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Benitatxell spreads a didactic booklet about the Cova de les Bruixes site with a gender perspective among the schools of La Marina Alta

17 December 2021

El Poble Nou de Benitatxell wants to raise awareness and enhance the value of the archaeological treasure that is the Cova de les Bruixes archaeological site. And to do so in a pleasant and educational way, it has published a series of educational booklets with a gender perspective for students in the schools of La Marina Alta.

The booklets, which have a different model for each academic cycle (Kindergarten, 1st-2nd Primary, 3rd-4th Primary, 5th-6th Primary, 1st-2nd ESO and 3rd-4th ESO) tell the story of the Cova de les Bruixes and at the same time complement the information with games, worksheets, calligraphy and printable drawings, workshops, recommended readings, music, etc. The objective is that the teachers from schools and institutes can work on this didactic material in the classroom and then go on an excursion to the archaeological site.

This Friday, the Councillor of Culture, Patrimony and Tourism, Víctor Bisquert, and the municipal librarian, Lola Bolufer, have delivered 12 paper copies to the principal of the CEIP Santa Maria Magdalena, María José López.

The booklets are also available online and can be downloaded at the following link: https://bit.ly/3memdez. In the next few days, the Council will send the booklets to the rest of the region's schools.

The Cova de les Bruixes site covers all the cultures that have passed through town, from the Iberians to the first Christian settlers, with the Andalusian presence standing out. Under a series of terraces, archaeological structures have been found that correspond to an Andalusian farmhouse called 'Alabiar', documented in 1277.

As Víctor Bisquert has pointed out, in recent years several archaeological excavation campaigns have been carried out to try to throw a light on this very important patrimonial element of our town and the different cultures that have inhabited it. In fact, the research work that won the Puig Llorença 2020 Prize was about the Cova de les Bruixes. "The intention of the corporation is to continue researching this site and spread this jewel to all citizens, especially among children and young people. We want it to have a didactic use so that future generations can visit it with their school or institute and have appreciation and care for their patrimony".