Banyoles will once again be the venue for the Pre-MICFootball a competition that will take place on Tuesday April 15th at the Camp d’Esports Municipal Vell This event will once again serve to warm up the engines of the 23rd edition of the MICFootball (MIC-Mediterranean International Cup) grassroots football tournament which will be played in 43 municipalities in the Girona region between April 16th and 20th The Pre-MICFootball is a one-day tournament in which cadet category clubs (U15 and U16) from various countries will participate They will coincide with the two host teams Club Esportiu Banyoles and Atlètic Club Banyoles who will repeat the experience of recent years This 2025 will be joined by TSV Bayer Dormagen from Germany Eastern FC from the United States and Wakatake from Japan states that “we are very happy to be able to collaborate for another edition with Banyoles which years ago already had the initiative to offer the opportunity to play a small preliminary tournament to those teams that arrive with more days of margin and that need to compete before the MIC begins” She adds that “it is a preliminary and positive competition for all parties which only lasts one day and will feature the two host teams and others from all over the world” “the PreMIC is a stimulus for the players of our city and the entire region We are very pleased to be able to enjoy it for another year because it gives a helping hand to a municipality like ours which is further away from the coast and which It is a help for those teams that come from a long way away that arrive earlier in our country and that have the need to train The six participating teams will be divided into two groups The first matches of the Pre-MICFootball will be Atlètic Banyoles-TSV Bayer Dormagen and CE Banyoles-Eastern FC the top finishers in each group will face off in the final Copyright © 2025 MICFOOTBALL | Aviso legal y Política de privacidad This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page has one of the area's most emblematic heritage architectural and urban centres who established the first settlement there in the ninth century excavated from the lacustrine travertine plate beneath the town to provide water from Banyoles's lake and to avoid the frequent localised flooding The refurbishment of Banyoles Old Town modernises the public space and its systems and builds a new sense of public landscape by exposing the historical substrate of the town uncovering in the process the remains of buildings By reincorporating the newly revealed canals back into squares and pedestrian streets these vestiges are rendered visible within the redevelopment project regeneration of the different areas has been phased 5th Urban Public Spaces European Prize (2008); Finalist Catalonia Construction Award (2009); Finalist Obra del Año Plataforma Arquitectura (2011); Winner Josep MiàsView Josep's profile Send Josep an email Miàs Architects Jawbone may represent earliest presence of humans in Europe one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long considered a Neandertal new analysis from an international research team including scientists at Binghamton University dismantles this century-long interpretation demonstrating that this fossil is not a Neandertal; rather it may actually represent the earliest presence of Homo sapiens ever documented in Europe a fossil mandible was discovered during quarrying activities in the town of Banyoles and has been studied by different researchers over the past century The Banyoles fossil likely dates to between approximately 45,000-65,000 years ago at a time when Europe was occupied by Neandertals and most researchers have generally linked it to this species “The mandible has been studied throughout the past century and was long considered to be a Neandertal based on its age and location and the fact that it lacks one of the diagnostic features of Homo sapiens: a chin,” said Binghamton University graduate student Brian Keeling The new study relied on virtual techniques including CT scanning of the original fossil This was used to virtually reconstruct missing parts of the fossil and then to generate a 3D model to be analyzed on the computer The authors studied the expressions of distinct features on the mandible from Banyoles that are different between our own species The authors applied a methodology known as “three-dimensional geometric morphometrics” that analyzes the geometric properties of the bone’s shape This makes it possible to directly compare the overall shape of Banyoles to Neandertals and H “Our results found something quite surprising — Banyoles shared no distinct Neandertal traits and did not overlap with Neandertals in its overall shape,” said Keeling While Banyoles seemed to fit better with Homo sapiens in both the expression of its individual features and its overall shape many of these features are also shared with earlier human species complicating an immediate assignment to Homo sapiens one of the most characteristic features of Homo sapiens mandibles “We were