Site of the Day for Tuesday, December 3, 2002 Atapuerca The List presents a fascinating website under the aegis of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain. Gentle Members with a predilection for archaeology may be riveted by the controversial discoveries showcased at this site. "In a small hill east of Burgos, evidence of the presence and lifeways of prehistoric humanity is preserved, spanning the time from one million years ago to the present. . . Throughout the centuries, many different human groups have lived and left their marks on the Sierra de Atapuerca, which at different times in its history has been a refuge, hunting ground, sanctuary, battleground, landmark, limestone quarry and, finally, archaeological site." Some of the highlights of the site include the three-dimensional Virtual Fossils section which requires a VRML plug-in, (CosmoPlayer is recommended by the site), Fauna - dealing with the animals that inhabited the Sierra de Atapuerca during the Middle Pleistocene era, Human Evolution - an extrapolation on the common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals based on the Homo antecessor fossils excavated at Atapuerca, a trove of Stone Tools, film clips and panoramic views of Atapuerca. This vast and prestigious site is also available in Spanish. Dig over to the site to explore the archaeological findings at: www.ucm.es/info/paleo/ata/english A.M. Holm <admin-sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.