Las termas y el Suburbium marítimo de Baelo Claudia : avance de un reciente descubrimiento
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Entre los años 2010 y 2012, la Universidad de
Cádiz y la Junta de Andalucía han desarrollado
investigaciones arqueológicas en la zona extramuros
de la ciudad hispanorromana, en el marco del
Proyecto General de Investigación “La economía
marítima y las actividades haliéuticas en Baelo
Claudia”. Se presentan en esta sede los primeros
resultados, que han permitido identificar la existencia
de un suburbium occidental en la ciudad,
entre el cauce del arroyo de las Villas, la playa y
la necrópolis oeste, cuya existencia se ha podido
confirmar por datos geofísicos y arqueológicos. En
él han podido ser excavadas parcialmente unas estructuras
que se han identificado con unas termas
suburbanas, activas entre el s. II y el V d.C., habiéndose
excavado una piscina del frigidarium y
algunas estancias calefactadas, con hallazgos muy
significativos como parte de la decoración marmórea
y escultórica del complejo, que en época tardorromana
fue amortizado intencionalmente por
motivos posiblemente religiosos. Estos hallazgos
son de gran interés, pues además de verificar la existencia
de un segundo complejo balneario público en
la ciudad plantean la importancia del poblamiento
periurbano, una línea de investigación totalmente
inédita hasta la fecha.
Between the year 2010 and 2012, the University of Cadiz and the Regional Government (Junta de Andalucía) have developed archaeological activities in the zone outside the hispano-roman city, in the frame of the General Project of Research titled “The maritime economy and the halieutic activities in Baelo Claudia”. We are presenting in this paper the first results, which have allowed to identify the existence of a western suburbium outside the city, between the riverbed of the so called “arroyo de las Villas”, the beach and the western necropolis, whose remains have been confirmed by geophysical and archaeological techniques. Inside this area a few structures have been excavated, identified as a Roman baths complex, active from the 2nd up to the 5th century a.D. A big pool, part of the frigidarium and some heated rooms have been unearthed, with very significant findings as part of the marmoreal and sculptural decoration of the complex, which in late roman times was intentionally broken into pieces possibly by religious motives. These findings are of great interest, since beside confirming the existence of the second public thermae of the city they raise the importance of the peri-urban buildings, a new line of research up to date.
Between the year 2010 and 2012, the University of Cadiz and the Regional Government (Junta de Andalucía) have developed archaeological activities in the zone outside the hispano-roman city, in the frame of the General Project of Research titled “The maritime economy and the halieutic activities in Baelo Claudia”. We are presenting in this paper the first results, which have allowed to identify the existence of a western suburbium outside the city, between the riverbed of the so called “arroyo de las Villas”, the beach and the western necropolis, whose remains have been confirmed by geophysical and archaeological techniques. Inside this area a few structures have been excavated, identified as a Roman baths complex, active from the 2nd up to the 5th century a.D. A big pool, part of the frigidarium and some heated rooms have been unearthed, with very significant findings as part of the marmoreal and sculptural decoration of the complex, which in late roman times was intentionally broken into pieces possibly by religious motives. These findings are of great interest, since beside confirming the existence of the second public thermae of the city they raise the importance of the peri-urban buildings, a new line of research up to date.







