'Arqueo Urjc' brings new archaeological techniques to the Eresma Valley

Editorial/Ramón Machuca

The purpose of this new collaboration will focus on studying the sites of the Valle del Eresmar Archaeological Park through the use of non-invasive technologies, such as drones and georadar, in sites in the towns of Navas de Oro, Nava de la Asunción, Bernardos and Armuña, among other. All of this will allow us to study not only archaeological sites, but also the interconnection between them and the territory through Landscape Archaeology.

The study that will be carried out over the next few months will try to unravel the past of this Segovian region. Already excavated enclaves will be studied, such as Cerro Tormejón (Armuña) or Cerro del Castillo (Bernardos), as well as others not explored such as the Asomada dolmen (Bernardos).

The equipment that will be used is state-of-the-art, producing new 'LiDAR' data, three-dimensional models and results through georadar, which will be combined with intensive surface surveys in the study area to understand the population dynamics in the region.

Thus, the Laboratory of Archeology and Digital Humanities of the Rey Juan Carlos University and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities carries out a new project in collaboration with external entities that strengthen the performance of teachers, researchers and students. The Eresma Arqueológico team is led by the Segovian archaeologist Raúl Martín Vela while the ArqueoURJC team is led by Professor Alberto Polo Romero.

Once again, the teaching staff and the research team of the URJC join a project like 'Eresma Arqueológico' whose main values ​​have always been shared by 'ArqueoURJC', some of these being sustainability, scientific development and transfer of knowledge to the local population. In short, a maxim shared by both projects that could be perfectly summarized in the words of Martín Vela: “Give to the people what belonged to the people.”