confronted with results that were telling us Banyoles is not a Neandertal but the fact that it does not have a chin made us think twice about assigning it to Homo sapiens,” said Rolf Quam professor of anthropology at Binghamton University “The presence of a chin has long been considered a hallmark of our own species.” reaching a scientific consensus on what species Banyoles represents is a challenge The authors also compared Banyoles with an early Homo sapiens mandible from a site called Peştera cu Oase in Romania this mandible shows a full chin along with some Neandertal features and an ancient DNA analysis has revealed this individual had a Neandertal ancestor four to six generations ago Since the Banyoles mandible shared no distinct features with Neandertals the researchers ruled out the possibility of mixture between Neandertals and H The authors point out that some of the earliest Homo sapiens fossils from Africa predating Banyoles by more than 100,000 years do show less pronounced chins than in living populations these scientists developed two possibilities for what the Banyoles mandible may represent: a member of a previously unknown population of Homo sapiens that coexisted with the Neandertals; or a hybrid between a member of this Homo sapiens group and a non-Neandertal unidentified human species the only fossils recovered from Europe are Neandertals “If Banyoles is really a member of our species this prehistoric human would represent the earliest H sapiens ever documented in Europe,” said Keeling Whichever species this mandible belongs to Banyoles is clearly not a Neandertal at a time when Neandertals were believed to be the sole occupants of Europe The authors conclude that “the present situation makes Banyoles a prime candidate for ancient DNA or proteomic analyses which may shed additional light on its taxonomic affinities.” The authors plan to make the CT scan and the 3D model of Banyoles available for other researchers to freely access and include in future comparative studies promoting open access to fossil specimens and reproducibility of scientific studies The paper, “Reassessment of the human mandible from Banyoles (Girona, Spain),” was published in the Journal of Human Evolution. The 2021 cross country mountain biking season got off to a perfect start for the Trek Factory Racing women Evie Richards won the Copa Catalana Internacional in Banyoles with a healthy 21-second margin over the runner-up Both have won their share of elite races; on Saturday they got to stand on a podium together for the first time “It was a dream start for our team with a double win,” Neff said but in the last lap Evie really pulled away and made a gap.” The result was especially sweet given what both riders had to go through before Banyoles. Richards nearly didn’t make it to the race due to a paperwork issue Neff missed the Copa Catalana Internacional last year while recovering from a frightening crash; with the silver medal she earned her first XC podium since winning Ready Steady Tokyo in October Jolanda Neff outdueled Elisabeth Brandau to take silver by five seconds Evie Richard and Jolanda Neff shared a podium for the first time in their decorated careers “After canceled flights and a super long travel day the previous day I just felt very lucky to be at the race,” Richards said so I was very happy that it showed in this race I always get very nervous at the first race of the season that I’ll be rubbish so it gives me confidence heading into my next block of training.” In the men’s race, Stéphane Tempier took 14th place in a tight battle — he was 1:46 behind winner Victor Koretzky, and 35 seconds out of a top 10 placing. He noted on Instagram that Banyoles has a way of shocking the system after the offseason what could have been an inauspicious start instead became a major confidence booster They’re barreling into their return to XC racing with full momentum “Last year I was here next to the track as a spectator,” Neff said “It has been great to get between the tape again I’m so happy that we’re starting and I’m so happy that we were able to have this race Photographer Jojo Harper captured the women's recon of the Paris-Roubaix cobblestones A week after being crowned world champions Hector Catala Laparra and Dani Molina were back on the top step of the podium this time on home soil to give Spain two of four gold medals at the Banyoles World Cup Double world champion Molina won a head-to-head battle with his compatriot Joaquin Carrasco in the men’s PTS3 Catala Laparra followed up his Grand Final victory in Lausanne The newly crowned world champion finished 11 seconds ahead of France’s Arnaud Grandjean with the USA’s Brad Snyder only 16 seconds further back in third Sixteen seconds was also the difference between gold and silver in the men’s PTS5 as Jairo Ruiz Lopez secured another Spanish gold medal in a closely fought race Just a couple of seconds separated the Spaniard and Brazil’s Carlos Rafael Viana heading into the final transition But Ruiz Lopez produced the strongest 5km run to