Not a single campaign for excavations in a significant place of Casas -Dodernulo, to Gaugrius (Badajoz), leaves indifferent. The VII campaign ended this week, and the CSIC archaeologists team presented the results, including the opening of the marble column from the Greek career, at least the 5th century BC, which makes it the oldest in the western part of the Mediterranean Sea.
The base and shaft of this work, found by researchers, stand out by their origin and nature. As for its origin, the macroscopic analysis of Anna Gutierres, the researcher of the Catalan Institute of Classical Archeology (ICAC), determines that the material used in its production comes from ancient Greece, in particular from the current island of Marmara, in Asia Minor. Nevertheless, the researchers clarify that the exact location of the career from which the marble was extracted will be certified after the performing archeometric analysis is currently in the process. As for its function and, according to other similar discoveries known in the Mediterranean Sea, it seems that the discovered remains will correspond to the altar.
“Although other similar characteristics are known in the Mediterranean, such as those located in the Greek region of Ampurius (Heron), the example of Casas Del Tournuelo is the only one from the Iron Age I. In addition, its detection in the context of the 5th century and along with numerous cups of the same chronology from Attica, the region of pop -up, where they were in fear, where they became silestitary. Fame so far.
Its presence in such a site as Casas Del Turunoulo, located in Las -Vegas -Dodian, 30 minutes from Mérida by Car, “testifies to the relevance of this enclave in Tardesk, where he had to play a fundamental role in Mediterranean trade.” The proof of this is not only the opening of this column, but also other documented materials in previous excavations, such as the macedonic glass or legs of the pentelic marble sculpture (Athens, Greece).
Since 2015, seven excavations have been developed, which took advantage of their excellent conservation state to document construction methods and architectural solutions. Among the discoveries made by the team of researchers, the documentation of the mass victim of animals found in 2017 in the courtyard of the site, and the first human ideas about Tartos, in 2023. In 2023. Last year there was a board that meant a double discovery, since it did not contain military scenes of the VI-v-star, but its inscription on the southern Esovicipen.
“These conclusions, again, emphasize the political and economic importance of this enclave, where ritual and religious manifestations are of particular importance, is also confirmed by the depreciation of the building itself,” Peres explains Celestino.
Hydraulic engineering work
The work carried out as part of the last campaign of excavations in Casas -Turnello concentrated on the eastern and northern regions of the territory. Among the six new documented numbers, three, located outside the building and related to production work. Its function was characterized due to the appearance of the oven, as well as the identification of dishes found in these new spaces, where there are abundant scales, mills, ceramics for storage and a pot of ceramics in bronze.
Nevertheless, one of the most relevant conclusions occurred in the rooms corresponding to the main building, where three rooms were excavated in excellent condition. Among the architectural elements is excellent engineering work intended for a hydraulic channel, which has almost a meter high and for the construction of which large stones were used. “This discovery shows the technical knowledge of the Builders of Casas -Tournwello, as this is planned and completed work before the construction of the building, so it will correspond to the oldest phase of the same,” the IAM researcher adds.
In addition, excavations in the northern region made it possible to restore various objects of metal, iron and bronze, including two jugs and several belts made in bronze and typology of Tarttic.
