{"id":2298,"date":"2026-05-15T21:38:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/historical-context\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:23:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:23:40","slug":"historical-context","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/en\/historical-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical context"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2298\" class=\"elementor elementor-2298 elementor-1247\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429593c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"429593c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ce6bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03ce6bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24b355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b24b355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Chronology\r\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-interaction-id=\"b5311eb\" class=\"e-b5311eb-1d51e05 e-heading-base\"><strong>Historical context<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-91e920d-52c73d6 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"91e920d\">A chronological journey through the different phases of occupation documented on the Sant Josep hill and its surroundings, from the first Paleolithic evidence to the contemporary use of the place.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d0631 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0d0631\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"a47825a\" class=\"e-a47825a-5113bf8 e-heading-base\">Timeline of the territory<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"44fb72f\">The information is structured by periods so that the digital visit allows us to understand the evolution of human occupations, the transformations of the landscape and the relationship between the caves, the hill, the Village and the S\u00e9quia Major.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6378a78 e-con-full e-grid grid-cronologia elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6378a78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace4d80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ace4d80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#paleolitic-superior\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-1360b83-b1006c9 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"1360b83\">1.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-746eb69-081ad43 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"746eb69\">Upper Paleolithic<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-5cafbab-01838de e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"5cafbab\">40,000\u201310,000 BCE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5569101 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5569101\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#epipaleolitic-mesolitic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-726cf9a-7254d80 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"726cf9a\">2.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-8b7bced-c5c1f87 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"8b7bced\">Epipalaeolithic \u2013 Mesolithic<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-d1214ec-5c83581 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"d1214ec\">10,000\u20137,000 BCE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43eb3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f43eb3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#neolitic-calcolitic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-b50297f-908be22 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"b50297f\">3.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-febb525-8f1c549 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"febb525\">Neolithic \u2013 Chalcolithic<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-5b4a662-1350e8d e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"5b4a662\">6,000\u20132,000 BCE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed238ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed238ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#edat-del-bronze\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-963bc78-208ea41 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"963bc78\">4.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-bad5ec1-e2df7b0 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"bad5ec1\">Bronze Age<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-8c13a24-ef5ad1d e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"8c13a24\">2nd millennium BCE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755e354 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"755e354\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#ferro-antic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-8e1febc-aca4cba e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"8e1febc\">5.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-c677d86-573c34c e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"c677d86\">Early Iron Age<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-0aac273-81c45b8 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"0aac273\">8th\u20136th centuries BCE <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2361ee3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2361ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#epoca-iberica\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-fab5dfb-45f9e36 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"fab5dfb\">6.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-63d4ded-30ca15c e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"63d4ded\">Iberian Period<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-0d0d794-1af62f6 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"0d0d794\">6th\u20131st centuries BCE <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ed81a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4ed81a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#epoca-romana\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-1165711-089bce3 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"1165711\">7.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-accc898-aa748d0 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"accc898\">Roman Period<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-13a384f-40d2a79 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"13a384f\">Romanisation and Late Empire<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1118687 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1118687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#edat-mitjana\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-784011b-cbf1548 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"784011b\">8.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-31375ea-5620baa e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"31375ea\">Middle Ages<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-f75bb48-37b33b2 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"f75bb48\">9th\u201310th centuries<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb118d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eb118d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#edat-moderna\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-0b2ede6-be1fbd3 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"0b2ede6\">9.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-b198c5f-70f56d2 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"b198c5f\">Early Modern Period<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-3431152-3c6299a e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"3431152\">1609 and 17th\u201318th centuries<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f76ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16f76ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#epoca-contemporania\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-ba1ed3a-e730bfa e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"ba1ed3a\">10.