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The Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, accompanied by the Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage, Enrique Ujaldón, and more politicians and scientists have known in situ research work of archaeologists
The archaeological site of La Bastida located in the council of Las Viñas Carivete, opening the doors to the public in the form of a small group tour from the week, will become the center for scientific research from the culture of the Argar Western Europe's largest.
The Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, accompanied by the Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage, Enrique Ujaldón, the Councillor for Culture, Ana Belén García López, and the directors of the research project, led by professor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Vicente Lull, this morning visited the work that more than a dozen professionals in the field develop totanero.
The Site Argárica of Bastida, which was discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, was declared of Cultural Interest in 2005 with the rank of archaeological site, and is located next to the Rambla de Lebor, framed in the plenary stage of the Bronze Argar the culture.
Currently, the Autonomous University of Barcelona is working in coordination between the city of Totana and the Autonomous Community, with the help of teachers and project co-directors Vicente Lull, Rafael Mico, Cristina and Robert Risch Rihuete in archaeological work, which revalued with the launch of the museological the site, a four-year (2009-12) which is becoming a reference to the regional level.
To date, as explained by archaeologists have been exploring 2,700 square meters, which have been identified remains of about 30 buildings, mostly built of stone and large, that show the occupation of La Bastida over nearly seven centuries.
At the site have also been discovered to date, 39 tombs, which almost always used a ceramic vessel as a coffin, inside which lay one or two skeletons, with offerings such as pottery vessels, ornaments of stone, bone, copper and silver, and axes, knives and awls of copper and bronze.
This research project includes dissemination and extensive archaeological excavations aimed at discovering the urban layout, to recover the object witness the activities of its inhabitants and tombs that the people of El Argar performed under the floor of their homes, and restoring and conservation of archaeological finds, the retrieval of the old activities of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and scientific analysis.
This project will convert a natural area is the town in a research center of Mediterranean prehistory and as a tourist attraction alive and to promote knowledge of Argaric.
With the implementation of this project, as explained by the Mayor of Totana, fostering the Tourism Promotion Plan of the municipality through an appreciation of cultural heritage.
Moreover, as explained by the mayor, the thrust of local government, regional and central move will also allow the town's economy.
The mayor also emphasized the close involvement of the regional government with the town of Totana and its commitment to the interests of totaneros along the legislature, highlighting the example of collaboration between the various administrations and institutions such as the Autonomous University of Barcelona .
Also, Martínez Andreo has indicated that the goal is to make this interpretive center and museum on a case-based global reference in the research study Argárica culture and contribute to enhance the rich cultural offerings of Totana and the whole region Murcia.
Guided tours on Thursdays, by appointment at the Tourist Office
For his part, Director General of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage, Enrique Ujaldón, explained that the aim is for citizens and begin to visit the site and thus know how to work the researchers and what is the work being done.
To do this, those who want to make the tours, which take place on Thursday, will have to apply before the Totana Tourist Office, located on the premises of the Consistory.
However, Ujaldón has also indicated that the Autonomous Community is committed to preserving the cultural heritage of the Region of Murcia and a reservoir like the one located in Totana be an international benchmark.
See story:
http://www.murcia.com/totana/fotos/2009/2009/la-bastida-yacimiento-argarico/
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Fotos: Murcia.com
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