Intervencions arqueològiques a la catedral de Tarragona: treballs del Pla director (2002-2003)
Tribuna d' …, 2006
Información del artículo Intervencions arqueològiques a la catedral de Tarragona: treballs del Pl... more Información del artículo Intervencions arqueològiques a la catedral de Tarragona: treballs del Pla director (2002-2003).
El Consell Comarcal del Tarragonès. D'espai de culte romà a hospital medieval. 25 anys de la seva recuperació, ed. Arola, Tarragona 2017., 2017
The "Consell Comarcal del Tarragonès" is located in the eastern sector of the area of imperial ... more The "Consell Comarcal del Tarragonès" is located in the eastern sector of the area of imperial worship of Tarraco (Provincia Hispania Citerior). This historic building was a medieval hospital and together with the building of the Biblical Museum Tarraconense preserves the remains of an exedra of the imperial worship complex presided over by the Temple of Augustus.
Els treballs han constatat bona part de la història del convent més antic de la ciutat i primer d... more Els treballs han constatat bona part de la història del convent més antic de la ciutat i primer de l’orde carmelità en terres tarragonines. S’ha documentat l’estructura original dels segles XIV i XV, així com les reformes dels segles XVII i XVIII.
From the work carried out from the year 2009 in the archaeological reserve of “Cami de la Fonteta... more From the work carried out from the year 2009 in the archaeological reserve of “Cami de la Fonteta” at Tarragona, have been documented a generous volume of coins both imitation and of official types of the 4th century A.D.
A room linked to an underground cavity with monumental entrance has been interpreted thanks to
th... more A room linked to an underground cavity with monumental entrance has been interpreted thanks to the finding of two votive inscriptions as a sacred space devoted to the Nymphae, religious cult documented at Tarraco for the first time. This is a very important extra-mural discovery, because this is the first sanctuary in Eastern Hispania archaeologically evidenced. A hypothesis is offered, according to which the worship of the Nymphae in Tarraco could be connected to veterani from the Legio VII Gemina Felix established in the provincial capital, because this cult is well attested in the opposite side (mainly in Gallaecia and northern Lusitania), where the legion was settled.
Amb motiu de la remodelació del carrer de l’Enrajolat de Tarragona, l’Ajuntament i l’INCASOL han ... more Amb motiu de la remodelació del carrer de l’Enrajolat de Tarragona, l’Ajuntament i l’INCASOL han dut a terme una intervenció arqueològica que ha aportat noves i interessants dades sobre algunes estructures del circ romà de Tàrraco i la seva connexió amb el Fòrum Provincial a la zona oriental de la graderia septentrional amb una gran canalització. L’excavació del carrer també ha proporcionat informació sobre l’evolució del sector en època medieval i moderna.
Archaeological works derived from project implementation arrangement of street Enrajolat and its ... more Archaeological works derived from project implementation arrangement of street Enrajolat and its surroundings in Tarragona has enabled a number of documented evidence that we are helping to better understand the evolution of this city space more than twenty centuries of history. A journey that began in this particular space in the late first century AD with the construction of the Roman circus.
Les intervencions arqueològiques fetes amb motiu de la rehabilitació de l’antic beateri han permè... more Les intervencions arqueològiques fetes amb motiu de la rehabilitació de l’antic beateri han permès documentar una seqüència evolutiva de la ciutat des d’època romana fins a l’actualitat: estructures del fòrum provincial, amb la localització d’una nova volta i la documentació de paraments del cos sobre la Volta del Pallol, que aporten noves dades sobre els accessos al fòrum; una important ocupació d’època tardoantiga; la urbanització d’aquest sector en època medieval (carrers, l’edifici gòtic i les dependències monàstiques dels pares predicadors); la construcció del beateri en època moderna (conjunt d’església i convent) i les reformes d’època contemporània
In 2007, when the location of the side south opened up to the public, the archaeological works we... more In 2007, when the location of the side south opened up to the public, the archaeological works were moved further north. Especially in an area, where archaeological different works conducted in 1992, revealed news evidences of roman times. The results obtained during the excavations carried out between 2004 and 2009 have evidenced a building interpreted as a workers’ of the villa lodging. The building was in use from the last third of the second century AD until approximately the middle of the third century AD, when it was destroyed by fire. However the building was not totally abandoned, the archaeological works have documented, in very specific places, new processes of reoccupation dated in the fourth century AD.
This article details the use of photographic rectification as support for the graphic documentati... more This article details the use of photographic rectification as support for the graphic documentation of historical and archaeological heritage and specifically the southern facade of the Torre del Pretori (Praetorium Tower) in Tarragona. The Praetorium Tower is part of a larger monumental complex and one of the towers that connected different parts of the Tarraco Provincial Forum, the politic-administrative centre of the ancient capital of Hispania Citerioris. It is therefore a valuable example of the evolution of Roman urban rchitecture. The aim of this project is to provide accurate graphic documentation of the structure to facilitate the restoration and conservation of the tower, as well as to provide a more profound architectural and archaeological understanding of the Roman forum. The use of photographic rectification enabled us to overcome the spatial and time difficulties involved in collecting data caused by the size and location of the building. Specific software made it easier to obtain accurate two-dimensional images. For this reason, in our case, photographic rectification helped us to make a direct analysis of the monument and facilitated interpretation of the architectural stratigraphy. We currently separate the line of research into two concepts: the construction processes and the architecture of the building. The documentation collected permitted various analyses: the characterisation of the building modules, identification of the tools used to work the building materials, etc. In conclusion, the use of orthoimages is a powerful tool that permits the systematic study of a Roman building that has evolved over the centuries and is now in a modern urban context.