ensure Spain were celebrating at the line Bronze went to Mexico’s Jose Abraham Estrada Sierra – his third podium finish of 2019 A dominant performance from Alejandro Sanchez Palomero delivered another home victory The world bronze medallist led from start to finish to continue his strong year finishing more than a minute ahead of Brazil’s Jorge Luis Fonseca A strong run from Hideki Uda of Japan secured his place on the podium after back-to-back fourth place finishes Lauren Parker was another world champion from Lausanne back in action And the Australian was also back on the top step with gold ahead of her compatriot Emily Tapp in the women’s PTWC A dominant swim and handcycle leg gave the newly crowned world champion a commanding lead heading onto the run Although her advantage was cut by an impressive run by Tapp Parker had already built enough of a lead to cross the line 38 seconds ahead of Tapp Eva Maria Moral Pedrero of Spain was third A second gold medal followed for Australia in the women’s PTS5 with Kate Doughty ending her season with her second World Cup win of 2019 Doughty dominated with two minutes between her and Ukraine’s runner-up Alisa Kolpakchy Great Britain’s Kerry Large claiming bronze in her first international triathlon since 2017 The USA’s Melissa Stockwell earned valuable qualification points for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics after taking the women’s PTS2 top prize Stockwell was over a minute-and-a-half behind the race leaders but found a way to make up ground Italy’s Anna Barbaro took the tape ahead of US duo Elizabeth Baker and Amy Dixon to win the women’s PTVI holding off the charge of Baker by 35 seconds the bike speed of Alexandre Paviza was key to the Frenchman’s victory over Japan’s Jumpei Kimura and Australia’s Nic Beveridge Russia’s Vasilii Egorov claimed his first win of 2019 in the men’s PTS2 finishing ahead of Spain’s Lionel Morales and the Netherlands’ Maurits Morsink Mami Tani of Japan was the quickest across all three disciplines in the women’s PTS4 Australia’s Sally Pilbeam and Spanish debutant Marta Frances Gomez followed up Complete results for the 2019 Banyoles Para Triathlon World Cup can be found on the International Triathlon Union’s website. 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For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply. may be the earliest fossil from a homo sapiens found in Europe to date The piece was first discovered in 1887 and has always been stored at the town's Alsius pharmacy by the same family While it has always been believed to be part of a Neanderthal, new research published by 'Journal of Human Evolution' refutes this theory for the first time and says their morphometric analysis shows "no derived Neanderthal morphological features." Indeed, a 3D analysis by an international team of researchers found out that the mandible was "clearly" from a Homo sapiens. Yet, scientists do not take it for granted although "the lack of chin structures" in the fossil are likely primitive expressions for Homo – they say that the specimen may have also been a mix between Neanderthal and our species. The fossil dates back 45,000 to 66,000 years, in which it was buried until accidentally discovered 135 years ago during limestone quarrying operations by Llorenç Roura. The paper published in the scientific journal focused on human evolution is signed by Anthropology professors at New York's Binghamton University Brian A. Keeling and Rolf Quam; researcher Ignacio Martínez at Alcalá University, in Madrid; Juan Luis Arsuaga, from Madrid's Complutense University; and Julià Maroto, member of Archeology and Prehistory group at the University of Girona. This is just the latest of a long series of works to ascertain the mystery behind the jawbone. According to Banyoles' Archeological Museum, this is "one of the most studied" pieces of human remains in the whole Iberian Peninsula. The international consensus for the jawbone remains with the gender and age of the fossil, thought to be from a woman between 40 and 50 years of age whose "severe dental wear" may have been the result of an "abrasive dried fish diet" or "from habitual toothpick use." The age range for the Banyoles jawbone "broadly corresponds to when Neanderthals were present throughout Europe," says the new research. "Thus, the lack of Neanderthal features in Banyoles is surprising," they add, saying traces of Homo sapiens have never been found in Europe in the same age range. "The present situation makes Banyoles a prime candidate for ancient DNA or proteomic analyses, which may shed additional light on its taxonomic affinities," they conclude. One of the authors of the research, Ignacio Martínez, says that if the Banyoles jawbone "is the crossroads between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, this would be the oldest evidence of the presence of our species in Europe. Get the day's biggest stories right to your phone An ancient jawbone previously thought to have belonged to a Neanderthal may force a rethink on the history