ENGREVED IDOLS OF SEJOS

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Type de site:
Megalithic rock art

Lieu de location: Collado de Sejos
Ville: Uznayo
Commune: Polaciones-Mancomunidad Campoo-Cabuérniga (Cantabria)
Région: Cantabria
Pays: Espagne
Site Web: http://www.esenciadecantabria.com/disfruta/turismo-natural/puertos-de-sejos

Environnement naturel:

These idols are loccated in a mountain territory, in the high part of the Nansa Valley. The Collado de Sejos is a natural pass in the Cantabrian Mountains, in an area of mountain pastures, frequented in the summer by herds of native cattle

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Horaires d'ouverture:

This site is in the open air and is included in an archaeological mountain route.

Réservation et accès:

Destinations culturelles proches:

The Nansa Valley has a huge Cultural Heritage and offers a lot of places to visit, as the typical villages of Polaciones Valley, Carmona and Tudanca (where the House of Jose Maria Cossio is located). The Forge of Cades (XVIII Century, https://ferreriadecades.es/ ) is an essential destination to know the traditions and the Heritage of this Valley. The caves of El Soplao and Chufin (with Palaeolithic rock art) are close to theses Archaeological sites as well.

Destinations naturelles proches:

The whole Nansa Valley is a natural destination where it is possible to enjoy from natural routes (as the Nansa river route, http://www.paisajespararespirar.com/rutas.html )

Hébergement (Web du tourisme):
http://www.paisajespararespirar.com/alojamientos.html
Restaurants (Web du tourisme):
https://www.turismodecantabria.com/descubrela/donde-comer

Chronologie des représentations rupestres:

Chalcolithic -Bronze ages

Description générale de la destination:

Sejos: This megalithic group is formed by a semicircle of 5 large stones (menhirs or steles), two of them have schematic engraved representations, which have been identified with representations of prehistoric idols. They are rectangular figures finished in an arched lined in their top area, with series of transversal and zigzag lines, and bowls. One of the idols is accompanied by a representation of a triangular-bladed dagger. The chronology of the representations can be established at the beginning of the Bronze Age (about 3,800 years ago).

Histoire du site:

The site was known to the local population since ancient times. The archaeological study of it is recent. It was developed by teams of the University of Cantabria in the 1980s.

Description des ressources du musée:

The MUPAC (Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Cantabria) has excellent reproductions of the idols of Sejos in its Recent Prehistory area.