Archaeology in Catalonia

Since its initial founding, the Government of Catalonia has always placed specific importance on our archaeological heritage. For this reason, in 1980 the Department of Culture created the Archaeology Service, which has been focused ever since on the management of archaeological heritage, at all times bearing in mind the essential task of archaeologists in the different aspects of such management, yet particularly in relation to documentation, inventory, protection, knowledge, prevention and research.

Years later, the Catalan Agency for Cultural Heritage was created with the aim of raising public awareness of archaeological heritage, through the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia and the archaeological sites of the Government of Catalonia.

Archaeology plays a fundamental role in our society, as it provides us with insight to our past and enables us to make that knowledge available to the general public, as a vehicle to reflect the future. Without returning that past to society, it is impossible to understand the work of archaeologists in bringing to light the different aspects of the life and constructions of our ancestors.