of modern humans in Europe A new analysis of the broken mandible reveals that it has nothing in common with other Neanderthal remains since it's dated to between 45,000 to 66,000 years ago might be the oldest known piece of our species' anatomy on the European continent led scientists to the conclusion that Banyoles in fact belonged to a Neanderthal "The mandible has been studied throughout the past century and was long considered to be a Neandertal based on its age and location, and the fact that it lacks one of the diagnostic features of Homo sapiens: a chin," says palaeoanthropologist Brian Keeling of Binghamton University in the US Keeling and his colleagues undertook a thorough investigation of the bone using a process called three-dimensional geometric morphometric analysis This is a non-invasive protocol that involves going over the shape of a bone in exhaustive detail mapping its features and comparing them to other remains Then they compared Banyoles to the mandibles of Neanderthals and modern humans "Our results found something quite surprising," Keeling says "Banyoles shared no distinct Neanderthal traits and did not overlap with Neanderthals in its overall shape." It seemed more consistent with the jawbones of our own branch of the family tree Since a chin is considered a defining feature of Homo sapiens compared to other archaic humans Banyoles also shared features with ancient hominins that inhabited Europe hundreds of thousands of years ago The researchers compared the bone to one from an early modern human from around 37,000 to 42,000 years ago whose remains were found in Romania It's known for having Neanderthal features DNA analysis of that jawbone showed the DNA included sequences from a single Neanderthal ancestor who lived four or six generations prior – which likely explains its mixed features Since Banyoles doesn't have Neanderthal features the team concluded that its strange shape is unlikely to be because the individual was a hybrid Comparison with earlier Homo sapiens bones from Africa showed that these individuals had less pronounced chins than we do now So there are two possibilities. Either Banyoles was a Homo sapiens from a previously unknown group that coexisted with Neanderthals in Late Pleistocene Europe. Or it was a hybrid between Homo sapiens of this unknown group and a yet-to-be-identified ancient human Only one thing is known for sure: that Banyoles was not a Neanderthal the researchers say – try to extract some DNA from the bone or one of the teeth "If Banyoles is really a member of our species, this prehistoric human would represent the earliest Homo sapiens ever documented in Europe," Keeling says The research has been published in the Journal of Human Evolution Banyoles will once again host Pre-MICFootball This event will serve one more year to warm up the engines of the 22nd edition of the MICFootball grassroots tournament (MIC – Mediterranean International Cup) which will be played in 40 municipalities in the Girona counties between March 27 and 31 The Pre-MICFootball is a one-day tournament that will feature junior (U14) clubs from various countries This 2024 will be joined by Wakatake and JP Select from Japan EF Real América from Peru and La Liga Academy UAE from Dubai The first matches of the Pre-MIC will be CE Banyoles – JP Select and Atlético Banyoles – Wakatake the top finishers in each group will play in the final The runners-up will face each other a little earlier (19:00) in the match for third and fourth place It didn’t take long for World Champion Evie Richards to win her first race of 2022. After pulling out of last week’s opener in Chelva late in the race she made clinical work of an elite field in Banyoles winning the Copa Catalana opener for the third year in a row and held it all the way to a 31-second victory over Alessandra Keller of Switzerland The result was particularly impressive given fast conditions that made going clear difficult Evie Richards and Jolanda Neff congratulating each other after the race Richards’ win highlighted another strong weekend for Trek Factory Racing all around. Hattie Harnden was once again the fastest women’s Under-23 rider, and took ninth overall in a race filled with elite riders, less than a minute out of second place. Riley Amos was second among men’s U23 riders after also winning in Chelva And in New Zealand, Anton Cooper won his eighth (!) national title and sixth (!!) in a row. He’ll spend another year wearing the silver fern after another incredible performance at his nation’s mountain bike national championships. This year was one of his most impressive results yet, winning by more than a minute while still healing from a broken wrist he suffered early in the year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anton Cooper (@anton.cooper) The first World Cup race is less than two months away Races like Banyoles serve as important warmups and training for the gauntlet to come are in a sweet spot of their development as riders: They rightfully have big ambition but they also