Last Saturday was held in the Museum of Natural Science, an activity for children, called "Fosilízate", framed in the commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the discovery of the site of footprints of the Hoya de la Sima.
The activity was an extraordinary success of participation, although it was scheduled for a capacity of 20 children, requests exceeded thirty, so children were unable to attend, this led to by some parents requested that in future dates were then to schedule another day.
The activity was a visit to the Museum of Paleontology Hall and the explanation of how to produce a trace fossil footprints different fields we have in our municipality, with special attention to the site of the Hoya de la Sima, since bear the imprint was that he would play.
All under the coordination of Cayetano Herrero, Director of the Museum.
Monitors that the activity helped were those hired former company and who voluntarily wanted to do the activity, selflessly, for it was scheduled before leaving the museum.
First there were several plaster casts with dye, so that children learn the manufacturing system of reproductions of a trace fossil and then proceeded to paint the bear footprint on those plaster casts, we maintain the original imitation at the museum, auque course, each gave his artistic touch.
At the end of this morning so nice, all the children and took a picture monitors front panel ichnite Bear and original.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla