The Can Bech de Baix Necropolis Museum provides information on an archaeological site with funerary urns dating back to the late Bronze Age (between 2,700 and 3,000 years ago). It was discovered in 1927 by the writer Miquel de Palol and his son, the archaeologist Pere de Palol; the excavatations started in 1943. It is a garden of rest type cemetery for urns. Here, after cremating the dead, the bone remains are deposited in a ceramic vessel and buried in pits dug in the subsoil. Sometimes the deceased were cremated dressed and wearing a piece of jewellery or personal object. Other adornments weren’t put through the pyre, rather they were placed at the bottom of the urn before placing the corpse’s ashes in it. More than 400 buried urns have been excavated and it is estimated that the site could contain a thousand. If you would like to know more about this magnificent site, come in and visit this centre.
Photograph of one of the most outstanding pieces in the collection held at the Can Bech Necropolis Museum in Agullana. It is a bronze spoon that apparently belonged to the personal items that were part of an individual’s personal funerary offerings which were found in one of the funeral urns of the Can Bech site.
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Plaça Major 8, 17707 Agullana, Provincia de Gerona, España
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