This article details the use of photographic rectification as support for the graphic documentati... more This article details the use of photographic rectification as support for the graphic documentation
of historical and archaeological heritage and specifically the southern facade of the Torre del Pretori
(Praetorium Tower) in Tarragona.
The Praetorium Tower is part of a larger monumental complex and one of the towers that connected different
parts of the Tarraco Provincial Forum, the politic-administrative centre of the ancient capital of Hispania
Citerioris. It is therefore a valuable example of the evolution of Roman urban architecture. The aim of this
project is to provide accurate graphic documentation of the structure to facilitate the restoration and
conservation of the tower, as well as to provide a more profound architectural and archaeological
understanding of the Roman forum.
The use of photographic rectification enabled us to overcome the spatial and time difficulties involved in
collecting data caused by the size and location of the building. Specific software made it easier to obtain
accurate two-dimensional images. For this reason, in our case, photographic rectification helped us to make
a direct analysis of the monument and facilitated interpretation of the architectural stratigraphy.
We currently separate the line of research into two concepts: the construction processes and the architecture
of the building. The documentation collected permitted various analyses: the characterisation of the building
modules, identification of the tools used to work the building materials, etc.
In conclusion, the use of orthoimages is a powerful tool that permits the systematic study of a Roman
building that has evolved over the centuries and is now in a modern urban context.
Des de fa força temps la menció a les fonts literàries d'època romana d'una arribada violenta de ... more Des de fa força temps la menció a les fonts literàries d'època romana d'una arribada violenta de pobles bàrbars al nord-est d'Hispània, entorn el 260-270 d.C. -en ple període de l'anomenada anarquia militar-, ha estat objecte de debat historiogràfic. Així, autors com B. Taracena (1950), A. Balil (1959, J. M. Blázquez (1968) o més recentment N. Santos Yanguas (1986) havien destacat la rellevància d'aquestes fonts -força limitades, i que mencionen especialment el cas de Tàrraco-, i les havien posat en relació amb les dades arqueològiques conegudes del moment: la presència de nivells de destrucció o d'ocultacions monetàries d'aquesta mateixa cronologia en diversos jaciments del N.E. Peninsular. Per a aquests autors, la conclusió era clara: les invasions bàrbares havien suposat un punt d'inflexió en la continuïtat de la vida urbana d'aquests territoris, presentant els francs com una causa més de la forta inestabilitat del moment, anticipant d'alguna manera al s. III les mateixes causes del que després seria la fi de l'Imperi al s. V d.C., on també les invasions bàrbares serien peça fonamental. Davant d'aquesta visió, ja als anys 80 i especialment 90, va sorgir entre la historiografia hispana una reacció a la visió "invasionista" o "externa" de la crisi del model imperial, que qüestionava la veritable transcendència d'aquests fenòmens violents. Les raons internes, de crisi política i social, s'imposaven com a causa principal per explicar la inestabilitat del període, i això duia a reduir al màxim l'abast de les invasions. Així, autors com A. Cepas (1997) i especialment J. Arce (1978, 1988) van arribar a plantejar-se la veritable entitat històrica d'aquestes ràtzies dels francs, donat que, segons ells, l'escassa presència d'informacions arqueològiques associades amb seguretat a aquest període posaven en qüestió l'abast real d'aquests esdeveniments. J. Arce (1978) esmentava el punt de vista tendenciós de les fonts antigues que mencionaven aquestes invasions, i que ell contextualitzava en un ambient crític amb l'emperador Gal·liè -governant del moment-, considerant-les per tant exagerades. Per a Arce la ràtzia dels francs seria molt puntual, amb un setge de Tàrraco -que no destrucció-, i una escassa afectació territorial i històrica. De fet, cal
Intervencions arqueològiques a la catedral de Tarragona: treballs del Pla director (2002-2003)
Tribuna d' …, 2006
Información del artículo Intervencions arqueològiques a la catedral de Tarragona: treballs del Pl... more Información del artículo Intervencions arqueològiques a la catedral de Tarragona: treballs del Pla director (2002-2003).
El Consell Comarcal del Tarragonès. D'espai de culte romà a hospital medieval. 25 anys de la seva recuperació, ed. Arola, Tarragona 2017., 2017
The "Consell Comarcal del Tarragonès" is located in the eastern sector of the area of imperial ... more The "Consell Comarcal del Tarragonès" is located in the eastern sector of the area of imperial worship of Tarraco (Provincia Hispania Citerior). This historic building was a medieval hospital and together with the building of the Biblical Museum Tarraconense preserves the remains of an exedra of the imperial worship complex presided over by the Temple of Augustus.
