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Large Roman mosaic discovered in small town in Jaen

By Jennifer Leighfield • Published: 23 Mar 2021 • 11:12

Large Roman mosaic discovered in small town in Jaen

CREDIT: Universidad de Jaen, Twitter

A LARGE Roman mosaic has been found in a 1st century Roman villa in the town of Rus, in Jaen.

The fragments of the mosaic were found in El Altillo area of the town by chance and led to further research by the town council and the Iberian Archaeology Research Institute of Jaen University, according to a report in national Spanish daily ABC.

The remains which have been found and documented show that there was a large Roman villa in the area, which was occupied between the 1st and 5th centuries AD, although most of it dates from the 4th century.

There would have been a large building where the mosaics have been located, including one which is about nine metres wide by 18 metres long, one of the largest found in the south of Spain.

Archaeologists have also documented a pottery oven where tiles were made and a mill for making olive oil, as well as a burial site.

The Vice-Rector for Research of Jaen University, Gustavo Reyes, the Head of the Institute for Research in Iberian Archaeology of Jaen University, Carmen Risquez , and the Mayor of Rus, Manuel Hueso , have visited the site to see the work carried out by a team of archaeologists led by Marcos Soto Civantos and Jose Luis Serrano Peña.

The Mayor pointed out how important it was for the site to be declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, which would allow the council to access public and private funds for future work.

Reyes congratulated the council and the research team for the work done to preserve and enhance the site.

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Jennifer Leighfield

Jennifer Leighfield, born in Salisbury, UK; resident in Malaga, Spain since 1989. Degree in Translation and Interpreting in Spanish, French and English from Malaga University (2005), specialising in Crime, Forensic Medicine and Genetics. Published translations include three books by Richard Handscombe. Worked with Euro Weekly News since November 2006. Well-travelled throughout Spain and the rest of the world, fan of Harry Potter and most things ‘geek’.

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    • William Moore

      28 March 2021 • 10:32

      Spain has so much Roman stuff still waiting to be unearthed. Much like Turkey, Spain, then called Hispania was an important Roman province in the west, being the westernmost. province and along with Lusitania, now Portugal, it was an important source for gold, wine ( Caesar supposedly favored the wines of Tarragonna,) and garum, a fermented fish sauce popular during the Roman Empire. In fact there have been some discoveries of garum factories in southern Spain, near Malaga

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