admit they have a lot of room to grow Their results in Banyoles reflect their progress and form Amos finished second among U23 men’s riders and 26th overall in a men’s field that had 181 finishers He went out hard during the start loop of the race but then found himself gradually slipping back in the pack starting on the first climb of the race “It was a really weird feeling,” Amos said “I don’t know exactly what happened Maybe I just went way too deep and didn’t let myself come back from it But I was trying to push through and couldn’t quite surge.” Dascalu came in seventh in similar fashion to his fifth-place finish in Chelva riding among the race leaders but falling off the podium pace late Just 28 seconds separated him and the winner I’m pretty happy with the feeling for the second race of the season” “I’m really looking forward to keeping up the good work and doing my best in the first World Cup.” Their rides are good examples of how riders use early season races to test themselves they pick up much needed information that will help them on their quest towards their overarching goals and then on the last lap I was battling with the two other U23s and I felt like I could push again,” Amos said We’ll keep trying to go up from here.” Wakatake was the winner of this 2024 edition of Pre-MICFootball after a great final against CE Banyoles (0-2). The tournament prior to the 22nd edition of MICFootball has had the participation of six children’s teams (U14) in BanyolesThe Miquel Coromina i Morató stadium in Banyoles was the venue this afternoon for the Pre-MICFootball a tournament that served to warm up our engines for the 22nd edition of the MICFootball international youth football tournament (MIC – Mediterranean International Cup) which will start tomorrow and it will be played in 40 towns of the Costa Brava (Girona) who beat Club Esportiu Banyoles in the final by 0-2 This one-day championship brought together a total of six teams have shared the experience with four more clubs: Wakatake and JP Select from Japan The awards ceremony was attended by the mayor of Banyoles and the director of the Catalan Football Federation Third place in the Pre-MICFootball has been awarded to La Liga Academy UAE The Camp Vell of Banyoles will host the Pre-MICFootball next Tuesday This is a one-day competition that is played with clubs participating in MICFootball that are already being prepared in Girona days before the premiere six youth teams (U18 and U20) will take part in: four teams from the United States (FC Central Los Angeles Peloteros USA and FC California-Los Angeles) and the two hosts (Club Esportiu Banyoles and Atlètic Club Banyoles) is confident that the aperitif of the tournament in Banyoles “we can enjoy it will be a festive day that we will do before the competition It will be very special because they will be the first matches of the firm MICFootball in three years I thank Banyoles City Council and the clubs for their collaboration and participation was pleased that “the city has the opportunity to host a pre-MICFootball tournament after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic” Noguer added that “recovering Pre-MICFootball is great news for a city like Banyoles that is clearly committed to sports also emphasized “the opportunity for the sports clubs and young sportsmen of the city’s two football clubs to be able to compete with international teams in our country” Banyoles will make the Camp Vell available and the games The six teams will be divided into two groups and the final will be played at 8.15pm The first games will be Atlètic Club Banyoles-FC Central Los Angeles (5pm) and CE Banyoles-Peloteros USA (5.30pm) Movistar Team's three GC reference just over half minute behind new GC leader Almeida (DQT) after Banyoles / Pla de l'Estany time trial before series of tough stages through to the weekend Portuguese rider Joao Almeida (DQT) left Banyoles venue for the individual time trial (18.5km) of the 2021 Volta a Catalunya as new race leader after showing his strength where the Movistar Team kept the pace of the climbers’ side of the overall classification group to remain in contention finished just over one minute behind the day’s winner and now sits 39″ off the new white-and-green jersey holder with Alejandro Valverde (46″ from Almeida) and Enric Mas (+51″) in pretty similar performances to those of the Catalan everyone around 47kph average at the Pla de l’Estany course to notably feature at the abundant mountains awaiting for them through to Sunday’s finale 203km with one big climb up to more than two thousand metres above sea level Cover picture (c): Photo Gomez Sport We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences the stuffed body of an African man was displayed as a grotesque exhibit in European museums His body had been stolen from his grave by a pair of French taxidermists who dug him up in the dead of night and had him shipped to France along with a collection of similarly preserved animals following a vociferous campaign for common decency to