the vascones who occupied modern navarra, are usually identified with the basques ("vascos" in spanish), their name being one of the most important pieces of evidence. in 1960, a stele with aquitanian names was found in lerga, which could reinforce the idea that basques and aquitanians were related. the ethnic and linguistic kinship is confirmed by julio caro baroja, who considers the aquitanian-basque relationship an ancient and medieval stage ahead of the well-attested territorial shrinking process undergone by the basque language during the modern age.