites abound and are diverse in space and chronology, making this destination a real time tunnel to venture into.
The largest concentration of dolmens in Spain in the Gor river valley (Gor and Gorafe); spectacular sites of the Argar culture such as Castellón Alto (Galera); Iberian as Basti (Baza) from whose necropolis came one of the masterpieces of Iberian art, the Lady of Baza; Roman as the Roman theater of the Colonia Iulia Gemella Acci (Guadix); the citadel of Guadix, the castle of the monumental Peña de Castril, or the Arab baths of Baza, testimonies of the defensive and urban system of the east of the Nasrid kingdom, the last Muslim bastion of the Moorish kingdom.The last Muslim stronghold of the Iberian Peninsula, will make you enjoy the archeology in landscapes that are enormously evocative of the past.
Discover it in:
Megalithic Park and Megalithic Interpretation Center of Gorafe.
C/ Granada s/n. 18890 Gorafe
PHONE: 616 944 605
Site of Castellón Alto
Paraje de Carrachila s/n. 18840 Galera
TEL.: 958 739 276 / 671 568 518
www.fundacionprimerospobladores.com
museodegalera@yahoo.es
CIYA
A92 - exit 342 (Regional Hospital). 18800 Baza
TEL.: 958 861 325 / 858 891 317
www.ciyabaza.es
oficinadeturismo@bazaturismo.com
Roman Theater of Guadix
Av. Mariana Pineda s/n. 18500 Guadix
TEL.: 958 662 804
www.teatroromanodeguadix.com
Arab Baths of La Marzuela
C/ Caniles, 3. 18800 Baza
TEL.: 958 861 325 / 686 861 138
www.bazaturismo.com
oficinadeturismo@bazaturismo.com
Alcazaba of Guadix
C/ La Muralla, 1. 18500 Guadix
TEL.: 958 662 804
www.guadix.es/turismo/
Castril Castle Visitor's Site
Casa del Sol, C/ Iglesia, s/n. 18816 Castril
TEL.: 653 653 839
www.castrilturismo.es
turiscas@gmail.com