El tesoro

El tesoro / The Treasure

Novel , 1985

Destino

A man discovers a Celtic-Iberian treasure whilst ploughing. Soon after, the archaeologists come and start digging. The villagers see them as peculiar men who want to steal what is theirs, other treasures, and a dangerous tension develops. In a poverty-stricken environment, any arguments on behalf of science or culture are pie in the sky, passion is always bubbling to the surface. Trapped between local greed and an excessively zealous Administration, archaeology has very narrow margins within which to pursue its work.