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Punta de fletxa

14 de January de 2025objecte @en3D, armament, arqueologia, escaner, fletxa, model, museu virtual, Puig Ciutat, republica, romanspuig_admin

Núm. Inv.: PC21_1125_OC23
Nom de l’objecte: punta de fletxa
Material: ferro
Tipus: armament

Ganivet

14 de January de 2025objecte @en3D, arqueologia, escaner, ganivet, model, museu virtual, Puig Ciutat, republica, romanspuig_admin

Núm. Inv.: PC20_1121_OC23
Nom de l’objecte: ganivet
Material: ferro
Tipus: objecte d’ús quotidià

Ungüentari

14 de January de 2025objecte @en3D, arqueologia, ceramica, escaner, model, museu virtual, Puig Ciutat, republica, romans, unguentaripuig_admin

Núm. Inv.: PC19_2237.6
Nom de l’objecte: ungüentari
Material: ceràmica
Tipus: objecte d’ús quotidià

Pilum

14 de January de 2025objecte @en3D, armament, arqueologia, escaner, model, museu virtual, Puig Ciutat, republica, romanspuig_admin

Núm. Inv.: PC19_1110_OC8
Nom de l’objecte: pilum
Material: ferro
Tipus: armament

Espàtula

14 de January de 2025objecte @en3D, arqueologia, escaner, espatula, model, museu virtual, Puig Ciutatpuig_admin

Núm. Inv.: PC18_1098_OC9
Nom de l’objecte: espàtula
Material: bronze
Tipus: eina

Fusaiola amb inscripció

14 de January de 2025objecte @en3D, arqueologia, escaner, fusaiola, model, museu virtual, Puig Ciutat, republica, romanspuig_admin

Núm. Inv.: PC13_2130.19
Nom de l’objecte: fusaiola
Material: terracotta
Tipus: eina

Amphora Dressel 1

27 de March de 2020objecte @en3D, amphora, archaeology, arqueologia, arqueologia @en, cup, Dressel.wine, Fotogrametria, model, museum, Photogrammetry, Puig Ciutat, republic, republica, restauracio @en, restoration, romans, virtual, virtual @enpuig_admin

Inventory number: PC11-2019-2
Name of the object: amphora
Material: ceramic
Production: indeterminate
Type: amphora
Shape: Dressel 1
Dimensions (cm/kg): height: 103; maximum diameter: 30.56; maximum edge diameter: 15.2; tare weight: 18.7
Chronology: mid 2nd C. BC – end 1st C. BC
Survey: July 2011
Provenance: sector 10
Description: Amphoras are ceramic containers used in ancient times to transport and store food. The Dressel 1 shape was the most widely used by the important wine trade market that developed during the late Roman Republic period. This type of amphora was mainly used to transport wine from the grape-growing areas of Tyrrhenian Campania and to the south of Lazio (southwestern Italian Peninsula) to the edges of the Mediterranean. As these containers were important for the quality of the wine, imitations were quickly reproduced in the wine-receiving locations, probably with the aim of confusing the buyers and selling lower quality wines. Often, the copies are so well made that it is difficult to differentiate them from the originals.

Two-handled urn

30 de November de 2019objecte @en3D, 3D @en, arqueologia, ceramic, ceramica, crockery, cup, Fotogrametria, Fotogrametria @en, model, museo, Puig Ciutat, Puig Ciutat @en, republica, restauracion, romanos, romans @en, urn, virtual, virtual @enpuig_admin

Inventory number: PC13-2130-5
Name of the object: two-handled urn
Material: ceramic
Production: common
Type: crockery
Shape: indeterminate
Dimensions (cm): height: 21.7; maximum diameter: 15.2; maximum edge diameter: 12
Chronology: late Roman Republic period
Survey: July 2013
Provenance: sector 10
Description: Container designed to contain and transport liquids. The remains of white slip appear to be preserved on the exterior walls, although this has been lost from most of the surface.
Its shape is reminiscent of some of the Catalan slipware urns indigenous to the Emporitan area, although it is smaller and those pieces are not generally found beyond the Maresme and Roussillon plain. The similarity probably stems from common knowledge based around the the Iberian substratum.

