Although the excavations will be conducted by professionals, a community work session has been organized for the first day, July 11th. Citizens will be able to help prepare the archaeological site. Those wishing to participate must register in advance by sending an email to archaeologist Izaro Quevedo (iquevedo@aranzadi.eus). Participation is free.
Participants will gather at 08:00 at the entrance of the Abaraxka hostel. Volunteers will work in the morning, followed by a hamaiketako (light lunch) and a guided tour. They are advised to bring hiking boots and appropriate work clothing.
“"A site is not exhausted overnight, and many questions remain open at Munoaundi."
This will be the twenty-first excavation period. Munoaundi was a fortified settlement of approximately seven hectares about 2,400 years ago and was inhabited during the Second Iron Age. Over the years, Aranzadi members have made several discoveries, including structures of the wall and access, remains of a second dwelling, pottery fragments, part of a circular mill, an iron knife, an iron sheet, a piece resembling a weight, and the first bronze fibula or brooch from the Iron Age found in Gipuzkoa.
However, there is still much to investigate, as Quevedo has indicated. They want to learn more about the residential areas and will continue the search for the wall. The lack of Iron Age necropolises in Gipuzkoa complicates the search, but they hope to find traces with patience.
