an industrial area and 5-6. century aqueduct. This is the emerging finding. Archaeological excavations around the Villas de la Roma Villa Joiosa It has made it possible to bring these ruins to light, which will provide particularly important data for understanding what was going on around this time and around this Roman villa.
Studies to date have allowed distinguishes various dumps, pits carved into geological terrain filled with plots with high concentrations of archaeological remains, especially the ceramics that place us in the very late Roman period. So far they have alsoSets of three and six rooms from the Roman period, still to be excavated and to determine its date. According to the City Council, these include Roman structures associated with water, which will still be excavated and dated due to their waterproof coating.
Among the water structures, 25 meters to the north-south aqueduct, preserving an inner width in some sections (speculation) 29 cm, exactly one Roman foot. It forks towards the middle of its path, and a branch splits to the east, the main branch leads towards a small cistern. This aqueduct and its branches must have supplied water to the area. private bathrooms, domestic consumption and industries From the Plans Roman villa, one of the most important and longest lasting archaeological sites in Vila Joiosa, 15 centuries of occupation. In fact, it is currently the only known coastal area from the Islamic era in the Vila Joiosa district.
“The archaeological remains and recovered specimens will allow us to obtain particularly important data for understanding this period and what was going on around this Roman villa. Tell us about the buildings and lifestyles of the people who lived in our city during the Roman period.“, Vila Joiosa mayor Andreu Verdú noted that during his visit to the excavations, Xente Sebastià, mayor of Historical Heritage, along with Pedro Alemany, mayor of Urbanism and Integral Water Cycle, was assisted by the archaeologist. During the visit, Vila Joiosa Archaeological and Historical Heritage Municipal Service, Diego Ruiz and the staff responsible for the excavation attended.
A Roman villa found in 1997
Roman villa of the Plans located on a small land elevation adjacent to National Highway 332 It was discovered in 1997, the date when approximately 500 m² of land could be excavated. This brought the discovery of the s Roman villa. V-VI AD included an industrial area (perhaps related to the fish-salting industry) and warehouses, as well as a residential section equipped with murals and private bathrooms. The region was inhabited from the end of the s. To go. up to C.s. X already existed in Islamic times and on the site. 1854 cholera epidemic cemetery.
As a result of the development of the Executive Unit 2 of the urban land of ARE-1/3 of the La Vila Joiosa Urban Planning General Plan, the urban development agency Litoral Mediterráneo 2, SA undertakes through the archeology company Arquealia en Expansion excavation of the perimeter of this large Roman residential villaIts central core will be the municipal Cultural Dotacional site for future systematic excavations.
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