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-78f9362-5a152c0 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"78f9362\">Contemporary Period<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-f1fe296-49cbc82 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"f1fe296\">20th century \u2013 present day <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64930d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64930d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d7089 e-con-full menu-lateral-sticky e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6d7089\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc7f3df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc7f3df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-7afbdce-a7a4c31 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"7afbdce\">Page content<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e4f9c lista-menu-fijo elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4e4f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"#paleolitic-superior\">1. Paleol\u00edtic Superior<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#epipaleolitic-mesolitic\">2. Epipalaeolithic \u2013 Mesolithic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#neolitic-calcolitic\">3. Neolithic \u2013 Chalcolithic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#edat-del-bronze\">4. Bronze Age<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ferro-antic\">5. Early Iron Age<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#epoca-iberica\">6. Iberian Period<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#epoca-romana\">7. Roman Period<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#edat-mitjana\">8. Middle Ages<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#edat-moderna\">9. Early Modern Period<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#epoca-contemporania\">10. Contemporary Period<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4511b91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4511b91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9497c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9497c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"paleolitic-superior\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07015d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07015d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023fee1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"023fee1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1957c0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1957c0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-6c42786-0959ba5 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"6c42786\">40,000\u201310,000 BCE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"bfd3f1b\" class=\"e-bfd3f1b-44ce171 e-heading-base\">1. Paleol\u00edtic Superior<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4641f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4641f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1d26e elementor-button-info elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8e1d26e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"94bef91\">The Upper Paleolithic period took place approximately between 40,000 and 10,000 BCE, at the end of the Late Pleistocene geological epoch, coinciding with the W\u00fcrm III and IV glacial stages and a brief interglacial period. It is characterised by the appearance of Homo sapiens sapiens in Europe, featuring a lithic industry worked on flakes and the onset of bone tool technology. <br><br>The earliest documented human occupation in La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3 is located at the Muntanyeta de Sant Josep, specifically inside the Cova de Sant Josep at the foot of the hill. Archaeological excavations in 1993 documented an occupation dated to 16,240 + 630 BP (Before Present), linked to the last Solutrean societies of the Upper Paleolithic. <br><br>During a relatively mild and humid period, a human group with an economy based on hunting and gathering used the Cova de Sant Josep as a living space, leaving behind an archaeological record of lithic and bone industries, as well as animal remains, mainly deer, wild goats, and rabbits.<br><br>The subsequent occupation phase is linked to the Magdalenian culture, dating to 12,950 BP, under colder and drier climatic conditions. Regional studies have identified a seasonal, hierarchical land-use model where human groups sought a highly intensive exploitation of resources. Thus, the Cova de Sant Josep functioned as a central base where the available resources could satisfy most of the group's needs, supplemented by the specialized exploitation of nearby enclaves where secondary camps were set up, such as the Cova dels Blaus. <br><br>The Cova de Sant Josep features several examples of Paleolithic rock art. Near the entrance, there is an engraved equid head that incorporates the natural shape of the rock. Rendered in profile, the head has an open, downward-sloping mouth. This style of depiction is documented at various sites and is linked to a pre-Magdalenian phase. Above the horse, there is a meandric sign painted in red, of uncertain chronology. Finally, next to the current boat pier, there is an engraving of a bovid, also shown in profile, which utilizes the natural fissures of the rock.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"f01f9fc\" class=\"e-f01f9fc-d74aaf2 e-heading-base\">Images of the Cova de Sant Josep (Upper Paleolithic)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5f560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pg-glam\" data-id=\"1d5f560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pg-glam.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-grid pg-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-aee18fd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps01-1024x671.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Photograph of the 1993 excavation campaign, sector B.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps01-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps01-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps01-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Photograph of the 1993 excavation campaign, sector B.\"><span>Photograph of the 1993 excavation campaign, sector B.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps01.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fotografia campanya d\u2019excavaci\u00f3 de 1993, sector B\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL3BzMDEuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-1d5f560\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-68431c5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps02-667x1024.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Photograph of the 1993 excavation campaign, excavation process.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps02-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps02-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps02-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps02-1001x1536.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Photograph of the 1993 excavation campaign, excavation process.\"><span>Photograph of the 1993 excavation campaign, excavation process.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps02.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fotografia campanya d\u2019excavaci\u00f3 de 1993, proc\u00e9s d\u2019excavaci\u00f3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL3BzMDIuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-1d5f560\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-ea64a83\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps03.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Engraving of a horse head engraved on the rock.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps03.jpg 863w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps03-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Engraving of a horse head engraved on the rock.\"><span>Engraving of a horse head engraved on the rock.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps03.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Representaci\u00f3 d\u2019un cap de cavall gravat sobre la roca\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL3BzMDMuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-1d5f560\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-3c6fa86\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-cavall-862x1024.png\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Tracing of the horse head engraving.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-cavall-862x1024.png 862w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-cavall-253x300.png 253w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-cavall-768x912.png 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-cavall-1294x1536.png 1294w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-cavall-1725x2048.png 1725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Tracing of the horse head engraving.\"><span>Tracing of the horse head engraving.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-cavall-scaled.png\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Calc del gravat del cap de cavall\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2dyYXZhdC1jYXZhbGwtc2NhbGVkLnBuZyJ9\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-1d5f560\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-0a524e3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps05.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Painted meandric sign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps05.jpg 997w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps05-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Painted meandric sign.\"><span>Painted meandric sign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps05.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Signe meandriforme pintat\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL3BzMDUuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-1d5f560\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-73f1a2d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps06-1024x758.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Tracing of the meandric sign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps06-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps06-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps06-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps06.