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The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, said today that the latest findings in the port of Cartagena "reveal the rich heritage of the city underwater."
The discovery of a Roman ship late fourth or early V century and one from the eighteenth or nineteenth century was carried out by developing the coastal Underwater Archaeological Map of the Region.
Cruz said that Cartagena is growing in terms of asset size and assessed the latest findings as "a marvel".
In this regard, he noted that the future of the port city "through the heritage", which, like the culture, "is a source of wealth and interest".
The regional government is working with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports in conducting the archaeological that for several years with great precision to document underwater coastal findings of the region through underwater exploration.
Result of this work is the finding, known last week, two wrecks of Roman (IV-V century AD) and the s.
XVIII in the Port of Cartagena Bay has taken place during the course of surveys that the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology carried out to clarify the nature and timing of the findings.
For some time it was known that in the vicinity of the coast of the bay had not been dredged harbor so, to become archaeological remains should be very close to the coast and a few meters under the sea.
To this end, in the Christmas dam changed the Port Authority by installing wetlands floating docks, so as not to disturb the seabed.
The work of this phase are expected to be completed on the 20th of this month.
Preventive measures are ensured conservation, both by the depth of the remains (2 meters under the sea mud) and by the prohibition of diving in the area of ​​the port of Cartagena.
Source: CARM
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