Resumption of the excavation work

Once again, we start the archaeological excavations at the Roman villa of El Vergel, the company known as the FORAMEN remains a team that is advised by specialists in different fields of Archaeology (epigraphy, numismatics, ceramics, glass ...) and the invaluable help of Dr. D. Jose-Antonio Abásolo Alvarez, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Valladolid.

The campaign this year, corresponding with the 10th phase, is set around a new outdoor room area discovered last year. We intend to define the geometry of the archaeological site on its southern side.


Translated by Lara M. Moreda
Edited by Andrew B. Greeves



Results of the 10th Campaign

The archaeological excavation at the Roman villa of El Vergel is coming to an end. In general it can be stated that the results of the 10th campaign have been very positive as it has shown how in the southern end of the area continues the human habitation, something not found prior. We have been able to locate a hallway or corridor, located in east-west axis, and some dependencies open to it. We seem to have also delimited the Visigothic and medieval funeral area. Finally, we note the presence of a series of drains or pipes related to the western area of the house.





Translated by Lara M. Moreda
Edited by Andrew B. Greeves



Exhumation of the burial area

In addition to the mosaic documented in this campaign we continue with the exhumation of the burial area. Some burials are deposited inside of cover graves with granite slabs and most of them are anthropomorphic graves.


Regarding the room with tessellate tapestry, it seems to be a great stay, but we’ll only be able to observe, during this campaign, only the northern and western boundaries. As we progress through the excavation of the room, it shows the quality of the motifs represented and, above all, we see how the mosaic was originally figurative, not geometric as we thought so far. However, we only preserve a few signs of the central motif, but even that is enough to highly represent the delicacy of its construction.




Translated by Lara M. Moreda
Edited by Andrew B. Greeves



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