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Denis Krotovas

Workers Begin Digging To Build Solar Farm, But Uncover 5000-Year-Old Fortress Instead

Spain is famous for its alternative energy power plants – if Don Quixote were alive today, he would perhaps go crazy with joy because of the number of wind turbines, and the sunny south of the country is literally covered in solar panels. Yes, this doesn’t guarantee the absence of blackouts – but today we won’t talk about that…

A few years ago, workers were excavating near the town of Almendralejo in southwestern Spain, intending to begin construction of a new solar power plant – however, these plans of the energy company Acciona Energia weren’t destined to come true. In return, we got several archaeological discoveries at once.

More info: Acciona Energia

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