Els treballs han constatat bona part de la història del convent més antic de la ciutat i primer d... more Els treballs han constatat bona part de la història del convent més antic de la ciutat i primer de l’orde carmelità en terres tarragonines. S’ha documentat l’estructura original dels segles XIV i XV, així com les reformes dels segles XVII i XVIII.
From the work carried out from the year 2009 in the archaeological reserve of “Cami de la Fonteta... more From the work carried out from the year 2009 in the archaeological reserve of “Cami de la Fonteta” at Tarragona, have been documented a generous volume of coins both imitation and of official types of the 4th century A.D.
A room linked to an underground cavity with monumental entrance has been interpreted thanks to
th... more A room linked to an underground cavity with monumental entrance has been interpreted thanks to the finding of two votive inscriptions as a sacred space devoted to the Nymphae, religious cult documented at Tarraco for the first time. This is a very important extra-mural discovery, because this is the first sanctuary in Eastern Hispania archaeologically evidenced. A hypothesis is offered, according to which the worship of the Nymphae in Tarraco could be connected to veterani from the Legio VII Gemina Felix established in the provincial capital, because this cult is well attested in the opposite side (mainly in Gallaecia and northern Lusitania), where the legion was settled.
Amb motiu de la remodelació del carrer de l’Enrajolat de Tarragona, l’Ajuntament i l’INCASOL han ... more Amb motiu de la remodelació del carrer de l’Enrajolat de Tarragona, l’Ajuntament i l’INCASOL han dut a terme una intervenció arqueològica que ha aportat noves i interessants dades sobre algunes estructures del circ romà de Tàrraco i la seva connexió amb el Fòrum Provincial a la zona oriental de la graderia septentrional amb una gran canalització. L’excavació del carrer també ha proporcionat informació sobre l’evolució del sector en època medieval i moderna.
Archaeological works derived from project implementation arrangement of street Enrajolat and its ... more Archaeological works derived from project implementation arrangement of street Enrajolat and its surroundings in Tarragona has enabled a number of documented evidence that we are helping to better understand the evolution of this city space more than twenty centuries of history. A journey that began in this particular space in the late first century AD with the construction of the Roman circus.
Les intervencions arqueològiques fetes amb motiu de la rehabilitació de l’antic beateri han permè... more Les intervencions arqueològiques fetes amb motiu de la rehabilitació de l’antic beateri han permès documentar una seqüència evolutiva de la ciutat des d’època romana fins a l’actualitat: estructures del fòrum provincial, amb la localització d’una nova volta i la documentació de paraments del cos sobre la Volta del Pallol, que aporten noves dades sobre els accessos al fòrum; una important ocupació d’època tardoantiga; la urbanització d’aquest sector en època medieval (carrers, l’edifici gòtic i les dependències monàstiques dels pares predicadors); la construcció del beateri en època moderna (conjunt d’església i convent) i les reformes d’època contemporània
In 2007, when the location of the side south opened up to the public, the archaeological works we... more In 2007, when the location of the side south opened up to the public, the archaeological works were moved further north. Especially in an area, where archaeological different works conducted in 1992, revealed news evidences of roman times. The results obtained during the excavations carried out between 2004 and 2009 have evidenced a building interpreted as a workers’ of the villa lodging. The building was in use from the last third of the second century AD until approximately the middle of the third century AD, when it was destroyed by fire. However the building was not totally abandoned, the archaeological works have documented, in very specific places, new processes of reoccupation dated in the fourth century AD.
This article details the use of photographic rectification as support for the graphic documentati... more This article details the use of photographic rectification as support for the graphic documentation of historical and archaeological heritage and specifically the southern facade of the Torre del Pretori (Praetorium Tower) in Tarragona. The Praetorium Tower is part of a larger monumental complex and one of the towers that connected different parts of the Tarraco Provincial Forum, the politic-administrative centre of the ancient capital of Hispania Citerioris. It is therefore a valuable example of the evolution of Roman urban rchitecture. The aim of this project is to provide accurate graphic documentation of the structure to facilitate the restoration and conservation of the tower, as well as to provide a more profound architectural and archaeological understanding of the Roman forum. The use of photographic rectification enabled us to overcome the spatial and time difficulties involved in collecting data caused by the size and location of the building. Specific software made it easier to obtain accurate two-dimensional images. For this reason, in our case, photographic rectification helped us to make a direct analysis of the monument and facilitated interpretation of the architectural stratigraphy. We currently separate the line of research into two concepts: the construction processes and the architecture of the building. The documentation collected permitted various analyses: the characterisation of the building modules, identification of the tools used to work the building materials, etc. In conclusion, the use of orthoimages is a powerful tool that permits the systematic study of a Roman building that has evolved over the centuries and is now in a modern urban context.
This article details the use of photographic rectification as support for the graphic documentati... more This article details the use of photographic rectification as support for the graphic documentation
of historical and archaeological heritage and specifically the southern facade of the Torre del Pretori
(Praetorium Tower) in Tarragona.