Building 3

27 de November de 2019zona d'excavacióassault, geophysics, gpr, Julius Cesar, Puig Ciutat, republic, romanpuig_admin

The geophysical survey carried out in the field to the west of the site revealed a building that clearly differed from its surroundings; this was identified as “Building 3”.

In 2017, it was decided to excavate in this location with the aim of characterising this construction with regard to both its structure and function. In addition, this excavation enabled us to document more of the settlement’s urban structure.

Since that first campaign, every summer this building has been the site of a dig that is used as part of the theoretical-practical course organised for students at Edinburgh University.

The excavation has, so far, led to the discovery of an almost rectangular building, measuring 8m x 11.5m. It has two rooms in the north and a large area on the southern side, which is still being excavated.

A great deal of material has been found in this building. It tells us about both the life of its inhabitants (pottery ware for drinking and eating, game pieces, coins, etc.), and about its end, as several charcoal deposits show that it caught fire. Among the rubble of the largest room, the first anatomically connected human remains from the settlement have been found.

Anthropologist and restorer preparing to extract human remains

The wooden doorway was burned during the destruction of the settlement. From top to bottom and from left to right: when the threshold was still covered by the rubble from the walls; as part of the rubble was removed, the first charcoal pieces were exposed; the progress of the work shows how part of the clay from the fallen building was hardened by the fire (white blocks on top of the charcoal); the burned wooden lintel completely uncovered.

Excavation of the threshold of one of the doors

Top, from left to right: bronze buckle, Iberian coin and lead sling projectile. Bottom, from left to right: tip of a catapult projectile and iron key.

Example of material found during the unrestored excavations

Example of material found during the excavations

Left: small bronze medical spatula (specillum). Right: spindle whorl. Piece that is placed at the lower end of a spindle to help spin the textile fibres by twisting them.

Scattering of pottery, specifically several jars, fallen onto the floor of one of the rooms.

Several fragments of burned wood. One of them had fallen onto the mouth of an amphora from Africa that has been completely crushed.

The room contains the remains of burnt beams, iron elements possibly associated with a door, and various pottery pieces

End of the 2018 campaign

Bird’s-eye view of the two areas excavated during the 2017 and 2018 campaigns

During the 2019 campaign, the entire surface of the building was surveyed to determine its full extent.

To preserve the archaeological remains, at the end of each campaign, and as long as the building is not completely excavated, the space is covered to await the next excavation period. Once the work is finished, it will be consolidated and exhibited in a museum.

Closure of the dig

Building 4: exploring the northern part of area 19

27 de November de 2019zona d'excavacióassault, fire, gpr, pillars, Puig Ciutat, republic.geophysics, romanpuig_admin

Area 19 is the second room in Building 4 that has been explored. It was excavated in autumn 2019, and it has been verified that it was a large covered space (5 x 14 m along its sides). It opened to the street located to the west, which it was separated from by a row of wooden pillars. At least two of the supporting pillars rested on a circular stone base. Due to the dimensions of this room and the large volume of material in it, it has only been possible to excavate the 5 northernmost metres of the area.

This work has led to the discovery of up to seven amphoras near the northern wall, completely crushed by rubble from the building, as well as a large rectangular structure of carbonised wood (3 x 2.5 m), which is still being studied. Also worth noting are a pair of burned wooden pillars that would probably have supported the roof and which have fallen into the space. Charcoal and groups of keys have also been found. These could correspond to part of the doors that connected the space with both area 4 and the room located to the east.

With the knowledge we currently have, it is not possible to say what the room was used for, beyond pointing out its food storage role, as suggested by the amphoras found there.

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