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Researchers in Spain Discover the Oldest Greek Marble Altar in the Western Mediterranean
Image of the marble column in Casas del Turuñuelo. Credit: Building Tartessos Project (IAM-CSIC) Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest Greek marble altar ever found in the western Mediterranean. The discovery was made during the latest excavation campaign at the ancient site of Casas del Turuñuelo, located in Guareña, in southwestern Spain. The altar was found by a team from the Mérida Institute of Archaeology, a joint center oper…
CSIC researchers have found the oldest Greek marble altar in the Western Mediterranean in Guareña (Badajoz).
Among the numerous bronzes and ceramics that have emerged in recent weeks in the Tarthesic site of the Turunuelo de Guareña, the archaeologists of the CSIC have made two first-class architectural finds that re-affect the enormous economic and cultural potential of those who dominated this unusual two-storey building 2,500 years ago that they are excavating in the province of Badajoz. On the one hand, they have found 27 fragments of a large colum…
Trade with the West. Glass bowls of Eastern Mediterranean origin found in the courtyard of the Casas del Turuñuelo site (Guareña, Badajoz, Spain): Archaeological context, analysis and conservation
The aim of this work is presenting a group of glasses excavated from the archaeological site Casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Badajoz, Spain), whose dest…
The site of Casas del Turuñuelo (Badajoz) is an authentic archaeological treasure. In this site near the mouth of the river Búrdalo, fascinating discoveries have been made such as the first human representations of the Tartésic culture (sigles VIII-V a.C.) or an engraving with war scenes on a slate plate and a southern paleoHispanic alphabet. And the seventh excavation campaign could not be less.Keep reading...
The team of the Institute of Archaeology of Mérida (IAM, CSIC-Junta de Extremadura), led by Esther Rodríguez González and Sebastián Celestino Pérez, presented on Thursday the results of the last excavation campaign in the site, a monumental building of Tarthesic culture (siglos VIII-V a.C.) that does not fail to bring exceptional findings. Between cups [...]
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