The Antequera Archaeological Complex brings together specialists from the Alliance of Cultural Landscapes from Thursday to analyse the interpretation of the territory.
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Photo: Ayuntamiento de Antequera
The Antequera Dólmenes Archaeological Complex is holding the workshop «Landscape and Archaeology: Readings and interpretation of the territory» from Thursday, October 22, within the framework of the Alliance of Cultural Landscapes and World Heritage Related Sites. The meeting, which continues on Friday, October 23, brings together representatives and specialists to analyse how archaeology helps to understand the landscape and to guide its conservation and management.
The landscape as part of the monument
The mayor of Antequera, Manolo Barón, took part with the talk «When the landscape became sacred: the universal legacy of the Dólmenes de Antequera», focused on the relationship between the megalithic monuments and their surroundings. His presentation began with the view of the Peña de los Enamorados from inside Menga to explain the meaning of the dolmen's orientation and the questions it raises about the communities that built it.
«To understand Menga we have to look at its stones -its capstones and orthostats- and also look out from them», the mayor said. Barón recalled that the Dólmenes Site comprises Menga, Viera, El Romeral, the Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal, and he distinguished the archaeological evidence from the questions that remain open about the beliefs of its builders.
Exchange between members
The secretary general of the Alliance, María del Pozo López, explained that the meeting allows the study of how past communities interpreted the territory and built in relation to it. She framed the exchange between members as a tool for «learning above all to manage ourselves better and preserve them for future generations».
According to the mayor, the event coincides with the tenth anniversary of the inscription of the Dólmenes Site on the World Heritage List. The Museo de la Ciudad de Antequera hosted the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Assembly of the Alliance on Wednesday, October 21, while the workshop sessions are being held at the Archaeological Complex, with activities also planned at El Torcal.
Programme and projects for 2027
The first day includes contributions on landscape archaeology, archaeological cultural landscapes inscribed on the World Heritage List and the experience of Mérida, as well as a round table. Friday's programme addresses case studies on the rock art of the Mediterranean Arc of the Iberian Peninsula, the Torre de Hércules and the archaeological heritage of Eivissa.
Del Pozo reported that the Alliance's bodies have discussed the programme for 2027 and have approved requesting its presence again at the next meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. She announced activities planned in the Serra de Tramuntana, Andorra and Sintra, along with international outreach actions, and presented a proposal for a meeting in Aranjuez aimed at more than thirty young people from the member sites, with a programme still being drawn up.
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