Project technicians winch recovery have given the mayor the diploma that gave them the Ministry of Culture in February, in recognition of the continued support of the local administration to this performance
The project to restore the Roman Forum Area located in the windlass received last February, the National Award for Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Property, issued by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, and today, the technicians responsible for recovery of archaeological remains, José Miguel Noguera, Andrés Cánovas, Martínez and María José Izaskun Madrid have delivered miss the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, diploma received, in recognition of the support that the local administration has given this performance.
In addition to recognizing the work done, the prize is 30,000 euros prize money, according to José Miguel Noguera, co-director of the excavations, the site itself will be donated to perform actions in favor of the spread of this action both domestically and internationally.
To date, work has been worth an area of about 14,000 square meters of winch hill, but there are still many others, that is, half the park, digging, action that would slope toward the southeast, toward Forum area, particularly the square and the upper platform where you think you would have a temple and several important buildings from Roman times.
This will have to wait, but Noguera claimed that despite the difficult times, we know that working in seeking government funding, since it has been shown that the enhancement of the archaeological heritage influences the city's economic development .
Most immediately, end the restoration of Roman wall paintings from the building's atrium, a job that takes a team of five people in an industrial ship, and within two or three months will be put in place to to be visited in the field.
A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
The National Award for Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Property was established in 1994 and is awarded annually to individuals or institutions for their works or their active participation in the field of restoration and conservation contribute to the enrichment of the cultural heritage of the country.
No Quarter choosing the Roman Forum-century archaeological site belonged to the ancient Roman colony of Cartagonova, the jury, composed of architects, restaurateurs, professors and directors of prestigious museums, praised both the restoration and assembly musealization as the contribution that the city's urban rehabilitation and economic development
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena