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The mayor of Águilas, Mari Carmen Moreno, and the mayor of Culture, Maido Simó, visited last week the excavation works of the Research and Enhancement Project of the Isla del Fraile; an initiative of the Area of ??Archeology of the University of Murcia directed by professor Alejandro Quevedo and archaeologist Juan de Dios Hernández and with the collaboration of the Águilas City Council and the Archaeological Museum of the town. After the completion of the first phase of this project, the municipal archaeologist assured that the findings have exceeded all expectations, highlighting the importance of this site, unique in the Southeast of the peninsula. "An Islamic necropolis has been found, as well as numerous Roman constructions in an exceptional state of conservation," Hernández assured.
"Likewise, a late period warehouse formed by amphoras from North Africa, some of which contained fish remains, has been documented.
The discovery - continued the archaeologist - seems to confirm the hypothesis that they were produced and marketed on the island.
products derived from fishing during Antiquity, being an active point of exchange with the rest of the Mediterranean ". The continuation of the work in the future will allow to continue advancing in the knowledge and enhancement of this precious Asset of Cultural Interest in the bay of El Hornillo.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas
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