prevail the man’s remains were reburied in African soil Except, it transpires, it was the wrong African soil. While the man who became known as El Negro was “returned” to Botswana, where he supposedly died new research suggests he should have been interred in South Africa According to Frank Westerman, a Dutch journalist and author, he actually died near Cape Town. Westerman became fixated on discovering more about the man after seeing him in a Spanish museum more than 30 years ago and feeling what he later described as “a diffuse sense of shame” A cutting from Le Figaro confirms that the man was first laid to rest “among the Hottentots of the Cape” and no longer able to run after lions and antelopes” when Jules and Édouard Verreaux arrived in the village where he died Westerman’s research, published last week in a revised edition of his book El Negro and Me indicates that the most northerly place the brothers visited was Tulbagh Tulbagh is more than 620 miles from Gaborone where the unknown man was given his final resting place As he traced how the man had ended up as a macabre curiosity the Verreaux brothers dug up the man’s body and had him stuffed The man’s grave in Gaborone in 2004; it was refurbished 10 years later Photograph: Frank WestermanAs late as 1872 the man was recorded as being on display at a fair in the Palais d’Industrie in Paris But some time between 1880 and 1888 he was sold to a veterinary surgeon and collector For much of the 20th century he was exhibited as “Bushman of the Kalahari” in the Darder museum of natural history in Banyoles at the foot of the Catalan Pyrenees There his revealing loincloth was replaced with a less revealing orange covering Westerman records that his skin was given a layer of shoe polish to make him appear blacker In the run-up to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics there were calls to have him returned to Africa because black athletes would find the display offensive fiercely resisted by the Catalan authorities who was assistant UN secretary-general at the time The man was eventually reburied in Botswana in 2000 Even this act of consecration brought further indignity The man’s spear was left behind in Banyoles white and blue decorative poles around it were used by footballers as goal posts It was not until 10 years later that the lonely burial site was refurbished A hedge was planted around the ornamental fence a tree stump and some pebbles now mark the grave along with a new signboard it is inevitable that there will be calls for him to be buried a third time “This is not the end of the story,” he told the Observer It would be wrong of us to hastily dig up his body again until we can really pinpoint the place where he died.” This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media The bells on the Santa Maria dels Turers church in Banyoles stopped ringing at night after complaints from tourists After a series of raucous protests involving pots and pans, residents in a small Catalan town near Barcelona have won a victory in their attempt to do away with the nightly silence imposed on the town to appease tourists The clattering began late last month in Banyoles, population 19,600, after residents realised that the bells on the Santa Maria dels Turers church had stopped ringing at night. A protest was hastily called. “We ask that the bells return to sounding out the 24 hours as well as the quarter-hours,” read the call to action posted online. As residents sought explanations for the sudden silence the rector of the church pointed to the tourist apartments located across the street The owner of the apartment had complained about the bells after several tourists had grumbled that the constant ringing was keeping them awake at night The rector, Ramon Pijoan, said he had checked with municipal officials, who said there was no bylaw in place regarding the ringing of the bells. “After the man insisted – and as I didn’t want to fight – I decided to stop ringing the bells at night,” Pijoan told newspaper El Periodico. I can’t sleep,” one told broadcaster Antena 3 “They should be informed beforehand that there’s a church here where the bells ring out.” 200 residents rattled and banged their way past the austere church which has been a steady presence in the town since the 10th century telling local radio that the church bells would begin ringing again as of Thursday while the municipality explored potential compromises such as lowering the volume of the bells at night But this idea has already been rejected by the neighbourhood association behind the protests. “We think it is an expense that is completely unnecessary. The funds could be instead be spent on more urgent causes,” it said in a statement. While boisterous tourists have often clashed with residents across Spain, this is not the first time that a municipality in Catalonia has found itself pitted in a seemingly inverse battle were silenced for 49 nights after a hotel in the city complained that the ringing was disturbing guests after the cathedral and the hotel