Short Films

Your membership and support is enabling Sarah to follow the work of archaeologist Dr Jesùs Francisco Torres Martinez in the Cantabrian Mountains and to make short films about the little known but brutal Cantabrian War. It is a huge story that she hopes to also turn into a 60 minute film.

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The Ebro River: A Symbol of Defiance and Loss

A short film about the enigmatic and picture perfect source of the River Ebro in Cantabrian territoy. The Ebro River forms a major east-west route in Iberia and marked the southern boundary of Cantabrian influence. For the Romans it was an important supply line and one of the few accessible approaches into the Cantabrian highlands - this was the corridor through which their power eventually advanced. Its loss sounded the death knell for the Cantabri.

The Siege of La Loma: Scorched Earth

Dr Jesús Francisco Torres-Martínez summarises the final assault on La Loma and shows us evidence of its destruction.

The Siege of La Loma: Roman Firepower

La Loma in Palencia is an Iron Age site like no other. The number and range of Roman arrowheads found there is astonishing. Dr Jesús Francisco "Kechu" Torres-Martínez shows us some recent examples.

The Warrior's Blade

A Monte-Bernorio type dagger, one of several discovered in this part of Spain. These daggers predate the Cantabrians but they symbolise a warrior culture that thrived for centuries and was passed down the generations.

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