Archaeologists are in a large industrial building Denia century AD it was destroyed by the sea.
The archaeological excavations carried out during the last three months in the vicinity of the Ronda de la Muralla de Denia (Alicante) have uncovered the remains of a large building of the first century AD dedicated to industrial activities, corresponding to the Roman times emperors Claudius and Nero, and that, apparently, was destroyed at the end of this century because of a transgression of the, gaia gold, sea on land, according to a statement reported in the city of Denia.
These archaeological works are carried out in parallel with a process for rehearing of the sewerage system and redevelopment of the road and under the technical direction of the chief Municipal Archaeology Service, Josep Antoni Gisbert.
Regarding the building found, Gisbert has explained that its foundations are, ffxiv gil, preserved and that could have been built with a good rig masonry – 'opus incertum'-reinforced with blocks of local sandstone in the jambs of the openings or, on the other hand, with blocks reused from other related constructs.
Also, the front, whose width is 12.20 meters, has the corner or angle of the building with a, sto credits, slight slope and has the construction of a parallel to the facade bulwarks as a protective element, both elements represent the fight against the marine environment then surrounding.
Marine transgression
However, the results of archaeological investigations reveal that in the last decade of the century AD was a major marine transgression in Denia, ie gained ground sea to land and raze some buildings closest to the seacoast scope , which implies a change in the urban space of the classical city.
In this sense, the consistory dianenses explained that the city, at the time, would have its outline practically surrounded by sandy beaches, separated directly from the sea and lake areas and wetlands, except the segment that connects to the northern slope promontory of the castle.
Thus, in the context of this marine transgression is situated the cessation of industrial activity in the building found, called 'Horreum', which would be commonly used as a store of goods linked to the activity of the port of Denia to Roman times.
After the collapse of natural causes' Horreum 'inside the walls of the building was used as a burial space in the second century AD, where three graves were excavated pit buried in the supine position and covered with' tegulae 'double-sloped. These tombs have also been found during the present archeological excavations.
On the other hand, in the foundation level of the building, the archaeologists also found pottery fine, thin-walled home Betis, an ace of Domitian or a fragment of sheet bronze, from a metal chandelier with the name of the goldsmith, among other objects.