Moreover 2,000 kilometers separate the space Carpathians and Orihuela. A distance that seems much shorter than it is today 3,500 years ago. But the thing is in 1903 Jesuit and archaeologist Julio Furgús found a tomb unlike any other among the more than 600 tombs there in the Bronze Age site of San Antón de Orihuela.
appeared in a dowry of gold and silveremphasizing a series of cones with small holes ornamentation whose importance lies in the fact that They are unique pieces in the prehistoric jewelery of the Iberian Peninsula. The reason for this privilege has emerged thanks to the research that a MARQ team has done in the last 4 years. And the answer is that the outgoing ornaments sewn around the neck of the dress of a woman of high social status, refer to their culture. Bronze Age of the Carpathian Basin.
How did this dress or this young woman come to Orihuela? Something more than 3,500 years old still remains to be announced Although the results of the investigation are clear Published this year by Cambridge University.
This extraordinary set Exhibited for the first time at MARQWhere part of the Colegio Inmaculada Jesuítas has been stored since 1992. Furgus Collectionput it in the Alicante museum.
Exposure
Princess of the Carpathians. An extraordinary tomb from the Bronze Age accompanying is the title in which this valuable set is presented. ceramic, metal and bone fragments From the funds of the center of Alicante.
Juan Antonio Lopez Padillafrom MARQ, with Francisco Javer Jover Maestre, Maria Pastor Quiles and Ricardo E. Basso RialHe has been researching El Algar culture for 15 years from the University of Alicante, and the four of them examine this extraordinary dowry.
«Since then, more Bronze Age sites have been excavated in Spain and there is no one like him» points to López Padilla. “This led us to research and we concluded that it should be. come from the carpathians because in that region it was common for pieces with these characteristics to be sewn around the necks of high-end women’s dresses ».
The question is, “Did the dress come through a barter or trade, or, as we are convinced, the young woman? daughter of a high-status family who did come Being related to a family from Orihuela, which is of course an exceptional case ».
In this sense, the archaeologist emphasizes that “the mentality needs to change” and Sierra de Orihuela It is in the middle of the Segura basin, at its mouth, so the logical way to connect with that region via the Mediterranean is “once a commercial highway connecting different communities».
another dig
Made by Lopez Padilla An excavation with his team in the grave where this set appeared “but there was nothing left”. The bones were photographed when the tomb was found but later disappeared. Other tombs excavated “had magnificent grave goods, but were unique to the land of El Argar.”
Director of MARQ, Manuel Olcina, highlights museum research work something like pointer “It is necessary to accept that we have a great team of experts and this is evident in participation in congresses and special publications». It also assures that it is “necessary”. transfer research to the community “It’s a must to offer this to everyone.”
Culture invested 175,000 euros for Alicante museum
HE DOGV The decision on granting subsidies was published yesterday. MARQ Foundation related to 175,000 euros until 2023. This item is increasing compared to 140,000 units in recent years. «Within a maximum of one month», MARQ Foundation « Justify expenditure from January 1, 2023 to the date of this publication». According to the document, the rest can be delivered by October 31st. it wasn’t as much last May 9 when did the ministry pay 140,000 Euros of 2022, According to Culture, it is due to the delay in justifying the expenditures made by the museum.