Abstract
The conservation of the Penacerrada Lower Cretaceous amber deposit has been possible thanks to scientific activity and administrative strategies. Since its discovery in 1994, it was declared as a cultural site in 1998, listed as a Spanish geosite in 2008, and has been scientifically excavated—and is duly protected. Once the context and geological evolution of the deposit had been established and protocols for the study, publication, and conservation of the extracted amber implemented, the question of whether to continue the systematic excavation of the site or to preserve it was raised. To answer this question, a detailed geometric a topographic analysis to evaluate the volume of preserved amber-bearing rock was undertaken and, ultimately, a conservation focused stance was proposed.
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