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Tracing of the meandric sign.\"><span>Tracing of the meandric sign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps06.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Calc del signe meandriforme\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL3BzMDYuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-1d5f560\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-92b8fce\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-bou-973x1024.png\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Engraving of a bovid engraved on the rock.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-bou-973x1024.png 973w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-bou-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-bou-768x808.png 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-bou-1459x1536.png 1459w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-bou-1946x2048.png 1946w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Engraving of a bovid engraved on the rock.\"><span>Engraving of a bovid engraved on the rock.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gravat-bou-scaled.png\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Calc del b\u00f2vid\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc4NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2dyYXZhdC1ib3Utc2NhbGVkLnBuZyJ9\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-1d5f560\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-99e0a7b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps09-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Representaci\u00f3 d\u2019un b\u00f2vid gravat sobre la roca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps09-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps09-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps09-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps09.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Representaci\u00f3 d\u2019un b\u00f2vid gravat sobre la roca\"><span>Representaci\u00f3 d\u2019un b\u00f2vid gravat sobre la roca<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps09.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Representaci\u00f3 d\u2019un b\u00f2vid gravat sobre la roca\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL3BzMDkuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-1d5f560\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e91f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"95e91f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"epipaleolitic-mesolitic\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e3e64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29e3e64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97404dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97404dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ca412 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3ca412\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-ad4ecf0-226d930 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"ad4ecf0\">10,000\u20137,000 BCE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"bf8a01a\" class=\"e-bf8a01a-84a0f1d e-heading-base\">2. Epipalaeolithic \u2013 Mesolithic<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4031c4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4031c4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3ae32 elementor-button-info elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea3ae32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"e88e3b7\">The Epipaleolithic-Mesolithic period spans roughly from 10,000 and 7,000 BCE. This post-glacial phase began with a moderate warming of the climate (Pre-Boreal) followed by a temperate climate period, similar to today's, with higher humidity levels (Boreal). The coastline gradually rose to current levels, and much of the landscape became covered with temperate forests. <br><br>Hunting and gathering remained widespread practices. Tool industries shifted: bone and antler tools declined until they disappeared, replaced by a diverse microlaminar lithic repertoire designed for hafting. Notable trends included the consumption of marine resources, the hunting of medium and small animals, and plant gathering.  <br><br>This phase was documented in the Cova de Can Ballester, which sits adjacent to and was interconnected with the Cova de Sant Josep, specifically during the late phase known as the Geometric Mesolithic (8,200\u20137,000 BCE). Regrettably, the archaeological record of Can Ballester was destroyed in the 1970s when it was mechanically emptied without any archaeological oversight, meaning only scattered materials could be salvaged However, an emergency excavation of two small side caves subsequently established the occupation sequence, proving that it was inhabited across multiple historical stages: Epipaleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, and the Iberian Period.  <br><br>Regional studies for this period indicate a non-hierarchical seasonal model characterized by diversified resource exploitation. Groups were highly mobile but operated within small territories, intensively utilizing the resources immediately surrounding their settlement. The occupation of the Cova dels Blaus, located about 5 km from Can Ballester, was also of notable importance during this era. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"e3e4a84\" class=\"e-e3e4a84-d591011 e-heading-base\">Images of the Cova Gran de Can Ballester (Epipalaeolithic)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4775ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-pg-glam\" data-id=\"4775ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pg-glam.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-grid pg-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-48ac246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep01.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\" Layout plan of the Cova de can Ballester, Francesc Gusi and Carme Ol\u00e0ria, 1981.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep01.jpg 650w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep01-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\" Layout plan of the Cova de can Ballester, Francesc Gusi and Carme Ol\u00e0ria, 1981.\"><span> Layout plan of the Cova de can Ballester, Francesc Gusi and Carme Ol\u00e0ria, 1981.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep01.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Planta de la Cova de can Ballester, francesc Gusi i Carme Ol\u00e0ria, 1981\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM1MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VwMDEuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-4775ffe\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-aee18fd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep02-1024x1014.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Photograph of the entrance to the Cova de Can Ballester in the 1970s.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep02-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep02-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep02-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Photograph of the entrance to the Cova de Can Ballester in the 1970s.\"><span>Photograph of the entrance to the Cova de Can Ballester in the 1970s.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep02.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fotografia de l\u2019acc\u00e9s a la Cova de can Ballester als anys 70.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VwMDIuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-4775ffe\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-6ef0e29\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep03.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Covacho 1 (Small Cave 1).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep03.jpg 448w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep03-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Covacho 1 (Small Cave 1).\"><span>Covacho 1 (Small Cave 1).<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep03.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Covacho 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VwMDMuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-4775ffe\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-c451245\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep04-681x1024.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Bone fragment decorated with incisions.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep04-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep04-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep04-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep04-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Bone fragment decorated with incisions.\"><span>Bone fragment decorated with incisions.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ep04.