Our ancestors the iberians

In chic and expensive Ile Saint Louis, in Paris (France), there's a restaurant called "Nos ancetres les gaulois". It's a different concept of french restaurant where you can eat wild boars and drink wine in horns like Asterix and their friends but paying then a bill like a XXIst century parisian.

Its location, in one of the most romantic and special places at the heart of french capital might show how the french love everything related to their history prior the arrival of the Roman Empire.

Quite surprisingly, another proud mediterranean people, the Spanish and the Catalans, do not know so well their preroman history. Maybe this is because we didn't have an Asterix comic, maybe it's because Julius Caesar did not write so much on his war in Hispania as he did in his war in Gaul (Current France).

The fact is that most spaniards, catalans and inhabitants of Terres de l'Ebre when asked what do they know about iberian culture all what they might answer you just that there's a statue called "Dama d'Elx" and, if lucky, they could even point you out the location of any settlement like Ullastret in Empordà area or castellet de Banyoles in Tivissa (Ribera d'Ebre).

Very few know that the well settled tradition of "Bou Embolat" may have its origins when 2500 years ago, as the carthagians leaded by Amilcar landed in current Alacant and Santa Pola area (Southern Valencian country), the iberian tribe of Elx received them attacking with a bull with fire in their horns.

The mighty carthagians fleed for the first occasion scared by the brave animal who seemed to came directly from hell but at their second try they knew what was happening and they were not so scared.

During first weekend of october the inhabitants of Terres de l'Ebre have the chance to approach themselves to Iberian traditions and cultures in the four iberian archeological settlements in Terres de l'Ebre, Alcanar, Vinebre, Tivissa and Gandesa. There will be guided tours, gastronomy, iberian crafrt markets and you can even learn how to write using the iberian alphabet.

And in Alcanar activities already start this weekend with the iberian market.

Do not miss this opportunity to learn a little bit about our ancestors!