The Praetorium Tower is part of a larger monumental complex and one of the towers that connected different
parts of the Tarraco Provincial Forum, the politic-administrative centre of the ancient capital of Hispania
Citerioris. It is therefore a valuable example of the evolution of Roman urban architecture. The aim of this
project is to provide accurate graphic documentation of the structure to facilitate the restoration and
conservation of the tower, as well as to provide a more profound architectural and archaeological
understanding of the Roman forum.
The use of photographic rectification enabled us to overcome the spatial and time difficulties involved in
collecting data caused by the size and location of the building. Specific software made it easier to obtain
accurate two-dimensional images. For this reason, in our case, photographic rectification helped us to make
a direct analysis of the monument and facilitated interpretation of the architectural stratigraphy.
We currently separate the line of research into two concepts: the construction processes and the architecture
of the building. The documentation collected permitted various analyses: the characterisation of the building
modules, identification of the tools used to work the building materials, etc.
In conclusion, the use of orthoimages is a powerful tool that permits the systematic study of a Roman
building that has evolved over the centuries and is now in a modern urban context.
Des de fa força temps la menció a les fonts literàries d'època romana d'una arribada violenta de ... more Des de fa força temps la menció a les fonts literàries d'època romana d'una arribada violenta de pobles bàrbars al nord-est d'Hispània, entorn el 260-270 d.C. -en ple període de l'anomenada anarquia militar-, ha estat objecte de debat historiogràfic. Així, autors com B. Taracena (1950), A. Balil (1959, J. M. Blázquez (1968) o més recentment N. Santos Yanguas (1986) havien destacat la rellevància d'aquestes fonts -força limitades, i que mencionen especialment el cas de Tàrraco-, i les havien posat en relació amb les dades arqueològiques conegudes del moment: la presència de nivells de destrucció o d'ocultacions monetàries d'aquesta mateixa cronologia en diversos jaciments del N.E. Peninsular. Per a aquests autors, la conclusió era clara: les invasions bàrbares havien suposat un punt d'inflexió en la continuïtat de la vida urbana d'aquests territoris, presentant els francs com una causa més de la forta inestabilitat del moment, anticipant d'alguna manera al s. III les mateixes causes del que després seria la fi de l'Imperi al s. V d.C., on també les invasions bàrbares serien peça fonamental. Davant d'aquesta visió, ja als anys 80 i especialment 90, va sorgir entre la historiografia hispana una reacció a la visió "invasionista" o "externa" de la crisi del model imperial, que qüestionava la veritable transcendència d'aquests fenòmens violents. Les raons internes, de crisi política i social, s'imposaven com a causa principal per explicar la inestabilitat del període, i això duia a reduir al màxim l'abast de les invasions. Així, autors com A. Cepas (1997) i especialment J. Arce (1978, 1988) van arribar a plantejar-se la veritable entitat històrica d'aquestes ràtzies dels francs, donat que, segons ells, l'escassa presència d'informacions arqueològiques associades amb seguretat a aquest període posaven en qüestió l'abast real d'aquests esdeveniments. J. Arce (1978) esmentava el punt de vista tendenciós de les fonts antigues que mencionaven aquestes invasions, i que ell contextualitzava en un ambient crític amb l'emperador Gal·liè -governant del moment-, considerant-les per tant exagerades. Per a Arce la ràtzia dels francs seria molt puntual, amb un setge de Tàrraco -que no destrucció-, i una escassa afectació territorial i històrica. De fet, cal
The Biblical Museum at Tarragona, which was founded in 1930 and was recuperated at the end of the... more The Biblical Museum at Tarragona, which was founded in 1930 and was recuperated at the end of the 1980s through the initiative of the Diocesan Secretariat of the Pastoral Biblical and the efforts of a group of volunteers, complements by 128 coins among an accurate selection of archaeological objects, plus literary and artistic items. This numismatic collection, which integrates into the museum display, is presented completely in this paper in the form of a catalogue.
En un contexto arqueológico de carácter funerario situado al lado del castillo de los condes de S... more En un contexto arqueológico de carácter funerario situado al lado del castillo de los condes de Sicart de Vila-seca, se hallaron 55 fosas de enterramiento que corresponden a dos momentos diferenciados de inhumación. La fase más avanzada ha estado ubicada en el marco de la Guerra del Francés. De este modo y en base a la escasa información proporcionada por la excavación, a la búsqueda histórica, a las dataciones radiocarbónicas obtenidas y al resultado del estudio antropológico los enterramientos han sido atribuidos a la alta mortalidad consecuencia de la batalla del Castillo que tuvo lugar el día 19 de enero de 1812 entre los hombres del capitán general de Cataluña Luís Lacy y un batallón francés que el general Laforce había apostado en Vila-Seca. Los enterramientos se disponen en fosas múltiples y las inhumaciones aparecen sepultadas de forma rápida y desordenada. En este contexto se documentaron dos medallas, una con la imagen de la Virgen de Butsènit (Lérida) y la otra con la Virgen de Montserrat, evidencias de culto que dejan intuir una atribución catalana de algunas de las inhumaciones.
