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Twice a year the Sima de las Palomas opens its doors to show all its wealth from the hand of the archaeologists who work during the summer in the Campaign of official Excavations of the Field School "Sima de las Palomas Gordo" of the Prehistory and Paleoanthropology of the Quaternary of the Region of Murcia.
The mayor of Torre Pacheco, Antonio León, accompanied by the co-director of the Excavations in the Sima de las Palomas, Mariano López, and member of the MUPANTQUAT Association (Murcia Association for the Study of Paleoanthropology and the Quaternary) has presented the Open Doors in Sima de las Palomas, which will be held on Sunday, February 24, from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
El Cabezo Gordo is a protected landscape with great biotic, landscape, paleontological and cultural interest.
In this natural area of ​​the municipality of Torre Pacheco is the Sima de las Palomas, considered the second most important Paleontological site after Atapuerca.
On Sunday, February 24 and throughout the morning, 750 people will be able to visit the Cueva del Agua, where they will see a large mining gallery, and a natural lake where water is filtered in the interior of the mountain;
You can also enter the Sima de las Palomas, where you go back more than 50,000 years, to discover our origins and learn more about the Homo Neanderthalensis;
In addition, storytellers and visit the Interpretation Center, in the Cave of the Foot of the Giant, with the projection of videos that explain the different theories about the disappearance of Homo Neandethalensis and if it actually became extinct.
A day in which photography lovers can participate in the photo contest "El Cabezo Gordo, discover it", and spend a morning with the archaeologists in the Sima de las Palomas Excavation.
Leon, has highlighted the importance of bringing the Sima de las Palomas and its findings to society, and thus put in value the importance of the deposit, one of the most important of the Iberian Peninsula, in terms of Neanderthal remains, as pointed out by López .
Next Sunday, the 24th Open Doors Day "Sima de las Palomas" is held, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with prior registration.
For more information about the visit, interested parties can check the City Council website (www.torrepacheco.es) or call the Tourism Office 968579937. And those interested in participating in this activity must register at www.murciaturistica.es
Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco
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