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Continue researching and exposing the western Begastri, which is itself one of the oldest in this archaeological site, dating from around the second century.
C., has been the object of the new excavations conducted this summer by the University of Murcia in collaboration with the City of Cehegín.
"This area, located in the area near the river Quípar is Iberian Roman era, when the city of Rome takes Qart-Hadasch (now Cartagena) and severely punishes Begastri for having rebelled against the Roman power and pro- Carthaginians. Shortly after being devastated, the Romans rebuilt Begastri, the walls are increased and it appears that there is a rapid Romanization ", as explained by the director of the Archaeological Museum Cehegín Francisco Peñalver, who co-directed the excavations along with Jose Antonio Zapata and José Antonio Molina.
In the work students participated in Ancient History at the University of Murcia.
The campaign this year has discovered new traces of Iberian period, especially potsherds.
A ceramic according Francisco Peñalver says, despite belonging to food storage containers, has a great aesthetic sense.
"The Iberians had developed a keen sense of beauty and any piece for that was gross was decorated in detail," the director of the Archaeological Museum.
In Begastri they located about 3 kilometers Cehegín, Iberians, Romans settled and visigodos.En this site may witness to the presence of Iberian culture from the fourth century BC In the first century AD Begastri reaches the level of a Roman town, and becomes a classic fitted city public buildings, possibly even have a forum, amphitheater, temples, shrines, gyms and spas.
Towards the end of the third century AD Imperial Rome begins to crumble by the barbarians presiónque North exercise in the Roman frontiers.
With the destruction of Carthage, the capital moved to Orihuela, and reached great splendor Begastri becoming episcopal see.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín
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