DEPOSIT

 When determining the etymological origin of the term deposit we have to make it clear that it is found in Latin. Specifically, it emanates from the verb iacere, which can be translated as "being stretched out."

Archaeological site is the place where rocks, minerals, gases or fossils are naturally found ( geological site ), or the site where archaeological remains are found ( archaeological site ).

Geological deposits are formations that present an unusually high concentration of geological materials compared to the rest of the earth's crust. Given the quantity and quality of the materials, a deposit can justify its analysis to determine the possibility of its commercial exploitation.

Minerals, metals and hydrocarbons are some of the elements that can be found in deposits. For example: "They found an oil field in the Malvinas Islands" , "The discovery of an immense gold field changed the life of the people . "

Archaeological sites, for their part, are places with a large concentration of remains (materials, structures, utensils, etc.) that can be studied for archeology. The remains can be found on the surface or buried.

Unquestionably one of the most important places in the world in this sense is the Atapuerca deposit, located in the mountain range of the same name that is within the province of Burgos (Spain) and which has become the most valuable and oldest Europe.

As a World Heritage Site, that one is cataloged since it has been possible to find remains and fossils of a total of four different species of hominids. Specifically, we are referring to Homo sapiens, Homo antecessor, Homo sp, and Homo heidelbergensis.

There are two most important archaeological sites in this area: the railway trench area and the Cueva Mayor area. An enclave the latter in which the one known as the chasm of the bones stands out especially, because in it a large number of bones dating from the Middle Pleiscotenium have been found that belong to both human beings and animals.

All this without overlooking the site of the viewpoint. The main value of the place is the fact that it has managed to find vestiges of the Bronze Age. That, according to the researchers, was used as a burial area and this is demonstrated by the six different types of human beings that have been found.

Anuradhapura ( Sri Lanka ), Leptis Magna ( Libya ) and Samarra ( Iraq ) are some examples of archaeological sites, spaces that have great historical, cultural and tourist importance.

In a similar sense, we speak of a paleontological site to refer to the site that contains fossilized remains of dinosaurs. There are various paleontological sites in Patagonia.

Metaphoric or symbolic language also uses the notion of deposit to name the concentration of resources of any kind that are capable of being used by man, either in the present or in the future.

In this way, we can speak of a source of employment, to cite a case, to mention the economic sector that could generate numerous jobs in the short or medium term.