“It’s been 18 years since some 400 graffiti appeared on the excavation, 16 years since he was expelled from the excavation camp of Lurmen without scientific evidence and 4 years since the trial was held without clarifying the subject, we can say that we continue to investigate and those who denied the dating continue to destroy with the excavator Iruña -Veleia.” Thus begins the 4th edition to be held on October 26 in Durango. Presentation of Congress.

I have the case of the Hand of Irulegi as a clear example of clarification and non-destruction: physical and chemical studies, C14, dating tests, total support to the university and institutions… what has happened and does not happen with the grafts of Iruña Veleia.

Journalist Elixabete Garmendia briefly explained the reasons why the case of Iruña Veleia has not been clarified, in relation to what happened in the previous 14 years, in the Berria on 20 January 2020: “It is unfortunate that archaeologists, linguists and historians are not able to share and solve the problem; it is regrettable that the institutions that work in the field of knowledge – Euskaltzaindia, Eusko Ikaskuntza, Jakiunde, universities… – have not collaborated in this”. Words that also serve today.

Those who defend a hypothetical authenticity – I would like to stress the possible word, because neither the authenticity nor the falsehood of graphites has yet been scientifically proven – 4. A conference will be held in Durango on 26 October, in which nine rapporteurs will present their views on different aspects. Among them, Eliseo Gil Zubilhgh,with the intervention of a punished archaeologist. “But I could also have made the reflections of a cursed archaeologist, who is the fate that has touched me in this tragicomedy,” he said in the presentation.

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Tomas Elortza Ugarte