Atalburu (from Basque atari 'doorway' buru 'head') is the name given to the lintel above the main entrance of traditional Basque houses. It was usual for each new house, particularly in the province of Lower Navarre, to engrave on these stones: * the year of construction, * the name of spouses, * religious symbols, as a cross, * other traditional motives, as a lauburu or simply its constitutive commas, doves symbol of fidelity, stylized plants symbol of prosperity, rosettes of laurel leaves, symbol of immortality or various others as sun, stars... * working tools