Holiday apartment in Los Zancarrones – Archaeology and Landscape

The archaeological site of Alto de los Zancarrones dates from the Chalcolithic period.

Culture

The Museo Arqueológico Los Baños records a hand-operated, rotating millstone. It comes from Cabezo de los Moros near the hamlet of Los Zancarrones on the Rambla de Algeciras and was recovered in 1987 during an archaeological survey.

The archaeological site of Cabezo de los Moros is located near the hamlet of Los Zancarrones in the Las Ramblillas area. The archaeological complex comprising El Murtal, Castellar de Librilla, Zancarrones and other nearby sites enables the study of territorial development from protohistory to the Middle Ages and is considered a reference point for regional archaeological research.

Archaeological sites in the surroundings of the Rambla de Algeciras have been documented with a chronology ranging from prehistory to the 20th century.

History

Cabezo de los Moros was a rural settlement from the Almoravid period whose economy was based on dry farming and irrigated agriculture. The settlement of Cabezo de los Moros remained inhabited until the Almohad conquest of Murcia around 1172.

In the immediate vicinity of the present-day houses of Los Zancarrones, there was once a rural settlement that now lies beneath the waters of the Embalse de Algeciras, built in 1995.

The Rambla de Algeciras connected the Guadalentín/Sangonera Valley with the Sierra Espuña and the Mula Basin.

Trails

The Sendero de la Fuente del Borrego originated as a cart track connecting Alhama with the Los Zancarrones area near the Fuente del Murtal. The Sendero de la Fuente del Borrego runs along forest tracks and a well-maintained path between reforestation terraces.

Nature and Landscape

The Barrancos de Gebas are located near Los Zancarrones. They were designated a protected landscape in 1995 and are classified as a Site of Geological Interest (LIG) because of their badlands.

Near Los Zancarrones, at the Barrancos de Gebas, there is also a signposted viewpoint with information panels. It is accessible by motor vehicle and has visitor parking.

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Other places

Other linked places are La Cueva, El Moral, Llano de Brujas, Los Vidales, Puerto Lumbreras, Cieza, Fuente Alamo De Murcia, Santomera.

For the higher-level travel overview: Murcia.