MALLORCA TODAY - Winter excavation work at Pollentia

Excavation work at the Pollentia Roman town ruins in Alcúdia normally takes place only during the summer, but this winter there has been considerable activity in the area by the forum, work facilitated by a grant from the culture ministry. This winter work is the preserve solely of professionals, while the summer excavations include teams of students, and the exceptional grant has meant that the professionals have been using all the time available to them in making tangible progress and unearthing more information about the forum.

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MALLORCA TODAY - Pollentia excavations focus on Byzantine walls

The ongoing excavations at the Pollentia Roman town in Alcúdia will focus for the next month on the forum and on dating more precisely the creation of Byzantine walls. The excavations are as much a victim of reduced resources as many other things in Mallorca, but the next month's activities are intended to make swifter progress than normal. Those in charge of the excavations are still hopeful of assistance from workers supplied through the unemployment office and subsidised by the Council of Mallorca.

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