Tarraco Biennal. Actes del 2on. Congrés Internacional d’Arqueologia i Món Antic. August i les províncies occidentals. 2000 aniversari de la mort d’August, Nov 2015
In a space of extraction of clay and stone, active since Augustus period, stood up in the middle ... more In a space of extraction of clay and stone, active since Augustus period, stood up in the middle of the first century AD, building located outside the walls and next to the via situated parallel to the roman wall. The building seems to have been defined by two floors and implanted in the clay soil, defining a basement. It was in here where we found coins and game tokens that make us suppose the existence of a room of game, a taberna lvsoria, where the roman people liked eat, drink, play and/or accommodation.
Presentamos nuevos datos sobre la estructura de la plaza de representación del Concilium Provinci... more Presentamos nuevos datos sobre la estructura de la plaza de representación del Concilium Provinciae Hispaniae Citerioris a partir de los resultados obtenidos en las excavaciones arqueológicas realizadas en su segmento suroccidental (Volta del Pallol-antiguo beaterio de Sant Domènec) ocupando la segunda de las tres terrazas del monumental complejo arquitectónico de la acrópolis tarraconense erigido en época flavia. La localización de la sección completa de un acceso secundario a la plaza, así como la constatación de un podio perimetral libre de estructuras que se encontraba elevado respecto al nivel de la plaza, y que a su vez estaba bordeado de un criptopórtico de diversos pisos de altura, aportan una visión detallada de la solución arquitectónica utilizada para flanquear el gran espacio cívico.
Entre los años 2010 y 2011, las excavaciones realizadas bajo la nave central de la Catedral de Ta... more Entre los años 2010 y 2011, las excavaciones realizadas bajo la nave central de la Catedral de Tarragona documentaron una plataforma de opus caementicium que ha sido atribuida a la cimentación del templo dedicado al Divus Augustus por la Provincia Hispania Citerior. Un fragmento de inscripción monumental hallada en las excavaciones realizadas en el año 2000 al exterior del peribolos flavio, probablemente pueda ponerse en relación con el edificio. Se trata de un texto honorífico datable en época flavia en virtud del análisis paleográfico, cuyas 11 letras conservadas permiten restituir los términos templum divi y primus. Considerando el lugar de hallazgo del fragmento, pensamos que el citado templo podría ser el del Divus Augustus, mientras que primus entendido como adjetivo podría referirse al flaminado provincial, cuyos representantes fueron homenajeados en la gran plaza ubicada inmediatamente al sur del recinto presidido por el templo.
This article presents the results of the archaeological project carried out in the Cathedral of T... more This article presents the results of the archaeological project carried out in the Cathedral of Tarragona. The investigation of the Temple of Augustus has been one of the main objectives of currently research, and the remains located under the pavement of the Cathedral allows to identify with the temple of the imperial cult dedicated to the emperor Augustus.
The archaeological excavations carried out in Enrajolat Street in Tarragona, have been provided n... more The archaeological excavations carried out in Enrajolat Street in Tarragona, have been provided new architectonic data from the north sector of the roman circus grandstands, and its perimeter’s connection to the representational square of the Concilium Provinciae Hispaniae Citerioris. The preservation of the visorium surface and its constructive characteristics, the relationship with the extrados grandstand’s vaults, and the new evidences of the circus’ drainage systems can get us closer to knowledge of this public roman building.
New data about the structure of the representation square of Concilium Provinciae Hispaniae Citer... more New data about the structure of the representation square of Concilium Provinciae Hispaniae Citerioris are presented. This is possible thanks to the results of the latest archaeological works that have been carried out in the southwestern area – better known as ‘Volta del Pallol’ – former ‘Beateri de Sant Domènech’, which is placed on the second of the three terraces of the monumental architectural complex, the Provincial Council, which was built in the upper part of Tarraco during the Flavian period.
The imperial cult area of Tarraco was built in the 1st century AD in the highest part of the city... more The imperial cult area of Tarraco was built in the 1st century AD in the highest part of the city and presided over the seat of the Concilium Prouinciae Hispaniae Citerioris. It was a temenos with a similar layout to that of the Forum Pacis and architectural decoration imitating that of the Forum Augustum in Rome, where the use of marble was a fundamental part of the architectural and sculptural decorative programme. An extensive assemblage of marble was recovered during the excavations carried out under the Tarragona Cathedral Master Plan. It reflects the use of imperial quarries in the decorative programme and has been analyzed at the Unitat d’Estudis Arqueometrics (ICAC) facilities. This assemblage reflects the wide panorama of marmora imported and used in the decoration of the temenos. Local varieties of Marmora have been identified in Tarraco, plus a series of foreign marmora from quarries all over the Roman Empire (Greece, Turkey, Egypt and North Africa). All this shows the involvement of the imperial power in the monumental architecture of the capital of the prouincia Hispania Citerior.
Thanks to the studies carried out by Dr. Hauschild in the Old Quarter of Tarragona, a three-tiere... more Thanks to the studies carried out by Dr. Hauschild in the Old Quarter of Tarragona, a three-tiered urban structure known as Concilium Provinciae Hispaniae Citerioris has been identified. Subsequent research has confirmed Dr. Hauschild’s hypotheses and extended our knowledge of the site. This article reports the latest studies on the Place of Worship, which were made possible by the Tarragona Cathedral Master Plan and the project The Archaeological planimetry of Tàrraco.
• Margarita Díaz-Andreu - Introducción p1; • Gemma Cardona Gómez - Implicación social y patrimo... more • Margarita Díaz-Andreu - Introducción p1; • Gemma Cardona Gómez - Implicación social y patrimonio. Un cruce de caminos entre arqueología pública, arqueología comunitaria y didáctica de la arqueología. p13; • Jaime Almansa Sánchez - Contra la (insert value) arqueología pública. p35; • Antonio Vizcaíno Estevan - De la Arqueología programada a la Arqueología en tránsito. Algunas reflexiones en torno a los cambios de forma y fondo de nuestra disciplina. p35; • Margarita Díaz-Andreu - Arqueología, comunidad y valor social: un reto para el patrimonio arqueológico del siglo XXI. p69; • Ana Pastor Pérez y Apen Ruiz Martínez - Nuevas metodologías para una comprensión de las interacciones entre el público y el patrimonio arqueológico urbano. p91; • Pere Sala - Paisatge i societat civil. Cap a noves formes de participació. p113; • Alberto Polo Romero y Fernando Blaya Haro - La digitalización de las bodegas históricas de Aranda de Duero. Del vino al turismo patrimonial. p129; • Juana María Huélamo Gabaldón y Josep Maria Solias i Arís - Reconstruir el passat en un món postmodern: l’exemple de Kuanum. p147; • Paula Jardón Giner - La Prehistoria como medio de inclusión en la reflexión sobre usos del territorio y las relaciones humanas: El Salt (Alcoi). p169; • Juan F. Gibaja, Santiago Higuera, Josep Marès, Nuria Borrut, y Antoni Palomo - Raval 6000 anys d’Història: un proyecto para aproximar la prehistoria a la ciudadanía. p191; • Imma Teixell Navarro, Josep M. Macias Solé y Andreu Muñoz Melgar - Tres projectes d’investigació arqueològica al servei de la ciutadania. p209; • Clara Isabel Pérez Herrero y Begoña Soler Mayor - Patrimonio y participación ciudadana: ejemplos y reflexiones desde el País Valenciano. p225; • Carme Miró i Alaix - El Servei d’Arqueologia de Barcelona, un servei municipal per fer conèixer l’arqueologia i el patrimoni al ciutadà. p243; • Xurxo M. Ayán Vila - ¿Un mundo en guerra?: públicos, comunidades y Arqueología del Conflicto. p259
The Biblical Museum Tarraconense was founded in 1930. Helps the public to understand the Bible bo... more The Biblical Museum Tarraconense was founded in 1930. Helps the public to understand the Bible both historically and culturally and its transcendental values. The visitor will find a rich collection of materials, archaeological, literary, artistic and didactic which illustrate the fascinating world of Judeo-Christian culture.
The Consell Comarca del Tarragonès is located in the eastern sector of the area of imperial wor... more The Consell Comarca del Tarragonès is located in the eastern sector of the area of imperial worship of Tarraco (Provincia Hispania Citerior). This historic building was a medieval hospital and together with the building of the Biblical Museum Tarraconense preserves the remains of an exedra of the imperial worship complex presided over by the Temple of Augustus.
Presents an approximation to the intervals of issue with limitations of bronze currency to the I,... more Presents an approximation to the intervals of issue with limitations of bronze currency to the I, III, and V centuries A.D., affecting in its reflexion and behaviour within the city of Tarraco, towards this end it relies on new numismatic finds, within reliable stratigraphical contests of archaeological excavations of the last years within the city as well as ancient catalogues already in publication.
From the possible existence of two population realities, Kese and Tarrakon, an approximation to e... more From the possible existence of two population realities, Kese and Tarrakon, an approximation to explain the causes and the needs of the Iberian currency appearance is attempted in the territory where in later chronologies the Roman Tarraco rose, capital of the Citerior province which comprised the Iberian population and assimilated it to a new city project within the romanization process.
Presented are new contributions relating to fakes of the period of the city of Tarraco from arche... more Presented are new contributions relating to fakes of the period of the city of Tarraco from archeological contexts, taking into account that up to the present imitation coinage in both silver and gold have been absent from the latest archeological excavations. Thus bronze coinage remains the main protagonist during the intervals of the production of imitations wich have been identified from certain periods of the Empire. Also have been reflected the behaviour of imitations during the Visigothic epoch taking into account the few examples known which imitate the production from the area of Terracuna.
The excavation inside and around the modernist building of the Mercat Central has allowed us to a... more The excavation inside and around the modernist building of the Mercat Central has allowed us to approach the archaeological reality of an area outside the walls of Tarraco, where the strata of fire recovered show the damage caused during a violent raid in the 260s. At the same time, the joint study of the stratigraphic position, the pottery and the coins has indicated that it was not until 276AD that the area recovered from the devastating consequences of that episode of destruction.
The work carried out since 2010 by Tarragona City Council,
the Catalan Institute of Classical Arc... more The work carried out since 2010 by Tarragona City Council, the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC) and the Archbishopric of Tarragona has facilitated the production of three different projects. These projects all aim to increase and spread scientific knowledge and make it easily available to local citizens, as well as to all others who are interested. The three projects undertaken were: ‘In search of the Temple of Augustus: excavations in the central nave of Tarragona Cathedral’; ‘Amphiteatrum, memoria martyrum et ecclesiae. A Project for the socialisation of the amphitheatre of Tarragona: from archaeology to the history of religions’; and finally ‘The archaeological study of the apse of the Early Christian basilica of Saint Fructuosus in Tarragona’. The main novelty of these projects is the simultaneous preparation of different presentation formats included in the same scientific-educational project, which are presented together to society. These projects consist of historical reconstructions and the production of audiovisual materials, as well as permanent and temporary exhibitions that show their results. They also consist of educational publications that alternate with lectures and visits
Section were are indicated some of the pertanent stratas of the constructive platform were, were ... more Section were are indicated some of the pertanent stratas of the constructive platform were, were situated the urbanistic reforms, formed by areas of industrial or/and domestic functions (R. Palau/M.Bru)
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the finding of two votive inscriptions as a sacred space devoted to the Nymphae, religious cult documented
at Tarraco for the first time. This is a very important extra-mural discovery, because this is
the first sanctuary in Eastern Hispania archaeologically evidenced. A hypothesis is offered, according
to which the worship of the Nymphae in Tarraco could be connected to veterani from the Legio VII
Gemina Felix established in the provincial capital, because this cult is well attested in the opposite side
(mainly in Gallaecia and northern Lusitania), where the legion was settled.
The results obtained during the excavations carried out between 2004 and 2009 have evidenced a building interpreted as a workers’ of the villa lodging. The building was in use from the last third of the second century AD until approximately the middle of the third century AD, when it was destroyed by fire.
However the building was not totally abandoned, the archaeological works have documented, in very specific places, new processes of reoccupation dated in the fourth century AD.
The Praetorium Tower is part of a larger monumental complex and one of the towers that connected different parts of the Tarraco Provincial Forum, the politic-administrative centre of the ancient capital of Hispania Citerioris. It is therefore a valuable example of the evolution of Roman urban rchitecture. The aim of this project is to provide accurate graphic documentation of the structure to facilitate the restoration and
conservation of the tower, as well as to provide a more profound architectural and archaeological understanding of the Roman forum.
The use of photographic rectification enabled us to overcome the spatial and time difficulties involved in collecting data caused by the size and location of the building. Specific software made it easier to obtain accurate two-dimensional images. For this reason, in our case, photographic rectification helped us to make a direct analysis of the monument and facilitated interpretation of the architectural stratigraphy.
We currently separate the line of research into two concepts: the construction processes and the architecture of the building. The documentation collected permitted various analyses: the characterisation of the building modules, identification of the tools used to work the building materials, etc.
In conclusion, the use of orthoimages is a powerful tool that permits the systematic study of a Roman building that has evolved over the centuries and is now in a modern urban context.
of historical and archaeological heritage and specifically the southern facade of the Torre del Pretori
(Praetorium Tower) in Tarragona.
The Praetorium Tower is part of a larger monumental complex and one of the towers that connected different
parts of the Tarraco Provincial Forum, the politic-administrative centre of the ancient capital of Hispania
Citerioris. It is therefore a valuable example of the evolution of Roman urban architecture. The aim of this
project is to provide accurate graphic documentation of the structure to facilitate the restoration and
conservation of the tower, as well as to provide a more profound architectural and archaeological
understanding of the Roman forum.
The use of photographic rectification enabled us to overcome the spatial and time difficulties involved in
collecting data caused by the size and location of the building. Specific software made it easier to obtain
accurate two-dimensional images. For this reason, in our case, photographic rectification helped us to make
a direct analysis of the monument and facilitated interpretation of the architectural stratigraphy.
We currently separate the line of research into two concepts: the construction processes and the architecture
of the building. The documentation collected permitted various analyses: the characterisation of the building
modules, identification of the tools used to work the building materials, etc.
In conclusion, the use of orthoimages is a powerful tool that permits the systematic study of a Roman
building that has evolved over the centuries and is now in a modern urban context.
the finding of two votive inscriptions as a sacred space devoted to the Nymphae, religious cult documented
at Tarraco for the first time. This is a very important extra-mural discovery, because this is
the first sanctuary in Eastern Hispania archaeologically evidenced. A hypothesis is offered, according
to which the worship of the Nymphae in Tarraco could be connected to veterani from the Legio VII
Gemina Felix established in the provincial capital, because this cult is well attested in the opposite side
(mainly in Gallaecia and northern Lusitania), where the legion was settled.
The results obtained during the excavations carried out between 2004 and 2009 have evidenced a building interpreted as a workers’ of the villa lodging. The building was in use from the last third of the second century AD until approximately the middle of the third century AD, when it was destroyed by fire.
However the building was not totally abandoned, the archaeological works have documented, in very specific places, new processes of reoccupation dated in the fourth century AD.