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fragment d\u2019os decorat amb incisions\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM1NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VwMDQuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-4775ffe\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d865ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d865ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"neolitic-calcolitic\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7446948 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7446948\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313cab9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"313cab9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98a068 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d98a068\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-e9de437-ff3f693 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"e9de437\">6,000\u20132,000 BCE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"9771211\" class=\"e-9771211-44db8b5 e-heading-base\">3. Neolithic \u2013 Chalcolithic<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491110b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"491110b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2bb16 elementor-button-info elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8d2bb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"5e0cbde\">The Neolithic is known as the era when agriculture and livestock farming became established in a territory. It is now recognized that this process occurred independently across different parts of the globe where ideal conditions existed. It was a slow transition taking place between 6,000 and 3,400 BCE. The Neolithic brought major technological and economic innovations, introducing food production systems alongside new materials like pottery and polished stone.  <br><br>The Cova Gran de Can Ballester is one of the most important Neolithic sites between the Millars and Pal\u00e0ncia river valleys. Recent studies of materials recovered during the 1970s interventions have identified pottery decorated in various styles, including cardial impressions made with shells, gradina comb-patterns, and incised-impressed motifs, all dating back to the Early Neolithic (between 5,600 and 4,500 BCE).Concurrently, lithic industries remained in use, yielding scrapers, blades, and burins knapped from flint, alongside worked bone items, primarily awls and necklace beads. <br><br>During the Eneolithic or Chalcolithic (3,000\u20132,000 BCE), several changes occurred in pottery production. Open-air settlements increased, and the use of caves as collective burial sites became widespread, a ritual practice exemplified at the Cova dels Blaus. The use of metals, specifically copper, also began during this era. The Cova de Can Ballester continued to be occupied as a living space during this period.  <br><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"ff5c3a5\" class=\"e-ff5c3a5-a671dcc e-heading-base\">Images of the Neolithic \u2013 Chalcolithic<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec051d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pg-glam\" data-id=\"ec051d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pg-glam.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-grid pg-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-48ac246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc01-1024x918.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Polished stone axe recovered in the village of Sant Josep, possibly from the Cova de Sant Josep or from Can Ballester\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc01-1024x918.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc01-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc01-768x689.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Polished stone axe recovered in the village of Sant Josep, possibly from the Cova de Sant Josep or from Can Ballester\"><span>Polished stone axe recovered in the village of Sant Josep, possibly from the Cova de Sant Josep or from Can Ballester<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc01.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Aixa de pedra polida recuperada al Poblat de Sant Josep, possiblement procedent de de la Cova de Sant Josep o de can Ballester\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL25jMDEuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-ec051d6\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-19f5d57\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc02-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Carved and polished bone pendant from the Cova de Sant Josep.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Carved and polished bone pendant from the Cova de Sant Josep.\"><span>Carved and polished bone pendant from the Cova de Sant Josep.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc02.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Penjoll d\u2019os tallat i polit, procedent de la Cova de sant Josep\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM2MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL25jMDIuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-ec051d6\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-df7aec0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc03.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Chalcolithic bone button documented in the excavations of the Poblat de Sant Josep, probably originally from the Cova de Sant Josep or Can Ballester.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Chalcolithic bone button documented in the excavations of the Poblat de Sant Josep, probably originally from the Cova de Sant Josep or Can Ballester.\"><span>Chalcolithic bone button documented in the excavations of the Poblat de Sant Josep, probably originally from the Cova de Sant Josep or Can Ballester.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc03.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bot\u00f3 d\u2019os calcol\u00edtic documentat en les excavacions del Poblat de Sant Josep, probablement procedent de la Cova de Sant Josep o de can Ballester I\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM2MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL25jMDMuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-ec051d6\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-e5efe6d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc04-1024x713.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Multiple Chalcolithic burial at the Cova dels Blaus, 1995 excavation campaign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc04-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc04-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc04-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Multiple Chalcolithic burial at the Cova dels Blaus, 1995 excavation campaign.\"><span>Multiple Chalcolithic burial at the Cova dels Blaus, 1995 excavation campaign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc04.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Enterrament m\u00faltiple calcol\u00edtic de la Cova dels Blaus, campanya d\u2019excavaci\u00f3 de 1995\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM2MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL25jMDQuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-ec051d6\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-292cff4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc05-1024x823.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Chalcolithic lithic industry from the Cova dels Blaus, 1995 excavation campaign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc05-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc05-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc05-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc05.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Chalcolithic lithic industry from the Cova dels Blaus, 1995 excavation campaign.\"><span>Chalcolithic lithic industry from the Cova dels Blaus, 1995 excavation campaign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nc05.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ind\u00fastria l\u00edtica calcol\u00edtica de la Cova dels Blaus, campanya d\u2019excavaci\u00f3 de 1995\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM2NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL25jMDUuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-ec051d6\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c8c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"65c8c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"edat-del-bronze\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e05da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9e05da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a966a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7a966a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2b4b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a2b4b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-d87e0da-2eed8ed e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"d87e0da\">2nd millennium BCE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"0a036f4\" class=\"e-0a036f4-db279e0 e-heading-base\">4. Bronze Age<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f55c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3f55c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd00ae elementor-button-info elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5fd00ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"6cde09b\">The Bronze Age developed during the 2nd millennium BCE. Regional studies of the area between the Millars and Pal\u00e0ncia rivers confirm a shift in settlement patterns: populations moved from plains and valleys to establish themselves on hilltops, likely due to the emergence of new territorial management models. An established territorial organization is visible, structured around areas where settlements concentrated. <br><br>At the most thoroughly studied sites, the economic base consisted of cereal farming\u2014with some irrigated plots\u2014alongside sheep and goat herding. Pigs were also present, while oxen and horses were used as draft and pack animals. Although hunting helped supplement the diet, the archaeological record displays remains of wild goats, deer, and rabbits. Metal objects were already known by this time. Burials continued to take place in multiple-inhumation caves located in areas surrounding the settlements.   <br><br>At the Cova de Sant Josep, an occupation from the early stages of the Bronze Age was documented. It was likely during this phase that a ceramic vessel was hidden within a difficult-to-access crevice, which was discovered during a cave exploration in 2020. Overall, the Bronze Age within the current municipal boundaries of La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3 is characterized by the appearance of a large number of settlements grouped across five distinct zones. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"a2911a2\" class=\"e-a2911a2-f9f9f70 e-heading-base\">Images of the Bronze Age<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f3c1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-pg-glam\" data-id=\"14f3c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pg-glam.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-grid pg-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-48ac246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1006\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/br01-1024x1006.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Ceramic vessel from the Cova de Sant Josep.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/br01-1024x1006.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/br01-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/br01-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/br01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Ceramic vessel from the Cova de Sant Josep.\"><span>Ceramic vessel from the Cova de Sant Josep.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/br01.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Vas de cer\u00e0mica de la Cova de Sant Josep\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM3MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2JyMDEuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-14f3c1b\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1844949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1844949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ferro-antic\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9145d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d9145d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e75737 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e75737\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccad75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ccad75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-65deb7a-2027e9a e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"65deb7a\">8th\u20136th centuries BCE <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"edacca0\" class=\"e-edacca0-bf39a4b e-heading-base\">5. Early Iron Age<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d42580 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d42580\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d7cd0 elementor-button-info elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"24d7cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"5aa6f38\">The Early Iron Age spans from the mid-8th century BCE to the mid-6th century BCE. This phase underwent a series of transformations brought about by the introduction of new materials, such as iron metallurgy and the potter's wheel, resulting from contact with Mediterranean peoples\u2014especially the Phoenicians, who settled in the southeastern Iberian Peninsula. It was during this period that the occupation of the summit of the Sant Josep hill began. Recent excavations have documented an initial phase characterized by the construction of houses on the summit and eastern slope, as well as a tower on the western slope, which provided visual control over the course of the Belcaire River toward the interior of the Serra d'Espad\u00e0 and across the valley toward the coastal plain.  <br><br>However, the most important site from this period in La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3 is the Poblat de la Torrassa, strategically located near of several copper, lead, and iron mines, such as the Campoy mines hill. Notable too is the presence of Phoenician pottery at these sites, which provides clear evidence of commercial exchange with populations settled in the southeastern peninsula. <br><br>This phase may also be represented at the Cova dels Orgues, located on the western slope of the hill. In the archaeological excavation carried out in 1994 at the cave entrance, three occupation phases were documented. The most recent belong to the Iberian period, while the oldest is characterized by handmade pottery, which could correspond to the Late Bronze Age or the Early Iron Age. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"740ef77\" class=\"e-740ef77-cce6c84 e-heading-base\">Images of the Early Iron Age<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997a950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pg-glam\" data-id=\"997a950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pg-glam.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-grid pg-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-48ac246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa01-1005x1024.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Floor plan and elevation of the Cova dels Orgues, Espeleoclub la Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, 2018.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa01-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa01-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa01-768x783.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Floor plan and elevation of the Cova dels Orgues, Espeleoclub la Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, 2018.\"><span>Floor plan and elevation of the Cova dels Orgues, Espeleoclub la Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, 2018.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa01.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Planta i al\u00e7at de la Cova dels Orgues, espeleoclub la Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, 2018\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM3NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2ZhMDEuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-997a950\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-c614a23\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa02-1024x667.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Excavation of the entrance to the Cova dels Orgues, 1994 campaign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa02-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa02-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa02-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Excavation of the entrance to the Cova dels Orgues, 1994 campaign.\"><span>Excavation of the entrance to the Cova dels Orgues, 1994 campaign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fa02.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Excavaci\u00f3 de l\u2019acc\u00e9s a la Cova dels Orgues, campanya de 1994\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM3NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2ZhMDIuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-997a950\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556f92c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"556f92c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"epoca-iberica\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060aa23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"060aa23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf724b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bf724b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fdd866 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fdd866\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-529442e-9b9c033 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"529442e\">6th\u20131st centuries BCE <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"386afa6\" class=\"e-386afa6-d61f1d4 e-heading-base\">6. Iberian Period<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05f3e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f05f3e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8f163 elementor-button-info elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5e8f163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"e885a29\">Iberian culture developed along the Mediterranean coast and the southern Iberian Peninsula between the mid-6th century BCE and the 1st century BCE. Historical sources refer to different tribes that were likely organized around cities that controlled specific territories, which in turn included smaller settlements. It was a complex society with an economy specialized in activities like agriculture, livestock herding, craftsmanship, and trade.  <br><br>Studies carried out on this period suggest that within the present-day boundaries of La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, there was a central city, Punta d'Orlell, which acted as the hub of territorial organization. One of the most important secondary sites within this territory was the Poblat de Sant Josep\u2014a small oppidum (fortified town) with a defensive system consisting of a wall reinforced by three towers, though the caves on the western slope, mainly the Cova de Can Ballester, were also used. The interior urban layout was distributed across different terraces where blocks of houses were grouped, separated by narrow streets that fitted with steps to adapt to the uneven terrain. The site was occupied throughout the entire Iberian period, undergoing several phases of urban renovation and expansion, most notably one at the end of the 3rd century BCE, to which the best-preserved structures visible today belong.   <br><br>Archaeological excavations at the site have identified its main economic activities: agriculture, livestock farming, textile production, metallurgy, and trade.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"fdb0e6f\" class=\"e-fdb0e6f-b4b34ff e-heading-base\">Images of the Iberian Period<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0ec94d elementor-widget elementor-widget-pg-glam\" data-id=\"b0ec94d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pg-glam.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-grid pg-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-48ac246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei01-1024x644.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Sector 1 - Poblat de sant Josep, campaign of 2025 -2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei01-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei01-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei01-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Sector 1 - Poblat de sant Josep, campaign of 2025 -2026\"><span>Sector 1 - Poblat de sant Josep, campaign of 2025 -2026<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei01.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Poblat de sant Josep, campanya de 2025 -2026\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VpMDEuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-b0ec94d\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-1993649\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei02-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Eastern wall, 2016 campaign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Eastern wall, 2016 campaign.\"><span>Eastern wall, 2016 campaign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei02.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Muralla est, campanya de 2016\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VpMDIuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-b0ec94d\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-1123bab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei03-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Access to the site located in the southern sector of the eastern wall, 2014 campaign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei03-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Access to the site located in the southern sector of the eastern wall, 2014 campaign.\"><span>Access to the site located in the southern sector of the eastern wall, 2014 campaign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei03.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Acc\u00e9s al Poblat situat al tram sud de la muralla est, campanya de 2014\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VpMDMuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-b0ec94d\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-017ff43\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei04-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Northern wall and Tower 3, 2019 campaign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Northern wall and Tower 3, 2019 campaign.\"><span>Northern wall and Tower 3, 2019 campaign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei04.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Muralla nord i torre 3, campanya de 2019\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VpMDQuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-b0ec94d\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-ed435ae\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei05-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Street 3, northern wall, and Room 17, 2021 campaign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei05.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Street 3, northern wall, and Room 17, 2021 campaign.\"><span>Street 3, northern wall, and Room 17, 2021 campaign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ei05.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Carrer 3, muralla nord i departament 17, campanya de 2021\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VpMDUuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-b0ec94d\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5953387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5953387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"epoca-romana\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ba797 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22ba797\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a28453 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a28453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f88528 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f88528\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-2850285-a540926 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"2850285\">Romanisation and Late Empire<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"86c0157\" class=\"e-86c0157-0f99ed2 e-heading-base\">7. Roman Period<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b3c2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6b3c2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b211e elementor-button-info elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"17b211e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"2f7b218\">With the Romanization of present-day La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, the population shifted from the hilltops to the plains, where various villas dedicated to agricultural and livestock production were established\u2014such as the Villa d\u2019Uix\u00f3 or the Villa de Orlell, both linked to the agricultural territory of the city of Saguntum. Food processing and pottery production were also carried out at these villas. One significant find is the ritual deposit of Pipa, documented in a crevice on the cliff face of the mountain opposite Sant Josep hill. Consisting of many oil lamps, it may be associated with a cult devoted to nature.  <br><br>The Sant Josep hill ceased to be permanently occupied, though it was frequently visited, as demonstrated by the archaeological materials documented at the site. It was not until the Late Roman Imperial period that a permanent settlement was re-established there. This caused the destruction of parts of the Iberian-era buildings and led to the reuse of certain structures, such as the northern wall, which was reinforced to create an entrance gate. Storehouses and open-air spaces used for various activities have been documented, highlighting the existence of a metallurgical furnace where iron and bronze objects were produced. Although the structures from this phase are poorly preserved, the high quality of the ceramic, metallic, stone, and worked bone materials confirms the site\u2019s importance as one of the most significant archaeological contexts of this period in the Plana Baixa region.   <br><br>However, the most outstanding Roman engineering achievement is the construction of the aqueduct\u2014 known as the Sant Josep Aqueduct or the S\u00e9quia Major. This channel carried water from the Sant Josep Spring to the inhabited and agricultural areas located to the east. The exact route during the Roman era remains unknown; only the remains of the bridge crossing the Aigualit ravine, east of the Sant Josep hill, have been documented. Although the bridge was renovated during the Middle Ages, the semicircular arches on its sides date back to this initial Roman construction.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"15efe20\" class=\"e-15efe20-53b1333 e-heading-base\">Images of the Roman Period<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7191c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pg-glam\" data-id=\"d7191c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pg-glam.