Soon the two dozen spectators joined him, covering the roots of the 4-foot tree. Several of his granddaughters helped “Papa” scoop up the dirt. “The Basque people are connected to the earth ...

Most of the men who etched these arborglyphs into the living trees were Basques who, starting with the Gold Rush of the 1840s, had immigrated from the Basque Country that straddles the Pyrenees ...

Most of the men who etched these arborglyphs into the living trees were Basques who, starting with the Gold Rush of the 1840s, had immigrated from the Basque Country that straddles the Pyrenees ...

“Basque lertxun-marrak (tree carvings or Arborglyphs) are unique cultural artifacts that reflect the experience of the sheepherders arriving in the US during the late 19th and 20th centuries,” Iñaki ...

Photograph by Sofia Jaramillo, National Geographic Kari Bodnarchuk, of Bellingham, Washington, checks out Basque arborglyphs, or tree carvings, on aspen trees near Ketchum. Photograph by Sofia ...

Other trees, such as the pyrenean oak, present in the Basque territory, would maintain their populations as they are adapted to the climatic conditions of the Mediterranean region. The predictions ...

The Center for Basque Studies houses the Jon Bilbao Basque Library – one of the world’s largest collections of Basque-related materials, currently at 55,000 volumes. The Center for Basque Studies ...

Craftsmen at Albaola recreate traditional Basque ships piece by piece. Anne Pedersen They used the abundant oak trees and iron ore available to become leaders in the European shipbuilding industry ...

The Basque country is famous for its pintxos culture ... where artist Agustín Ibarolla has created a forest art installation by painting tree trunks with colourful plants, animals and geometric ...

From medieval times onward, Spanish monarchs would swear to uphold Basque traditions under a sacred tree in Guernica. "It is a republic; and one of the privileges [Basques] have most insisted on ...