Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Spain 2010: Part II / España 2010 : Parte II

Pintia


During our days in the village we visited Pintia, an archeological excavation focuses of a Vaccean necropolis. The Vaccean culture was an Iron Age people with Celtic links that settled in north-central Spain around the 5th century BC. The cemetery of the necropolis was used between the 4th century BC and the 1st century.
http://www.archaeospain.com/pintia/

Durante nuestros dias de visita al pueblo visitamos Pintia, una escavacion arqueologica que se centra en una necropolis Vaccea. La cultura Vaccea pertenece a la edad del hierro y junto con los Celtas ocuparon la mitad norte peninsular aproximadamente en el siglo V antes de Cristo. El cementerio de las necropolis fue usado durante los siglos IV y I antes de Cristo.

http://www.archaeospain.com/pintia/


View of the cementery of the necropolis.
Vista del cementerio de la necropolis.
They have found this symbl in the excavation.
Han encontrado este simbolo en la excavacion.

Soldiers are comnsidered special class and when they die the let them outside tobe eating by so they go to heaven... this statue represents that.
Los soldados eran considerados una clase especial y cuando morian los dejaban fuera para que se los comieran los buitres y asi ir al cielo... esta estatua representa eso.


Each tomb has a big stone. They are planting trees as a symbolism by each tomb.
Cada tumba se senala con una gran piedra. Estan plantando arboles como simbolo de cada tumba.
Regular people are burried in a common wall decorated with this type of coins.
La gente comun era enterrada en una pared comun decorada con este tipo de monedas.

Important people were cremated.
La gente importante era cremada.


Grandpa's birthday / Cumpleaños del abuelo


Grandpa Pedro celebrated also his bithday... he really knew how to blow the candles!
El abuelo Pedro celebro tambien su cumpleaños... el si que sabia como soplar las velas!


Uncle Ricardo / Tio Ricardo

Gabriel loves to spend time with Tio Ricardo.
A Gabriel le encanta pasar un rato con el tio Ricardo.


He thinks he is funny.
Dice que es muy gracioso.

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