Was abandoned for a thousand years rediscovered in Spain

Spanish archaeologists have discovered traces of a vineyard abandoned for over a thousand years in Zaballa, a medieval Roundup that disappeared in the 15th century. Basque Country researchers are working on this and other 300 gatherings, abandoned as people migrated from rural areas to the towns and cities

Thus, and in accordance with the International Quaternary, archaeologists were able to identify a series of terraces on site as vineyards â€" they studied the seeds, pollen and tools left behind to come to this conclusion.

Metal tools discovered at the site will not have been used for crops of cereals, like wheat, but for wine crops. The venue will again be studied to give historians and scientists more insight into the daily life of the people of a thousand years ago. The objective is to understand how the medieval society changed in response to political and economic pressures of the time.

Foto:  Michal Osmenda / Creative Commons

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