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Cultural Tourism | Caves of "El Toll" |
Architecture |
PREHISTORY OF MOIANÈS
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"When
the man of Neanderthal
went to the South-west of Europe searching for a less glacial climate
wich was in the central part of the continent, he found open fields
where the grass grew up till their waist and a lot of lakes and ponds,
wet and fertile environment, fed by the snow of the surrounding
mountains. The winters were cold and snowed, but the summers were
sunshine, with warm temperatures.
The climate, relatively comfortable, let the men of Neanderthal live in caves or deep grottoes, where they could watch the plentiful hunting. Isolated willows and some bushes grew up beside the river near their caves.There were felines spying on the wild horses, the goats, the oxen and other animals that came near the river to drink. On the other hand of the ravine dug by the river, in extensive fields without trees, the hunters could watch the sight of a mob of elephants, of reindeers and rhinoceros. Those large size animals, sometimes rabbits and other gnawing joied to, provided food enough to hold up the group". [Adaptation and
translation of CONSTABLE, G. (1975; pàg. 49 i
86) |
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configuration of the Moianès ground, with a lot of streams, with
well oriented grottoes, with adequate cavities for the
humans' entry and with plains where, previous deforestation, the
implantation of the cereals' cultivation was easy. During the prehistory
the employment was quite continuous. Only during the Ending Neolithic
and the Ending Bronze period we can see a descent in the employment.
As in the rest of Catalonia, the lastest periods of the Prehistory, Metal ages, we will not see important changes in the Moianès county, where, now and then, a traditional agricultural and pastoral life will be abrupt for the presence of new people and materials from the surroundings. The Moianès is not a close county, it takes part in the most of the events of the inland Catalonia. The way between the Vic plain and Bages, shows us the human footstep during the whole Prehistory. Adaptation of the
conclusions of the book: "Our origins, The Prehistory of
Moianès" |
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the most remarkable remains of these periods we can find a lot of
dolmens -some of them in well preservation-, caves -specially the
Caves of "El Toll" where you can
get inside- and many grottoes.
In the Museum of Moià in a permanent attractive and didactical public exhibition, a lot of the discoveries done during the excavations: animal and human remains, etc. Besides of the regular visits of the "Caves of "El Toll" and the routes that its visit is included, it is possible to organize other different itineraries with specialized guides in the subject and fit to the particular interest of a group. In this website you will find more information of the prices of the activities and a form to make the reservations in advance or to ask for extra information. |
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