The Praetorium Tower is part of a larger monumental complex and one of the towers that connected different parts of the Tarraco Provincial Forum, the politic-administrative centre of the ancient capital of Hispania Citerioris. It is therefore a valuable example of the evolution of Roman urban rchitecture. The aim of this project is to provide accurate graphic documentation of the structure to facilitate the restoration and
conservation of the tower, as well as to provide a more profound architectural and archaeological understanding of the Roman forum.
The use of photographic rectification enabled us to overcome the spatial and time difficulties involved in collecting data caused by the size and location of the building. Specific software made it easier to obtain accurate two-dimensional images. For this reason, in our case, photographic rectification helped us to make a direct analysis of the monument and facilitated interpretation of the architectural stratigraphy.
We currently separate the line of research into two concepts: the construction processes and the architecture of the building. The documentation collected permitted various analyses: the characterisation of the building modules, identification of the tools used to work the building materials, etc.
In conclusion, the use of orthoimages is a powerful tool that permits the systematic study of a Roman building that has evolved over the centuries and is now in a modern urban context.
of historical and archaeological heritage and specifically the southern facade of the Torre del Pretori
(Praetorium Tower) in Tarragona.
The Praetorium Tower is part of a larger monumental complex and one of the towers that connected different
parts of the Tarraco Provincial Forum, the politic-administrative centre of the ancient capital of Hispania
Citerioris. It is therefore a valuable example of the evolution of Roman urban architecture. The aim of this
project is to provide accurate graphic documentation of the structure to facilitate the restoration and
conservation of the tower, as well as to provide a more profound architectural and archaeological
understanding of the Roman forum.
The use of photographic rectification enabled us to overcome the spatial and time difficulties involved in
collecting data caused by the size and location of the building. Specific software made it easier to obtain
accurate two-dimensional images. For this reason, in our case, photographic rectification helped us to make
a direct analysis of the monument and facilitated interpretation of the architectural stratigraphy.
We currently separate the line of research into two concepts: the construction processes and the architecture
of the building. The documentation collected permitted various analyses: the characterisation of the building
modules, identification of the tools used to work the building materials, etc.
In conclusion, the use of orthoimages is a powerful tool that permits the systematic study of a Roman
building that has evolved over the centuries and is now in a modern urban context.
De este modo y en base a la escasa información proporcionada por la excavación, a la búsqueda histórica, a las dataciones radiocarbónicas obtenidas y al resultado del estudio antropológico los enterramientos han sido atribuidos a la alta mortalidad consecuencia de la batalla del Castillo que tuvo lugar el día 19 de enero de 1812 entre los hombres del capitán general de Cataluña Luís Lacy y un batallón francés que el general Laforce había apostado en Vila-Seca.
Los enterramientos se disponen en fosas múltiples y las inhumaciones aparecen sepultadas de forma rápida y desordenada. En este contexto se documentaron dos medallas, una con la imagen de la Virgen de Butsènit (Lérida) y la otra con la Virgen de Montserrat, evidencias de culto que dejan intuir una atribución catalana de algunas de las inhumaciones.
La localización de la sección completa de un acceso secundario a la plaza, así como la constatación de un podio perimetral libre de estructuras que se encontraba elevado respecto al nivel de la plaza, y que a su vez estaba bordeado de un criptopórtico de diversos pisos de altura, aportan una visión detallada de la solución arquitectónica utilizada para flanquear el gran espacio cívico.
investigation of the Temple of Augustus has been one of the main objectives of currently research, and the
remains located under the pavement of the Cathedral allows to identify with the temple of the imperial cult
dedicated to the emperor Augustus.
architectonic data from the north sector of the roman circus grandstands, and its perimeter’s connection to the
representational square of the Concilium Provinciae Hispaniae Citerioris. The preservation of the visorium
surface and its constructive characteristics, the relationship with the extrados grandstand’s vaults, and the new
evidences of the circus’ drainage systems can get us closer to knowledge of this public roman building.
presented. This is possible thanks to the results of the latest archaeological works that have been carried out in
the southwestern area – better known as ‘Volta del Pallol’ – former ‘Beateri de Sant Domènech’, which is
placed on the second of the three terraces of the monumental architectural complex, the Provincial Council,
which was built in the upper part of Tarraco during the Flavian period.
the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC) and the
Archbishopric of Tarragona has facilitated the production of three
different projects. These projects all aim to increase and spread
scientific knowledge and make it easily available to local citizens, as
well as to all others who are interested. The three projects undertaken
were: ‘In search of the Temple of Augustus: excavations in the central
nave of Tarragona Cathedral’; ‘Amphiteatrum, memoria martyrum
et ecclesiae. A Project for the socialisation of the amphitheatre of
Tarragona: from archaeology to the history of religions’; and finally
‘The archaeological study of the apse of the Early Christian basilica of
Saint Fructuosus in Tarragona’. The main novelty of these projects is the
simultaneous preparation of different presentation formats included in
the same scientific-educational project, which are presented together
to society. These projects consist of historical reconstructions and
the production of audiovisual materials, as well as permanent and
temporary exhibitions that show their results. They also consist of
educational publications that alternate with lectures and visits