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ARCHIVED - Águilas island contains Mediavel Islamic remains as well as Roman buildings
The Isla del Fraile lies just off the shore of the bay of El Hornillo
The Mayoress of Águilas, Mari Carmen Moreno, has visited the excavation works underway on the Isla del Fraile of the municipality; which are currently being undertaken in collaboration with the Archeology department of the University of Murcia directed by professor Alejandro Quevedo and archaeologist Juan de Dios Hernández.
After the completion of the first phase of this project, the municipal archaeologist assured that the findings have exceeded all expectations, highlighting the róle of the island during an extended period.
“An Islamic necropolis has been found, as well as numerous Roman buildings in an exceptional state of preservation," Hernández said.
“A late-period warehouse made up of amphoras originating from North Africa, some of which contained fish remains, has been documented. The discovery - the archaeologist continued - seems to confirm the hypothesis that fishing products were produced and marketed on the island during Antiquity, being an active point of exchange with the rest of the Mediterranean ”.
By this, he is referring to the typical pungent salt fish sauces produced along the Murcian coastline both preceding and during the Roman occupation, which were produced here and then exported throughout the Mediterranean basin.
The council is working on a long-term plan to fully understand the history of the island and create a site which can be visited by tourists in the future. The island is classified as an Asset of Cultural Interest and lies just off the main coastline in the bay of El Hornillo.
Remains from this period, including amphorae which would once have been used in the transport of salted fish, can be found in the municipal Archaeological Museum which is actively involved in this project.
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