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The archaeological work for the recovery of the medieval walls reveal the existence of a source from which there was no verification, and could be the nineteenth century or early twentieth centuries.
The Councillor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Sandra Martinez, has been reported that the archaeological work of consolidation and recovery are being implemented by the municipal councils in the medieval walls have discovered the existence of a source located in the vicinity of the known Rojano Tower.
The mayor explained that "the rehabilitation project of the wall of Lorca includes sections on Giant Street (Tower 9), Street Shoe (shade 17) and Granary Street (Tower Rojano, shade curtain 26 and 27). This work in environment Rojano tower, beside the old Municipal Archives of Lorca, have unearthed the remains of the ancient wall of mud from the Islamic period, with the remains of a pipe or source, possibly from the early twentieth century.
The Councillor for Culture explained that researchers are working on this project have been surprised, as it was thought that the Tower Street Giant had between 6 and 8 meters, and has been found to actually is a large tower, in particular of 16 feet square.
We are talking about a defensive structure, built by applying a construction system that includes a double-belt gap.
Subsequently proceeded to establish a structural reinforcement.
In any case, the archaeological team has found that a Almohad tower, built between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
In Christian times the mud walls were lined with masonry applications, an element that was lost in 2005/2006.
It is recalled that the works, which have a budget of 426,000 euros, began in May 2011.
These tasks include previous work of archeology and heritage rehabilitation.
Are expected to be completed by November.
The tower was built by the Almohads and has added Christian period
The Councillor for Culture explained that Rojano tower before its collapse (2005/2006), showed a brick factory in the fourteenth century.
Following the study conducted under this building hid the remains of a former Almohad tower of the first half of the thirteenth century made of mud.
Their study allows us to understand how such towers built from mud drawers, observing work processes in lifting towers and curtain wall.
The development of this research has documented in the shade 17 the remains of the late medieval section of the wall with the presence of a stretch of mud calicastrado (layer of lime mortar on the outside) of the fourteenth century, on which cemented the nineteenth century houses.
Sandra Martinez stressed that the purpose of the archaeological work is proceeding to the analysis of the different moments of the wall construction, with a professional technical team with extensive experience in archeology, restoration and architecture.
This process has the technical direction of Rafael Pardo Prefasi, Sicily and Immaculate Severino Gonzalez Sanchez Balibrea.
The archaeological management is the responsibility of John Garcia Carrillo and Jose Angel Gonzalez Ballesteros.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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