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Connect the Roman antiquity to the present is the main goal of the book Barrio del Romano / Molinete Forum, a scientific work that includes a set of work and activities have been worth over the past 35 years, the archaeological remains of this site of great importance for the city of Cartagena and its history.
This morning took place the presentation of this compilation book by the mayor of Cartagena, Jose Lopez;
Deputy Mayor and President of Cartagena Port of Cultures, Ana Belén Castejon;
Vice President of the Repsol Foundation, Ignacio Egea;
Archaeology director, José Miguel Noguera, and the technical director of archeology and architecture of the project, Andres Canovas.
Among the attendees they were also councilors Archaeological Heritage, Ricardo Segado;
Tourism, Obdulia Gómez;
Culture, David Martinez;
the general coordinator of Archaeological Heritage, Maria del Carmen Berrocal, and the manager of Port of Cultures, Agustina Martinez, along with other archaeologists, architects and restorers who have collaborated in editing.
Through its more than two hundred pages, this volume edited by the City of Cartagena through Cartagena Port of Cultures, 395 illustrations succeed, from photographs to computer graphics, showing the work of heritage restoration, conservation, restoration and musealization exceptional archaeological heritage.
Conceived as a work of high very visual disclosure is intended to raise awareness of the general public, but also to technicians and specialists, archaeological work done at the site, addressing the analysis and study of it, thus demonstrating the importance for Cartagena.
The mayor, Jose Lopez, emphasized in presenting the tourist and cultural revolution that has led to the city's heritage Roman times, making the visit to the ancient Carthago Nova very attractive.
The recovery of this space has provided invaluable that honors Cartagena, demonstrating the importance that always had as one of the main ports of the Mediterranean, said.
Ignacio Egea, vice president of the Repsol Foundation, was pleased to help create what is today a meeting point where the city has recovered a very important part of its history, thanking the professionals who have worked in these tasks and local administration effort to make it possible.
Egea has also highlighted the special relationship with Cartagena Repsol Foundation and its commitment to this city, which laRepsol is present for decades.
This book, which has the support of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, the Region of Murcia, the City of Cartagena, Regional Foundation and Cartagena Port of Cultures, is a memory retrieval, an essential work that wants to be fundamentally scientific and interpret data, as stated by Andres Canovas.
The architect recalled excited the process that has been developing for 35 years, from urban projects recovery plans, highlighting the institutional support that counted.
With the collaboration of a total of 27 specialists, the compilation work embodies the work of the various professionals who have been part of the process, from architects, archaeologists and restorers, as well as the technical nature of the projected and constructed cover to protect the monument , conservation, rehabilitation and protection of the same in the future.
The book was financed by the amount of the National Award for Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Property received by the project Pinwheel in 2012 by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, which highlighted the quality of a multidisciplinary intervention that includes archeological research, restoration of cultural property, musealization assembly and dissemination, with a major component of social participation.
At the end of the volume, a final chapter contains a total of 29 catalog cards with the study of a selection of archaeological materials and graphic documentation on the cover and some criticism on the same architecture specialists is presented.
To ensure your best international projection, the book is bilingual and is written inEnglish and English.
DISTRIBUTION AND SALE
The book will be distributed for sale both in stores Cartagena Port of Cultures and specialized libraries nationally and internationally.
The approximate price of the work will be between 45 and 50 euros.
The putting on sale will be held in the coming days.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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