Found in a coffin Roman Arroyomolinos 100 kilos V century
One of two late Roman sarcophagi discovered last summer in the Madrid suburb of Arroyomolinos (11,804 inhabitants) was removed a few days ago the underground mausoleum where he was placed for 1,600 years. Inside, the object containing the remains of an immature bone, a child of tender years, in archaeological jargon. His remains are being subjected to mandatory review by Cristina de Haro, belonging to the team pathologist in situ by the Directorate General of Heritage of the Ministry of Culture of the Community of Madrid and to which the archaeologist responsible for this action, Luis Fernandez.
Archaeologists believe the tomb may still be another buried
is the first find of its kind in the region of Madrid
While children's bones, high ground, remain in laboratories in the regional government, the container that housed a sarcophagus of a weighing 100 kilos and 1.30 meters long by 40 centimeters wide and two feet thick, heavily eroded lead in the bottom, was sent to the headquarters of the Regional Archaeological Museum in Alcalá Henares. Its director, Enrique Baquedano, was sent to the front of his team of specialists. "The remains are to be first reviewed and strengthened with special products that do not alter its nature," he explains.
There, a team of doctors examined the coffin, which has the peculiarity of having in the end caps crosses paths with equal arms, finished at its ends by as many prisms. That led archaeologists to date the findings about V century AD, as it was from then that widespread use of Christian symbols in the burials. According
Soledad Gil, an archaeologist who has attended the task of extracting this grave child Arroyomolinos the mausoleum of another sarcophagus still remains buried. Other sources report that the weight of that other metal casket is about 800 kilos, also made of lead, which is known to find more remains and is presumed to contain the bones of an adult. Between one and another sarcophagus remains were found six to seven more dead buried there.
The mausoleum is located in a plaza at the entrance to Arroyomolinos the east. On this site, where other remains indicate the presence of a contemporary of the mausoleum occupied enclave, is planning to build a large commercial space.
The cemetery was part of a set broader. Your own transport allows archaeologists to conclude that the cemetery could be a patrician local paterfamilias. This is the first finding of its kind found in the region of Madrid, where Roman burials are uncommon. Alcalá de Henares is perhaps the region with the largest enclave of Roman remains, which are also found in Valdetorres del Jarama, Titulcia, Villamanta, Cinderella and San Lorenzo de El Escorial. The findings of remains from the Roman period, which are later compared to the original found in Spain from 218 BC, in the center of the peninsula are often located along rivers.
The site found in Arroyomolinos is situated a short distance from a river that waters the area.
Archaeologists believe the tomb may still be another buried
is the first find of its kind in the region of Madrid
While children's bones, high ground, remain in laboratories in the regional government, the container that housed a sarcophagus of a weighing 100 kilos and 1.30 meters long by 40 centimeters wide and two feet thick, heavily eroded lead in the bottom, was sent to the headquarters of the Regional Archaeological Museum in Alcalá Henares. Its director, Enrique Baquedano, was sent to the front of his team of specialists. "The remains are to be first reviewed and strengthened with special products that do not alter its nature," he explains.
There, a team of doctors examined the coffin, which has the peculiarity of having in the end caps crosses paths with equal arms, finished at its ends by as many prisms. That led archaeologists to date the findings about V century AD, as it was from then that widespread use of Christian symbols in the burials. According
Soledad Gil, an archaeologist who has attended the task of extracting this grave child Arroyomolinos the mausoleum of another sarcophagus still remains buried. Other sources report that the weight of that other metal casket is about 800 kilos, also made of lead, which is known to find more remains and is presumed to contain the bones of an adult. Between one and another sarcophagus remains were found six to seven more dead buried there.
The mausoleum is located in a plaza at the entrance to Arroyomolinos the east. On this site, where other remains indicate the presence of a contemporary of the mausoleum occupied enclave, is planning to build a large commercial space. The cemetery was part of a set broader. Your own transport allows archaeologists to conclude that the cemetery could be a patrician local paterfamilias. This is the first finding of its kind found in the region of Madrid, where Roman burials are uncommon. Alcalá de Henares is perhaps the region with the largest enclave of Roman remains, which are also found in Valdetorres del Jarama, Titulcia, Villamanta, Cinderella and San Lorenzo de El Escorial. The findings of remains from the Roman period, which are later compared to the original found in Spain from 218 BC, in the center of the peninsula are often located along rivers.
The site found in Arroyomolinos is situated a short distance from a river that waters the area.
Source: http://www.elpais.com/articulo/madrid/sarcofago/nino/enterrado/hace/1600/anos/elpepiespmad/20090107elpmad_8/Tes
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