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Quarter of the Roman Forum received this morning the visit of the mayor of Cartagena, Jose Lopez, who has accompanied the patrons of the Repsol Foundation represented by Vice President Ignacio Egea;
the director of the Social and Institutional Area, Javier Inclán and the director of the Cartagena refinery, Juan Antonio Carrillo de Albornoz, while visiting the site.
In addition, it has also had the visit of the Minister of Culture, Noelia Arroyo, and the director of the excavations of the Roman Forum, José Miguel Noguera.
The director of the excavations have shown, as a guide, the different rooms of the site, in addition to brief them on the current status of jobs and know the starting budgeted for next year.
The mayor, Jose Lopez, said that the visit was prompted by the arrival of the patrons of the Repsol Foundation, who is participating in financing the excavation, besides knowing the latest findings.
The first municipal mayor also said that the site is surprising us all, so that knowledge of the excavation leads us to ask to push us a little more.
The remains are here and you have to cover them so as not to lose.
Meanwhile, Ignacio Egea, has stated that the Repsol Foundation is delighted to collaborate in the recovery of assets that could become one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.
Likewise, the Minister of Culture, Noelia Arroyo, has influenced the rich cultural heritage that becomes key to the economic development of Cartagena and the Region.
José Miguel Noguera, director of the excavations, revealed the current status of jobs, the new findings and future plans for the site.
Currently, this year, efforts have focused on the intervention on the insula II.
It has also been found sanctuary with remains of a portico, cisterns and a podium.
Entries come from that area of ​​Isis and Sarapis, so, in the words of Noguera, we can set out the hypothesis that this is a temple of Isis and Sarapis.
It is very important to continue the process of building the archaeological history of the Roman colony of Carthago Nova finding, said the director of excavations.
José Miguel Noguera has advanced medium-term plans for the Roman Forum: In two or three years we can conclude what is expected, reaching the health center.
With the excavation of the forum area will access the heart of the former colony, where administrative, religious, judicial buildings are located.
Similarly, we will launch the Museum.
Noguera concluded by saying that by 2017/2018 will end this first major intervention project that will make us understand how was one of the great cities of the Roman history, Carthago Nova.
BARRIO the Roman Forum
Quarter of the Roman Forum is located at the foot of one of the five hills that delimit the peníínsula where the ancient Roman city of Carthago Nova was built.
Since 2008 is being developed in this area a comprehensive project of archaeological and urban renewal in which have recovered 2000 m² of the ancient Roman city with excellent condition: a thermal resort, built in the early first century AD, and a banquet building built in the late first century AD, who has recovered for your visit.
In this area, the first phase consists of the performance, sponsored by the City of Cartagena, through Cartagena Port of Cultures and funded by the Repsol Foundation, in which several rooms of the building were incorporated Banquet and recovery Thistle and bordering decumano entire block and joined the offer in September 2014.
Since February this year is developing comprehensive phase II project of restoration and conservation of the District of the Roman Forum.
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Sector 2, funded by Repsol, for which has been excavated an area of ​​about 1000 m2.
The estimated budget for this phase amounts to 940,460 euros, which the archaeological excavation, restoration and enhancement of this area is included.
These excavations have resulted in the identification of a sanctuary dedicated to Serapis and Isis oriental gods and the partial delineation of two blocks related to the urban fabric of the city.
The sanctuary is bounded by two thistles ¿streets north-sur¿ direction, one of which was reached during the current campaign, and consists of a large porticoed square dominated by a small temple of the podium is preserved and the basement access stairs.
In addition, three chapels in the north porch that would be related to the worship and rituals performed in the temple, one of which is amortized in the final phase of the building by a hydraulic structure associated with the mediator building, whose interpretation it is currently working.
Covered the floor of the arcaded square, they have identified three tanks, preserved in full, that could be related to the worship of the deity whose excavation has yet to be made.
The identification of the sanctuary with the temple of Serapis and Isis is due to the discovery in 2009 of an inscription dedicated to these divinities, as well as the recovery in the current campaign, a sculpture in white marble fragment corresponding to a larger sculpture natural, which is very similar to the statue of Isis preserved in the Capitoline Museums in Rome.
The configuration of the sanctuary Pinwheel Insula II is very similar to the temples of Baelo Claudia (Cáádiz), Pompeii and Ostia (Italy), also dedicated to these oriental gods, reinforcing the hypothesis currently proposed.
This project is part of a proposal that seeks to recover an area of ​​4000 square meters, in which the Curia the forum of the city, on which there is a building that has retained its ground floor to place the Museo del Barrio would be included the Roman Forum, funded entirely by the Repsol Foundation for a total amount, including steps already taken by 4,149,755 euros.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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