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Atapuerca (town)
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 Ki ..., 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 Mountains
The Atapuerca Mountains ( es, Sierra de Atapuerca) is a karstic hill formation near the village of Atapuerca in the province of Burgos (autonomous community of Castile and Leon), northern Spain. In a still ongoing excavation campaign, rich fossil deposits and stone tool assemblages have been discovered which are attributed to the earliest known 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. The Archaeological site of Atapuerca is a World Heritage Site. Some finds are exhibited in the nearby Museum of Human Evolution, in Burgos. Regional geography Encompassing , the Atapuerca Mountains are a mid-altitu ... [...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, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
