The exhibition Los pobles dels rius (The Peoples of the Rivers), which can be visited at the Ulldecona Tourist Office, delves into the daily life of the communities that inhabited the lands of the main rivers in the territory during the First Iron Age (8th-6th centuries BC). The exhibition recreates scenes from the daily lives of the settlers of the Ebro, Sénia, Matarranya, Algars, Guadalop, and Bergantes rivers.
The narrative is based on archaeological remains documented in more than 120 sites located at the confluence between Catalonia, the Valencian Country, and Aragon. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the sites in the south of the Terres de l'Ebre, especially those in Ulldecona and Alcanar, which are part of the well-known Complex Sant Jaume. Settlements like La Ferradura-Els Castellets and La Cogula are key to understanding this period.
In this context, two guided tours combined with experimental archaeology workshops have been organized. The first will take place on Saturday, January 17 at 10 am and will be dedicated to metallurgy, led by Marco Pla. During the session, the process of making a metal smelting furnace will be shown, and participants can engrave inscriptions using Iberian script.
The second activity will be held on Saturday, January 24, also at 10 am, and will focus on a cereal grinding workshop using prehistoric mills. Participants will grind wheat using two types of mills—friction and rotation—to compare the results. Additionally, there will be commented guided tours led by Nete Vericat on January 20 and 31, and February 14.
The exhibition, framed within the Patrimonium project, can be visited until February 15. All educational activities are free, with a maximum capacity of 25 people per session, and require prior registration via email turisme@ulldecona.cat or phone 977 57 33 94.




