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A study has expanded Aerophotogrametric graphical information Cartagena Roman Amphitheater, Plaza de Toros and Cerro de Despeñaperros, putting point to the resumption of the excavations that are planned for this summer.

This would allow these excavations could visit later this year thus facilitating boosting tourism in the area through heritage restoration.

This was presented this morning the mayor, Jose Lopez, and the coordinator of Historical Heritage and Archaeology, Carmen BERROCA l at a press conference which received the explanations and sample images Aerophotogrametric Study Amphitheater that combines photography, topography ., drawing and graphics the presentation has also been Deputy Mayor, Ana Belén Castejon;

The area councilor of Culture and Archaeological Ptarimonio, Ricardo Segado;

and Councilman Delegate for Culture, David Martinez.

This study has been explained by José Gabriel Gómez, Surveyor Aerograph Studio, responsible for expanding business through the creation of three-dimensional models with photographs, graphics information Amphitheatre, which already participated in other city projects as the Augusteum, the Roman Forum and the Roman theater.

Promoted by the Department of Infrastructure of the City of Cartagena, the study is the initial project documentation for opening an important window of opportunity to start working.

It is envisaged that through techniques GPR tomography and electromagnetic waves that are reflected in the subsoil and which show the level of rock and where the wall of the amphitheater is issued.

These results pose a map of the underground will involve conducting a manual archaeological surveys at the foot of the wall of the Plaza de Toros, in the northern part of the Amphitheatre, to learn about what is built and decisions on the conservation of part of the wall due to degradation, cracks and holes that have increased in recent times.

Berrocal reported that thanks to the information provided by this study has been known that the height of the wall of the amphitheater is 11.4 meters, adding more than two meters than expected initially.

With a capacity of 10 to 11,000 spectators and 104 meters long according to recent studies, it could become one of the top five amphitheaters counting the original elevation without restructuring.

Throughout the year is to complete the documentation and that this part of the excavation is what gives you support for the then start the Master Plan, as reported by the mayor, Jose Lopez.

The coordinator of Historical Heritage and Archaeology has also reported that the debris field located between the Plaza de Toros and the new building of the UPCT to favor boosting tourism in the university environment will be dismantled.

STUDY IN FIGURES

For Aerophotogrametric Study Amphitheater has been made ​​all measurements of ground elevation and so as photographs from all angles, covering an area of 11 thousand square meters for the amphitheater and 13 thousand square meters of Despeñaperros.

For the study of the Amphitheatre are 606 photographs taken with an average height of 46 meters and a degree of detail of 1.18 centimeters per pixel, with a margin of 3 centimeters error in a process created more than 13 million points to which then adds a texture to reach the recreation of reality in the digital environment.

For Frown Despeñaperros 329 photographs were taken with a degree of detail of 1.71 centimeters per pixel and a margin of 3 centimeters of error.

Following this study, the start of excavation would cost about 350,000 euros that would leave private companies.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena