The Aierdi site: a roman-era mining complex in the Western Pyrenees

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Basque Archaeology: Current Research and Future Directions" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

One of the Roman Empire's interests in its provinces was the exploitation of their mineral resources. In the region of the Western Pyrenees, the Empire promoted mining activities for gold, silver, iron and copper. Notably, the mining complex in the Aierdi Ravine (Lantz, Navarra, Spain) stands out for its size and exceptional preservation, with copper extraction being the primary resource. An initiative by the General Directorate of Culture of the Government of Navarra, in collaboration with the Lantz Municipal Council, has launched a project to catalog and research the mining complex. A multidisciplinary and international team is studying both the surface and the underground of the ravine to understand how the mining system operated in this corner of the Empire 2000 years ago.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Basque Archaeology: Current Research and Future Directions

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Abstract Id(s): 51707