ABSTRACT
Gibraltar is a small peninsula, 6 km long and with a maximum height of 426 m above sea level, situated at the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula, sharing a land frontier with Spain. It is a self-governing British Overseas Territory with its own Parliament and elected government. Its judicial and police systems are modelled on those established in the United Kingdom. This unassuming rock’s abounding history has attracted international interest for centuries,
and continues to this day to inspire various research projects. From its Jurassic origins, Neanderthal fossils, and Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements, to the turbulent upheavals of the 18th and 19th centuries, and its role as an important military base during the Second World War, Gibraltar offers an intact snapshot of its historical past.
