La Dehesa de Navalvillar, in the town of Colmenar Viejo, and just 4 kilometers from the town, houses a rich cultural and archaeological heritage of the Visigoth in the region of Madrid. The archaeological site Navalvillar and Navalahija and the cemetery located within the precincts of the Shrine of Our Lady of Los Remedios , are signs that show the existence in the area of \u200b\u200bhuman settlements Hispanic Visigoths distinctly rural.
Several photos of archaeological site of Navalvillar
To visit the site of Navalvillar , we get to the pasture by the talanquera of Remedios, with Military Logistics Base San Pedro and walk just 15 minutes down a country road with low difficulty. The road is beautiful with the hills of San Pedro in the background, and evidence of the intensive cattle breeding. Find sources, water troughs for animals ... This time the cows were grazing in the distance.
The site is easily identifiable because it is fenced and a sign at the entrance tells us what Visigothic the sixth and seventh centuries AD and is a farm devoted primarily to sheep. The excavation consists of several buildings that serve as housing (identified by the existence of land oscurezida the ashes of the home), stables, warehouses, all surrounded by a stone wall. The cabins have a base of stone and adobe walls. Were used as cover or timber and clay tiles. It is believed that the rural complex could be reused in the thirteenth century, in the middle age Media.
Image: Map indicating the various rooms, according to C. Abad (Regional Archaeological Museum of Madrid
Although the ride was short, we know we will return to the pasture thousand times in our lives, so we decided that the next day to visit the site and photograph Navalahija cemetery of the Chapel of our beloved Virgen de los Remedios.
Sources:
http://www.arqueologiamedieval.com/
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