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-grid pg-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-48ac246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er01-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Storehouse from the Late Roman Imperial period at the Sant Josep Archaeological Site, 2019 campaign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Storehouse from the Late Roman Imperial period at the Sant Josep Archaeological Site, 2019 campaign.\"><span>Storehouse from the Late Roman Imperial period at the Sant Josep Archaeological Site, 2019 campaign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er01.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Magatzem d\u2019\u00e8poca Baix Imperial del Poblat de Sant Josep, campanya de 2019.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VyMDEuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-d7191c5\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-7620365\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er02-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Depiction of a figure from Roman mythology on carved and polished bone, from the Sant Josep Archaeological Site, 1976 excavation; preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts of Castell\u00f3.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Depiction of a figure from Roman mythology on carved and polished bone, from the Sant Josep Archaeological Site, 1976 excavation; preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts of Castell\u00f3.\"><span>Depiction of a figure from Roman mythology on carved and polished bone, from the Sant Josep Archaeological Site, 1976 excavation; preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts of Castell\u00f3.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er02.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Representaci\u00f3 d\u2019un personatge de la mitologia romana sobre os tallat i polit, del Poblat de Sant Josep, excavaci\u00f3 de 1976, es conserva al Museu de Belles Arts de Castell\u00f3.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VyMDIuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-d7191c5\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-ec09458\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er04.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Pipa Mountain.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er04.jpg 964w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er04-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er04-768x415.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Pipa Mountain.\"><span>Pipa Mountain.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er04.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Muntanya de Pipa.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VyMDQuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-d7191c5\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325d7f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"325d7f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"edat-mitjana\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9100e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d9100e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d742573 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d742573\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19cca9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c19cca9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-fd9dadd-fc475b6 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"fd9dadd\">9th\u201310th centuries<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"9a99794\" class=\"e-9a99794-4afb39f e-heading-base\">8. Middle Ages<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-887113a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"887113a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a983aa elementor-button-info elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9a983aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"376c744\">The strategic location of the Sant Josep hill influenced its occupation during the Andalusi period. A small alquer\u00eda (rural hamlet) was established over the Roman and Iberian remains, occupied between the 9th and 10th centuries. This represents the oldest Andalusi settlement in La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, alongside the Uix\u00f3 Castle or Hisn de Sh\u00fbn. Archaeological excavations have revealed a small hamlet of humble houses distributed across the summit and the eastern slope of the hill, yielding few movable finds but some in an excellent state of preservation, including jars, cooking pots, weaving tools, and other objects of daily life.  <br><br>The Sant Josep Aqueduct, built in Roman times, was renovated and remained in use, becoming the axis around which the local settlements were distributed. The alquer\u00edas of L\u2019Alc\u00fadia, Benigafull, Seneja, Benissahat, Seneta, and Benigasl\u00f3\u2014which would later form the aljama (Moorish community) of Uix\u00f3 and form the origin of the city's current urban center\u2014settled from east to west along the S\u00e9quia Major. The water transported by the canal powered millstones, irrigated orchards, and supplied public baths.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"17fc20e\" class=\"e-17fc20e-13071a5 e-heading-base\">Images of the Middle Ages<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44b55d elementor-widget elementor-widget-pg-glam\" data-id=\"c44b55d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pg-glam.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-grid pg-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-50b8459\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em02-1024x769.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Andalusi materials documented at the Sant Josep Archaeological Site, 2025 campaign.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em02-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em02-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Andalusi materials documented at the Sant Josep Archaeological Site, 2025 campaign.\"><span>Andalusi materials documented at the Sant Josep Archaeological Site, 2025 campaign.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em02.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"em02\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VtMDIuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-c44b55d\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-0e387b9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er03-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Sant Josep Aqueduct bridge over the Aigualit ravine.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Sant Josep Aqueduct bridge over the Aigualit ravine.\"><span>Sant Josep Aqueduct bridge over the Aigualit ravine.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/er03.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Aq\u00fceducte de Sant Josep, pont sobre el barranc de l\u2019Aigualit.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VyMDMuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-c44b55d\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-6db68c8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em04-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"L&#039;Alc\u00fadia aqueduct bridge.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em04-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em04-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em04-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"L'Alc\u00fadia aqueduct bridge.\"><span>L'Alc\u00fadia aqueduct bridge.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em04.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Pont aq\u00fceducte de l\u2019Alc\u00fadia.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQwMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VtMDQuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-c44b55d\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-ccada36\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em05-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Secondary branch (fillola) of the S\u00e9quia Major that supplied water to the Mol\u00ed Xiquet (Xiquet Mill).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em05-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em05-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em05-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em05.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Secondary branch (fillola) of the S\u00e9quia Major that supplied water to the Mol\u00ed Xiquet (Xiquet Mill).\"><span>Secondary branch (fillola) of the S\u00e9quia Major that supplied water to the Mol\u00ed Xiquet (Xiquet Mill).<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em05.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fillola de la S\u00e9quia Major que portava l\u2019aigua fins al Mol\u00ed Xiquet.