Post by account_disabled on Feb 17, 2024 21:35:58 GMT -8
El Cabezuelo hill, the pyramid of Cañete. Frame from the Cuarto Milenio report In 2015 the news spread like wildfire: there is a pyramid in Cañete! Suddenly, everyone put a small town of 800 inhabitants in the Serranía de Cuenca on the map because of a surprising archaeological find at the El Cabezuelo hill site. It was announced by an amateur who had been digging in the area, Manuel Abril, and soon attracted the cameras of several media outlets. What is true? Is there really a pyramid in Cañete ? Manuel Abril is a sugar cane lover with an interest in archaeology, history and geology who worked in the town's tourist office until it closed in 2011. Driven by his passion, he did not hesitate to go to the El Cabezuelo hill site , unless 3 kilometers from the municipality, and began to dig on his own. He found a coin from the Iberian period, a flint flake , a piece of Roman sigillata (ceramic) and part of a bead.
Not satisfied with this treasure, April looked at the top of the hill and began digging as well. He found three terrace-like steps that he believes are part of the top of a pyramid. And the site is in the middle of the valley, so he considers that the elevation is not natural, but rather artificial. Following his discovery, he told the media that he estimated that Cell Phone Number List the construction would have “about 20 steps.” He still dared to venture the reason for the supposed pyramid: according to his theory, it would have been erected to serve as a sundial in Prehistory, since the sunset of the days of the spring and autumn equinoxes coincide with the pyramid. The amateur excavation in April aroused criticism and indignation from professional archaeologists and technicians, as they denounced that the actions of an amateur can damage the existing vestiges. Logically, the former worker at the local tourist office did not have any type of license or permit from the competent administration, which in this case is the Community Board of Castilla-La Mancha.
In fact, the site has been registered as protected since 2004 in the Cultural Heritage Inventory of Castilla-La Mancha and in the Urban Land Delimitation Plan of Cañete, in addition to being included in the town's Heritage Archaeological Charter. So, no matter how much good faith motivated him - since he delivered the material found to the Cañete City Council - the damage caused may be irreversible and is considered plunder (something that is classified as a crime in the Penal Code). Officially, what is known is that the remains of El Cabezuelo hill respond to a fortification that would have been used in different historical periods, from pre-Roman times to the Middle Ages. According to the conclusions of an archaeological report provided to us by the Cañete City Council and which is based on an intervention on the ground between September 19 and October 10, 2022, the site would be “a settlement where a construction.
Not satisfied with this treasure, April looked at the top of the hill and began digging as well. He found three terrace-like steps that he believes are part of the top of a pyramid. And the site is in the middle of the valley, so he considers that the elevation is not natural, but rather artificial. Following his discovery, he told the media that he estimated that Cell Phone Number List the construction would have “about 20 steps.” He still dared to venture the reason for the supposed pyramid: according to his theory, it would have been erected to serve as a sundial in Prehistory, since the sunset of the days of the spring and autumn equinoxes coincide with the pyramid. The amateur excavation in April aroused criticism and indignation from professional archaeologists and technicians, as they denounced that the actions of an amateur can damage the existing vestiges. Logically, the former worker at the local tourist office did not have any type of license or permit from the competent administration, which in this case is the Community Board of Castilla-La Mancha.
In fact, the site has been registered as protected since 2004 in the Cultural Heritage Inventory of Castilla-La Mancha and in the Urban Land Delimitation Plan of Cañete, in addition to being included in the town's Heritage Archaeological Charter. So, no matter how much good faith motivated him - since he delivered the material found to the Cañete City Council - the damage caused may be irreversible and is considered plunder (something that is classified as a crime in the Penal Code). Officially, what is known is that the remains of El Cabezuelo hill respond to a fortification that would have been used in different historical periods, from pre-Roman times to the Middle Ages. According to the conclusions of an archaeological report provided to us by the Cañete City Council and which is based on an intervention on the ground between September 19 and October 10, 2022, the site would be “a settlement where a construction.