reached an agreement under which the hotel helped fund the expense of reducing the volume of the bells to 50 decibels and researchers have been studying it over the last century Most scholars had typically connected the Banyoles fossil to the Neandertal species since it is thought to have been preserved between 45,000 and 65,000 years ago when Neandertals inhabited Europe This was utilized to recreate the fossil's missing pieces virtually and produced a 3D model for computer-based analysis expressed distinctive traits on the jaw from Banyoles The authors used a technique called "three-dimensional geometric morphometrics," which examines the geometric characteristics of the shape of the bone This enables a direct comparison between the general shape of Banyoles and that of Neandertals and H The study's findings revealed something somewhat unexpected: Banyoles did not exhibit any distinctive Neandertal characteristics and did not resemble Neandertals in general shape Although the expression of Banyoles' traits and overall shape looked to fit Homo sapiens better the team found that these features are also found in earlier human species making a quick identification of Homo sapiens difficult which is one of the most distinctive characteristics of Homo sapiens mandibles The researchers ruled out the idea of a hybrid between Neandertals and H sapiens to describe the anatomy of the Banyoles jaw because it did not share any distinctive traits with Neandertals The authors draw attention to the fact that some of the earliest fossilized Homo sapiens specimens from Africa dating back more than 100,000 years before Banyoles actually have less pronounced chins than contemporary populations The research team came up with two hypotheses for what the Banyoles mandible might represent: either a member of a previously undiscovered population of Homo sapiens that lived alongside the Neandertals or a mixture between a member of this Homo sapiens group and an unknown non-Neandertal human species But the only fossils found from Europe at the time of Banyoles are Neandertals lessening the likelihood of the latter theory "The present situation makes Banyoles a prime candidate for ancient DNA or proteomic analyses which may shed additional light on its taxonomic affinities," the researchers concluded Sign up for our free newsletter for the Latest coverage Anna Villar (Team Massi) races to a win in the women's race.(Image credit: Team Massi)Jose Antonio Hermida rides to a fifth place.(Image credit: Multivan Merida Biking Team)Jose Antonio Hermida (Multivan Merida) works his way back toward the front after a crash.(Image credit: Multivan Merida Biking Team)The Spanish Superprestigio Massi series kicked off with a round in Banyoles The race drew many international stars looking for some early season fitness in advance of the upcoming Cape Epic stage race and World Cups Frenchman Julien Absalon took the top spot ahead of Spaniards Inaki Lejarreta Errasti Carlos Coloma Nicolas and José Antonio Hermida Ramos Lejaretta was Absalon's closest competitor - he finished 41 seconds after the Olympic champion Hermida lost some time on the opening lap due to a crash I worked to pass back many riders and I felt good." The Spanish start also said he was happy that his knee was doing ok after he's had a case of tendonitis over the winter Former World Champion Marga Fullana withdrew from the race after a problem with her dropout Villar finished ahead of Belgian Githa Michiels Finland's Carina Ketonen and fellow Spaniard Rocio Martin Rodriguez Xavi Carnicer won the Master 30+ race while Jose Luis Morales won the Masters 50+ race Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road The TimesFor years Spain’s leading art museums have looked enviously at the collection of Jordi Gimferrer one of the country’s most prolific private collectors Yet far from the crowd-pulling galleries of Barcelona and Madrid Garriga has decided to gift his collection to the obscure provincial town where he grew up began amassing his collection of mostly Spanish art in the 1950s He rejected offers from leading museums in favour of donating it to his home city of Banyoles A catholic church in Banyoles, Jordi Gimferrer’s home cityGETTY IMAGESThe collection, regarded as the most important accumulation of modern art in Spain includes early works by Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí Born in 1933 into a wealthy family that employed thousands of people in a factory Registered in England No. 894646. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Backing up her maiden World Championships win in Lausanne Parker added yet another gold medal to her collection with a key win in Banyoles Setting a blistering pace through the swim and bike Parker established a commanding lead early teammate Emily Tapp was not far off her pace working hard to put down the fastest run leg of the race in her bid to chase down Parker with her earlier efforts in the swim and bike paying off as she sprinted home to her second consecutive win while Tapp took a well-deserved silver medal Naess blitzed the field in the PTS5 class to claim her second World Cup win this season and end her 2019 racing calendar on a high note Naess made her intentions of a medal finish clear as she lay down the fastest swim and ride of the race With a commanding lead over her rivals heading into the final leg Naess sprinted home to a hard-earned gold medal Sally Pilbeam fought her way back from a tough swim to earn herself a silver medal in the PTS4 class With Japan’s Mami Tani holding a well-established lead out of the water Pilbeam put in the work on the bike and the run to find her way back into the race Chasing down eventual bronze medallist Marta Frances Gomez (ESP) Pilbeam got the job done to take silver in 1:21:30 behind eventual winner Tani Nic Beveridge left everything out on the course in the PTWC class After taking an early lead with a strong swim Beveridge found himself quickly caught by a chasing Alexandre Paviza (FRA) and Jumpei Kimura (JPN) With eventual winner Paviza establishing an unrelenting pace on the bike and run Beveridge continued keep up the chase as he sprinted home to a deserved bronze medal Clint Pickin took an honourable fifth in the men’s PTS4 while Joshua Kassulke claimed eighth in the men’s PTS5 with both athletes gaining further valuable international racing experience as they turn their focus towards the domestic season and 2020 Paralympics Australia acknowledges and pays respect to Elders past and present of the lands and waters on which we live We are committed to caring for those lands and people across the nation knowledge and current experiences of individuals and communities across Australia We celebrate their contributions to the nation broadly Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush) Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Barcelona This Michelin-starred restaurant (which is part of a hotel) is located in the heart of Banyoles or choose from the three set menus that run from €38 to €70 Chef Pere Arpa is a patient man: he was awarded a Michelin star which is only transforming traditional dishes into gastro jewels of the Girona region The star dish here consists of pig’s trotters with foie gras Recommended desserts include the crème Catalan cake Don't forget to order from the attractive wine list Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! facebook twitter spotify tiktok About us Contact us Time Out Worldwide Girona This is a real secret only for the initiated you can find outlets of the mythical 'espardenyes' (espadrilles) made by Castanyer at the Roca Village outlet centre (close to Granollers) but nowhere else will you find the bargains that appear leftover stock that's been heavily marked down and models from a few seasons back are what you'll find there The store is located close to the church of Santa Maria a little out of the way but still in the lively commercial zone of Banyoles and very close to the unusual Museu Darder It's paradise for all lovers of sophisticated shoes who can't always afford the full-price items and are interested in buying locally made goods. twitter instagram About us KAMPALA – A professor of Linguistics at Kabale University Elly Wesana Chomi has been elected the first king of the Banyole cultural institution The 75-year-old was elected by the clan leaders who converged at Butaleja district headquarters garnered 91 votes to beat his sole challenger Benedict Muyagu of the Balwa clan who secured 45 votes the Banyole Cultural Institution Electoral Commission chairperson as its Sehulu (leader) of Banyole Cultural Institution in Butaleja District director of postgraduate studies at Kabale University was declared winner after he polled 91 votes defeating his only rival which took place at the district headquarters on Saturday The ethnic group has a population of about 300,000 people living in Uganda and in the diaspora were nominated to contest for the position on September 16 The Banyole Cultural Institution electoral commission chairperson “The exercise was peaceful and 93 per cent of voters turned up for the election and majority voted Prof Wesana as the first Sehulu,” he said Prof Wesana called for unity among the Banyole and pledged to foster development in education and health sectors “My research indicates that children are doing badly in education I will make sure I improve education in the district now that I am the cultural head,” he said Mr Muyangu said: “I appeal to the winner of today’s election to unite people in Bunyole,” he said Butaleja District Woman MP Milly Mugeni applauded Banyole for getting a cultural leader saying he will be instrumental in fostering unity and development “We have long wanted to revival our culture and are very happy now that we have got Sehulu to run our cultural affairs,” she said published via www.pmldaily.com is a publication of Post Media Ltd a professional Digital/New Media company in Uganda Please enter your username or email address to reset your password Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.