Activities and Services
In this section, you will find all the research and dissemination activities that the Archaeological Museum of L’Esquerda and L’Esquerda Private Foundation program throughout the year: conferences, exhibitions, excavation campaigns, courses, guided visits, etc.
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Hints to make history. Archaeological materials from L'Esquerda Archaeological Site
Ceramics from the 8th century BC, Greek, Iberian, and Mediaeval pottery, iron tools and objects made of other metals; pieces for decorating people, weapons, and also pieces of games; all these materials tell us about the life of the people who lived at L’Esquerda. Now we can see it in the permanent exhibition of the museum: "Roda, the fortress of the Ter", with interactive audiovisuals that show the evolution of the archaeological site to play with history.
This visit complements the visit to the archaeological site of L’Esquerda.
Grades: Primary and Secondary
Duration: 1:30 h
Minimum and maximum: from 10 to 20 students
Price: €5.
Closing dates: Mondays
Services: picnic area, free car park, children's playground
Didactic material: didactic dossier Museum (in Catalan)
The construction of a Carolingian wooden tower: a didactic proposal
A new interdisciplinary didactic proposal, based on experimental archaeology, which allows students to work on content from different subjects taught in schools.
We will reproduce the steps that the ancient builders had to take to erect a watchtower: getting to know the territory to locate it, getting to know the tools and materials, solving simple mathematical problems such as equivalences in ancient measurements, height calculations, scales, etc., and finally ending up by building a 1:10 scale model of the Carolingian tower of L’Esquerda.
Material: didactic dossier "The construction of a wooden Carolingian tower: a didactic proposal" (in Catalan)
Instructors: depending on the number of people.
Days and times when the activity can be carried out: except Mondays, every day of the week. It is preferable to visit in the morning; if it is the afternoon, the timetable can be adapted.
Duration: 2,5 h.
Price: 5 €
To book: tel. 93 854 02 71 /
VISIT 1
L'ESQUERDA: IBERIAN AND MEDIAEVAL SETTLEMENT. A JOURNEY THROUGH 2500 YEARS OF HISTORY
A tour through all the periods of the Esquerda archaeological site. Introduction to the world of archaeological work at the Archaeological Museum of L’Esquerda and visit the site of L’Esquerda following a well-signposted route with information points that include restitution of the main structures of the site: fortification, streets, and workshops from the Iberian period; church, cemetery, square, barn and Mediaeval smithies.
Material: didactic dossier "L’Esquerda, an Iberian and Mediaeval site in the heart of the Osona region" (in Catalan)
Instructors: depending on the number of people.
Days and times when the activity can be carried out: except Mondays, every day of the week. It is preferable to visit in the morning; if it is the afternoon, the timetable can be adapted.
Duration: 2,5 h.
Price: 5 €
To book: tel. 93 854 02 71 /
VISIT 2
THE BLACKSMITH'S TRADE IN THE MEDIAEVAL WORLD
At the site of L’Esquerda, the remains of a Mediaeval smithy were excavated, and it was possible to document the tools that were used and the type of forge used to forge iron. At the ÀREA (Area of Experimental Archaeological Research) of L’Esquerda, we have reproduced a very simple Mediaeval forge used to make different iron tools.
Material: general leaflet of the archaeological site
Instructors: depending on the number of people.
Days and times when the activity can be carried out: except Mondays, every day of the week. It is preferable to visit in the morning; if it is the afternoon, the timetable can be adapted.
Duration: 2,5 h.
Price: 5 €
To book: tel. 93 854 02 71 /
VISIT 3
ENTER INTO A MEDIAEVAL BARN AT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AREA AT L'ESQUERDA
The Archaeological Experimental Research Area of L’Esquerda is an open-air laboratory where research is carried out into Mediaeval agriculture: the farming systems, the species cultivated, and the tools that were used. Research is also carried out on storage systems: silos and a barn, built on the basis of the data provided by archaeology.
Material: general leaflet of the archaeological site
Instructors: depending on the number of people.
Days and times when the activity can be carried out: except Mondays, every day of the week. It is preferable to visit in the morning; if it is the afternoon, the timetable can be adapted.
Duration: 2,5 h.
Price: 5 €
To book: tel. 93 854 02 71 /
VISIT 4
THE FABULOUS STORIES OF L'ESQUERDA. TOLD BY FLODUC THE JESTER
Using different visual resources, a very curious jester tells all the stories he knows about L’Esquerda and the people who used to live there.
Activity for families!!
Days and times when the activity can be carried out: except Mondays, every day of the week. It is preferable to do the visit in the morning; if it is done in the afternoon, the timetable can be adapted to fit.
Duration: 1 h.
Price: 8 €
To book: tel. 93 854 02 71 /
VIST 5
THE BOTANICAL TOUR OF L'ESQUERDA
It offers visitors the chance to discover the natural vegetation of the area and its evolution from ancient times to the present day. The river Ter, which surrounds the Esquerda peninsula, has a direct influence on the surrounding vegetation. You can also see the plants that grow in experimental cultivation fields, reproduced from seeds archaeologically documented at the site.
Educational level: Secondary education and “A” levels
Duration: 1 h.
Class group: 20 people
Price: 5 €/ person
Material: PDF del Recorregut Botànic (in Catalan)
To book: tel. 93 854 02 71 /
VISIT 6
PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY WORKSHOP. THE ANCIENT INHABITANTS OF L'ESQUERDA
Through physical anthropology we know what our ancestors were like: what life expectancy they had, how they fed, what diseases they suffered from. This workshop tells us about the main observations and measurements taken on bone remains and proposes some practical exercises led by an anthropologist. It is complemented by a visit to the site.
Educational level: Secondary education and “A” levels
Duration: 1 h.
Class group: 20 people
Price: 5 €/ person
To book: tel. 93 854 02 71 /
VISIT 7
GUIDED VISIT TO L'ESQUERDA
This is a visit that takes place every first Sunday of the month.
Time: 10.30 a.m.
Price: 5 €/ person
To book: tel. 93 854 02 71 /
VISIT 8
RUTA DEL BAC DE RODA
The hero’s traces of the War of Succession (1658-1713). This is a new proposal to discover the life of Francesc Macià i Ambert, Bac de Roda, a popular hero of the War of Succession, born in the parish of Sant Pere de Roda in 1658 and who died on the gallows in the city of Vic on 2 November 1713.
This route offers you an insight into his life and times, walking through modern-day Roda and ending at the Bac countryhouse.
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Duration: 1,5 h.
Grup of up to 30 people
Price: 5 €/ person
To book: tel. 93 854 02 71 /