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQwMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VtMDUuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-c44b55d\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a0975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"47a0975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"edat-moderna\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa248d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfa248d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4276dcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4276dcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82dcfa0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82dcfa0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-9c81674-ecf5b7b e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"9c81674\">1609 and 17th\u201318th centuries<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"16b32c0\" class=\"e-16b32c0-37689e3 e-heading-base\">9. Early Modern Period<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e4366 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92e4366\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc0aac9 elementor-button-info elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cc0aac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"fc09cd8\">Following the expulsion of the Moriscos from La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3 in 1609, the rural hamlets were abandoned. During the 17th century, the Christian population gradually settled in the existing houses and resumed the cultivation of the previously abandoned land. The 17th and 18th centuries witnessed significant urban transformation, construction of new buildings being constructed\u2014mainly religious ones, such as the Assumpci\u00f3 and \u00c0ngel churches, but also hermitages like the Sant Josep or Sagrada Fam\u00edlia Hermitage, built at the northernmost edge of the Sant Josep hill. <br><br>From this period onward, the Sant Josep hill was used for agricultural purposes. The terracing of the slopes allowed for the development of dryland farming, dominated by olive and carob trees.<br><br>Meanwhile, the water from the spring continued to flow through the S\u00e9quia Major, supplying the cisterns of Benigafull and the Pla\u00e7a de l\u2019Assumpci\u00f3.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"500e044\" class=\"e-500e044-ffb25d4 e-heading-base\">Images of the Early Modern Period<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae62588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pg-glam\" data-id=\"ae62588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pg-glam.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-grid pg-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-48ac246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em01-1024x649.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"The hermitage of Sant Josep or the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, early 20th century\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em01-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em01-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em01-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"The hermitage of Sant Josep or the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, early 20th century\"><span>The hermitage of Sant Josep or the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, early 20th century<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/em01.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Nivell d\u2019ocupaci\u00f3 d\u2019una casa andalusina del Poblat de Sant Josep, campanya de 2022\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VtMDEuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-ae62588\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d911eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d911eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"epoca-contemporania\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d84f4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d84f4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e1924 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52e1924\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7d023 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee7d023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-e711789-afc52d5 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"e711789\">20th century \u2013 present day <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"187cf83\" class=\"e-187cf83-c0a0764 e-heading-base\">10. Contemporary Period<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61bcb65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61bcb65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56846e1 elementor-button-info elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56846e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"563e965\">In contemporary times, the hill and the Sant Josep Spring became a recreational area and a meeting point where families and groups of friends would gather to stroll, have a snack, or enjoy lunch, especially during Easter and during the festivities of Sant Josep and the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia. It also became popular summer holiday destination, leading to the construction of second homes. In addition, sports and leisure facilities were developed, such as the municipal swimming pool, and tourist visits began and continue to this day.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"5873b4a\" class=\"e-5873b4a-e3149d3 e-heading-base\">Images of the Contemporary Period<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491d7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pg-glam\" data-id=\"491d7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pg-glam.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-grid pg-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-48ac246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec01-1024x617.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Hermitage of the Holy Family, mid-20th century\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec01-1024x617.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec01-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec01-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Hermitage of the Holy Family, mid-20th century\"><span>Hermitage of the Holy Family, mid-20th century<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec01.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ermita de la Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, mitjans del segle XX\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VjMDEuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-491d7a9\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-8c2450c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec02-1024x656.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Houses located next to the Font de Sant Josep, mid-20th century\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec02-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec02-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec02-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Houses located next to the Font de Sant Josep, mid-20th century\"><span>Houses located next to the Font de Sant Josep, mid-20th century<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec02.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Casetes situades junt a la Font de Sant Josep, mitjans del segle XX\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VjMDIuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-491d7a9\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-2f44707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec03-1024x646.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Inauguration of the municipal swimming pool, 1961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec03-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec03-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec03-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Inauguration of the municipal swimming pool, 1961\"><span>Inauguration of the municipal swimming pool, 1961<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec03.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Inauguraci\u00f3 de la piscina municipal, any 1961\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BvYmxhdHNhbnRqb3NlcC5lc1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2VjMDMuanBnIn0%3D\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"pg-glam-491d7a9\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-item pg-item elementor-repeater-item-49b065e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-image-wrap bdt-pg-img-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec04-1024x659.jpg\" class=\"pg-glam-img\" alt=\"Inauguration of the municipal swimming pool, 1961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec04-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec04-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec04-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pg-glam-title\" data-title=\"Inauguration of the municipal swimming pool, 1961\"><span>Inauguration of the municipal swimming pool, 1961<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/poblatsantjosep.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ec04.jpg\" class=\"pg-open-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Inauguraci\u00f3 de la piscina municipal, any 1961\" 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