Friends and colleagues: Descend into Roman minesin northern Spain in the November edition of Strata: Portraits of Humanity,available online and on TV.
In this episode we present “Metalla Oiassonis,”a film from Felix Ugarte Elkartea of Spain introducing us to the complex worldof the ancient mining that the Romans developed at the ancient port city ofOiasso, located within the modern city today named Irun in Spanish and Gipuzkoain Basque, in Spain near the French border. In the western foothills ofthe Pyrenees and the next to the Bay of Biscay stands the granite massif calledAiako Harria in Basque and Peñas de Aya in Spanish. On these slopes oneof the chief mining centers of the Iberian Peninsula lasted until modern times.
Unlike any other show available anywhere, Stratais a fresh monthly showcase for unique, captivating and diverse stories aboutour cultural heritage from an archaeological perspective. Check it out!
You can see the November 2014 edition of thismonthly half-hour show on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, TheArchaeology Channel (http://www.archaeologychannel.org)as well as on cable TV in cities across the US. Strata program detailscan be found at http://www.archaeologychannel.org/video-guide/strata-portraits-of-humanity. The growing list of cable TV stations carrying the show is available at http://www.archaeologychannel.org/video-guide/strata-portraits-of-humanity/184-additional-articles/1963-strata-portraits-of-humanity-on-cable-tv. They include placement in the local on-demand menu of Comcast cable in Oregonand Washington.
This and other programs are available on TAC foryour use and enjoyment. We urge you to support this public service byparticipating in our Membership (http://www.archaeologychannel.org/support-guide/membership-program/become-a-member)and Underwriting (http://www.archaeologychannel.org/support-guide/underwriting-program)programs. Only with your help can we continue and enhance our nonprofitpublic-education and visitor-supported programming. We also welcome newcontent partners as we reach out to the world community.
Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org
Melisa McChesney
Executive Assistant
Archaeological Legacy Institute
