The Historical Heritage Service of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, in collaboration with the Government of the Canary Islands, the Canary Islands Development Fund and the Art, Culture and Tourism Centers, has organized the dissemination conferences called Archeology under the sand: past, present and future of research at the La Peña de las Cucharas- Fiquinineo site.
This meeting will take place at the Farmer's Monument from October 2 to 4 and will feature the participation of specialists in archeology, history and heritage to delve into one of the most relevant sites in the Canary Islands. As stated by the president of the Island Council and head of the Heritage Area, Oswaldo Betancort, “with the support and financing of the Cabildo of Lanzarote and the Government of the Canary Islands, the La Peña de Las Cucharas-Fiquinineo site is one of the few heritage enclaves in the Archipelago with an uninterrupted continuity in research, dissemination and educational work, thus becoming a benchmark in the knowledge of the aboriginal past and the historical evolution of our island.”
Since 2009, the interventions at this site have provided highly relevant data on the final stage of the Majos, the subsequent occupation of Casa Honda, after the Norman conquest of 1402, and the changes in the functionality of the site until its definitive abandonment in the 17th century. Likewise, the richness of the recovered materials, the stratigraphic sequences and the constructive remodeling of the walls have made it possible to reinterpret the importance of Fiquinineo in the historical framework of Lanzarote and the Archipelago.
In this sense, Oswaldo Betancort emphasizes that “the research and dissemination of our heritage is key to understanding who we are as a people. La Peña de Las Cucharas-Fiquinineo constitutes a unique legacy that connects us with the origins of Lanzarote and that obliges us to protect it and value it for future generations. With these conferences we want to bring that knowledge closer to society, reinforcing the Cabildo's commitment to the conservation and dissemination of our history.”
For her part, the vice president and head of the Planning and Project Coordination Area of the Cabildo, María Jesús Tovar, assures that this initiative “responds to the study of where we come from and where we want to go.” “The dissemination of our heritage is an essential tool for society to value, protect and feel part of its history.”
Conference program
The conferences, which will be held at the Farmer's Monument, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with morning and afternoon sessions, can also be followed online through Facebook Patrimonio Lanzarote.
Thursday, October 2
10:00 a.m. Inauguration by the president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Oswaldo Betancort, accompanied by the coordinator of the Heritage Service, Rita Marrero Romero, the doctors in History, José de León Hernández and Juan Francisco Navarro Mederos, and representatives of the company Prored S.C. Archeology, Heritage and Society.
Screening of the teaser Short Audiovisual Memory La Peña de las Cucharas-Fiquinineo.
Presentations by the ULL on geomorphology of the sand (Dr. Constantino Criado) and aeolian dynamics (Jill Zimmermann).
Afternoon session with conferences on villages under the sand, enslaved Moorish women and magical practices, daily life through archeology and Canarian numismatics.
Friday, October 3
Morning session with Prored presentations on stratigraphic evolution, conservation and restoration, as well as virtual recreation of the Casa Honda de La Peña.
Interventions by Dr. Navarro Mederos and Elena Sosa on aboriginal and imported ceramics.
Afternoon session dedicated to archaeozoology (Dr. Simón-Pierre Noël Gilson), agriculture and uses of plants in indigenous and colonial stages (Dr. Jacob Morales), and the Jable as an Important System of World Agricultural Heritage of the FAO, with Famara Guadalupe and Dr. Francisco Javier Díaz.
Saturday, October 4
Conferences on teaching and dissemination work around the site, and presentation of the information system ‘Surcando la Memoria’.
12.30–2.30 p.m. Guided tour of the Fiquinineo – Peña de Las Cucharas site, by specialists Efrain Marrero and Hacomar Ruiz (Prored).
Inscriptions
Participation in these informative conferences, as well as the guided tour of the site, is free until full capacity is reached. However, interested persons must register in advance by sending their data (name and surname, ID and email) to the following address [email protected].
