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The mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, and the Minister of Culture, Pedro Alberto Cruz, today visited the archaeological excavations of Windlass Hill to see the progress and first results of the excavations on the south side, work began in January this year and which have achieved outstanding results, with the discovery of structures that could correspond to the first century
First, it has been re-excavated and documented the baths and on the other hand, has found a large building, possibly housing some 1,000 square meters, which are preserved wall paintings and other items, such as outbursts of columns the court, which have appeared with their sockets, or the wall closing the building to the north, with an elevation of three feet.
It has also been found between the thermal Palestra and the house.
This is an outdoor space dedicated to leisure and sports activities, which paved with bricks arranged in a herringbone, remains virtually intact.
The Minister of Culture, Pedro Alberto Cruz, described the site as the 'Pompeii' Spanish, a major Roman archaeological jewelry not only in Spain but throughout Europe.
Cruz has highlighted the quality of pavement preservation and wall paintings, though he has said that the best is yet to come in future phases.
The mayor of Cartagena, meanwhile, said that with the Archaeological Park, near the Roman theater and amphitheater, the city is the city to offer better and heritage tourism, an essential destination for those who want to learn about Spain Roman.
The Archaeological Park project will be undertaken Cartagena winch by the Community and the City through the Consortium 'Cartagena Port of Cultures'.
They have funding from the ministries of Culture and Tourism (a total of 2.7 million euros) and will last until 2011.
In this phase, alternate recovery processes, excavation, and museological research, so that the Archaeological Park can be visited as soon as possible.
The technical and scientific direction of the project is carried out by José María Madrid and José Miguel Noguera Balance Celdrán (University of Murcia).
After visiting this morning, the site opens to the public for a few days, coinciding with the celebration of the holiday Carthaginians and Romans, so that may take guided tours in groups of 25 people and be concluded in the phone 968 50 00 93.
The schedules are:
Days:
Friday, September 19: Afternoon
Saturday 20 September: morning and afternoon
Monday 22 to Thursday 25 September, morning and afternoon
Hours:
Morning: 10.30 hours, 11.30 hours and 12.30 hours
late: 16.30 hours, 17.30 hours and 18.30 hours
Muram
In other matters and questions from journalists, the Minister of Culture, Pedro Alberto Cruz, said that the Muram (Regional Museum of Modern Art) will be used as a venue for major permanent exhibitions, the first of which could come before later this year.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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