ATAPUERCA FOSSIL SITE!

So luckily after my parents and grandma left I had a really busy week to keep my mind off things and off being sad since I was not going to get to see them for another 2 months. We started a new class that week, and our professor is a Doctor in archeology and works at the Atapuerca Fossil Site which is located 15 minutes from Burgos (where I am staying). This site is where they found the oldest fossils ever found in the whole entire Europe. There are only 2 fossils ever found that are older than these ones and they were found in Africa.

The fossil was over 1.3 million of years old which is absolutely insane to even thing about. Usually visitors that come to visit the excavation site can only take a quick look through the top area and are not allowed within the caves. We were extremely lucky because our professor has been working and researching this site since they first started in 74. So he is one of the main archeologists and has all of the keys for everything. We got to see every cave, go up to where they found the oldest fossils and see all 5 of the areas that have been the most researched in the site.

It was such an awesome experience to get to see how they work, and how these fossils where found. I was so excited to get to take a part within all of this history! We had a great day!