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The excavation and enhancement work of the Roman Amphitheater in Cartagena continues to progress.
The archaeological campaign prior to the consolidation of the site wall has come to an end.
These works belong to the second phase of the 'Recovery and Conservation Project of the Roman Amphitheater and Bullring of Cartagena', which aims at the archaeological excavation and consolidation of the double-walled section of the city's old bullring, under which are the structures of the Roman Amphitheater.
This phase is co-financed by the Cartagena City Council and the Ministry of Development, which has already remitted 297,500 euros in charge of 1.5% Cultural.
The works that began at the beginning of last December, have consisted of the documentation of the structures of the Amphitheater to determine the support of the new work.
In this way, it has obtained good results as stated by the team members who have worked under the scientific and technical direction of José Pérez, Mª Carmen Berrocal and Francisco Fernández.
CERAMIC REMAINS OF THE 1ST CENTURY AND AN OSARIO OF THE 18TH CENTURY
The greatest novelty has been the verification of the existence of a new 'carcer', or service stay of the Amphitheater, which would confirm the information of the first half of the 18th century, which indicated the presence of various open rooms in the 'podium' .
In addition, ceramic remains dated from the second century BC to the 1st century have appeared under the floor of the bullring.
Another of the great discoveries has been the exhumation of an 18th-century ossuary, where numerous human remains have been rescued without anatomical connection, probably from the Marine Hospital and from the practices carried out in the Autopsy Pavilion.
The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, has valued the findings as another example of the need to continue advancing in the recovery of the Roman amphitheater in Cartagena.
A project that, he recalled, "is an absolute priority for this government team."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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