Few weeks ago we already reported the project we are working on together with Patrimonio Inteligente at the site of Ca l’Estrada 2 (Canovelles, Barcelona). Since then a very well preserved Neolithic settlement has been uncovered. The 6000 year old remains consist of two huts with a pebble-made base, fire pits (perhaps ovens or kilns) and a funerary area where two burials have been found. This findings make this site one of the best preserved outdoor settlements from the Early Neolithic in Catalonia. At the same archaeolgical site a small medieval settlement was uncovered. Some silos for grain storage, from the 11th and 12th centuries were found.

ROIG J. (2011): “Vilatges i assentaments pagesos de l’Antiguitat Tardana als territoria de Barcino i Egara (Depressió Litoral i Prelitoral): Caracterització del poblament rural entre els ss. V–VIII”, Actes del IV Congrés d’Arqueologia Medieval i Moderna a Catalunya, Tarragona del 10 al 13 de juny de 2010, Ajuntament de Tarragona, ACRAM, Tarragona, 2011, Volum I, p. 227-250. More papers from the IV Congrés d’Arqueologia Medieval i Moderna a Catalunya by Arrago.

ROIG, J; COLL, J.M. (2015): “L’assentament del neolític dels Horts de Can Torras i la Plaça Major de Castellar del Vallès: Les sitges, les sepultures i el material arqueològic”. Recerca, 8. Castellar del Vallès, abril 2015. Pàg. 25 – 37.  

Aproach to the archaeological excavation at Santa Santa Maria del Puig de la Creu’s Church (Castellar del Vallès, Vallès Occ., Barcelona) done in 2013. ROIG, J. (2015): “La intervenció arqueològica a l’església de Santa Maria del Puig de la Creu (Castellar del Vallès, Vallès Occ.)” Recerca, 8. Castellar del Vallès, abril 2015. Pàg. 17-24.  

With this paper we introduce the results of the excavations carried out in 2008 and 2011 inside the church, and the consequent historical study set made from all the generated information and data. With it, we can explain all the historical and chronological sequence of Santiga from Roman times to the present, this is almost 2000 years of historical evolution. ROIG J. – COLL J. M., (2011): “Evolució històrica i arqueològica de Santa Maria l’Antiga (Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Vallès Occ.): de la vil·la romana a la parròquia medieval i moderna. 2000 anys d’història”, L’Ordit nº 4, CREM, Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, 2011, p. 29-66.

The Can Gambús-1 necropolis has 47 monumental or complex-type pit graves, with diverse funerary structures and rich and varied grave goods, with only adult individuals found. These unusual features have contributed definitively to the typology of the pit graves, with original contributions on their construction process and covering systems, reuse and plundering as well as the presence of funerary artefacts made of perishable materials. Differences were also observed between the constructions and the composition of the grave goods that may indicate some social differentiation among the individuals buried in the necropolis. ROIG, J. – J.M. COLL. (2010): “La necròpolis del neolític mitjà de Can Gambús-1 (Sabadell, Vallès Occidental): nova tipologia dels sepulcres de fossa i pràctiques funeràries durant el IV mil·lenni Cal BC a Catalunya”, Cypsela nº 18, p. 93-122.

In this article you will find the latest results of the excavations on the site Plaça Major de Castellar del Vallès (Castellar del Vallès, Barcelona). It includes a neolithic settlement (silos and grave pit), parts of a late roman villae and a rural settlement from the late antiquity  (5th – 7th c.) with sunken huts, silos and necropolis and with a very wide ceramic and glass collection. ROIG, J. – COLL, J.M., (2010): “El jaciment de la Plaça Major de Castellar del Vallès (Vallès Occidental): L’assentament del Neolític i el vilatge de l’antiguitat tardana”, Tribuna d’Arqueologia 2008-2009, Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, p.187-220.  

ROIG, J. – COLL, J.M. (2013), “Los palatia altomedievales del Vallés (siglos X-XI): la aportación de la arqueología”, BALLESTÍN, X. – PASTOR, E. Lo que vino de Oriente. Horizontes, praxis y dimensión material de los sitemas de dominación fiscal en Al-Andalus (ss. VII – IX). BAR International Series 2525. Archaeopress, Oxford.

ROIG, J. – COLL, J.M. (2012), La intervenció arqueològica a Sant Pau de Riu-sec 2007-2008 (Sabadell, Vallès Occ.): la vil·la romana, l’assentament d’època carolíngia i la parròquia i granja templera medievals, Arqueologia Medieval, 6-7 (2010-2012), Acram, Barcelona, 2012, p.24-41.  Further information onthe site, here.

In this paper we deal with the Neolithic burials at the site of Can Gambús-1, belonging of the so called “Cultura de los Sepulcros de Fosa” (from end of the fifth to the beginning of the fourth millennia cal BC). The main aim is to present new data on the procedures of excavation of the pits, the materials used in the covering of the graves and the treatment given to some of the corpses. The detailed archaeological reconstruction of the funerary behaviour has been possible thanks to the exceptional preservation of the graves and the rigorous process of archaeological excavation. Likewise, the grave goods recovered in the burials are presented. Their quantity and quality is outstanding compared with other similar funerary contexts. ROIG, J. – COLL, J. M. – GIBAJA, J.F. – CHAMBON, P. – VILLAR, V. – RUIZ, J. – TERRADAS, X. – SUBIRÀ, M.E. (2010): “La necrópolis de Can Gambús-1 (Sabadell, Barcelona). Nuevos conocimientos sobre las prácticas funerari