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The work carried out during the excavation campaign of the Illeta dels Banyets<\/strong> have the exhibition space has been extended<\/strong> and have exposed two exceptional findings<\/strong>the fragment of a sculpture <\/strong>and a plate with signs of Iberian script<\/strong>. The result of these latest actions consolidates the uniqueness and value of this enclave, unique on the Mediterranean coast and of great archaeological value. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Culture and Architecture MEPs, C\u00e9sar Augusto Asencio<\/strong> and Jaume Lloret<\/strong>respectively, visited the site, together with the technical director of MARQ, Manuel Olcina<\/strong>and the architect of the Diputaci\u00f3n de Alicante, Rafael P\u00e9rez<\/strong>to get a first-hand look at the new stretch of the main street<\/strong>. This is the widest artery in the site, with a width of four metres<\/strong>Excavations have reaffirmed that the settlement was equipped with a complex urban planning<\/strong>well developed and planned<\/strong> from the outset. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In addition, the work has brought to light two exceptionally important remains. Firstly, a fragment of stone sculpture<\/strong>part of the mouth of a bull made of sandstone, which is confirmed as the first certain size<\/strong> from the Illeta dels Banyets, as the only one found so far was of more dubious origin. It is a bull similar to others discovered at the sites of Benidorm, Villajoyosa, Monforte del Cid or Petrer <\/strong>presented in a lying position with all four legs bent, with horns and false ears made of another material, perhaps bone or metal. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This piece has been found in the village, a place that is not its own, as it was found in the Iberian sculpture<\/strong> is part of funerary monuments<\/strong>The fragment would have been transported to the site, either by crowning the structures, or in extra-urban sanctuaries. Therefore, everything indicates that the fragment would have been transported to the enclave in Iberian period<\/strong>from the necropolis area<\/strong> located next to the Renaissance tower. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The following finding is a lead sheet<\/strong> which is presented folded and which recognises signs of Iberian writing<\/strong>specifically grecoiberica <\/strong>The Iberian region of Contestania, the Iberian region that occupied the present-day province of Alicante and part of Murcia. Several lead sheets in Greco-Iberian have been found in the village of Serreta<\/strong> (Pen\u00e1guila-Cocentaina-Alcoi) and two more in other sites in Murcia. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n That the Iberians adopt this alphabet to physically transmit their language is a cultural manifestation of the first order<\/strong>as it shows a strong Greek influence in these lands<\/strong>. The discovery of this plate in the Illeta is very important, as it would indicate that, at the present time, the point of reception and transmission of this alphabet<\/strong> would occur in this coastal centre.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Although the excavation of the Southwest Quarter<\/strong> has not yet been completed, this archaeological intervention has been of the utmost importance given the quality and quantity of the objects found<\/strong>The knowledge about the urban development of the Illeta<\/strong> during the second phase and have provided insight into new structures and spaces<\/strong> which are not common in other sites from the Iberian period. At the museum level, it represents an extension of almost 400 square metres of space<\/strong> exhibition and encourages a change in visitors' itineraries that will allow them to walk through the space dedicated to protohistory<\/strong> The visitor can also see the various buildings from previously unknown points of view in a freer way, as well as contemplate the different buildings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Las labores desarrolladas en la campaña de excavaciones de la Illeta [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marqalicante-admin.qwair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marqalicante-admin.qwair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marqalicante-admin.qwair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marqalicante-admin.qwair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marqalicante-admin.qwair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marqalicante-admin.qwair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34085\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marqalicante-admin.qwair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marqalicante-admin.qwair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marqalicante-admin.qwair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}