Conveni específic de col·laboració entre l’Ajuntament de Riba-Roja de Túria i l’Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica per a la realització dels treballs arqueològics al jaciment de València “La Vella” i per la participació en el projecte València la Vella com a producte turístic dins l’experiència del Secret Visigot (Signat electrònicament el dia 19/05/2022)
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Participació al XVI Congrés Internacional de Numismàtica
Participació al XVI Congrés Internacional de Numismàtica, becat pel propi congrés. Presentació dels resultats numismàtics de València la Vella i Tortosa mitjançant les següents comunicacions:
-“Late Antique currency in eastern Iberian Peninsula: The case of València la Vella” (en solitari).
-“Late Roman and Late antique coins from the excavations at Tortosa’s cathedral square (Tarragona, Spain)” (amb Xavier Sicart i Ramon Ferré).
I participació a la taula rodona sobre “Minimi, reciclaje y circulación monetaria entre los siglos IV-IX d.C.” amb la presentació “Estudio comparativo de la circulación tardía en València la Vella y en la Catedral de Tortosa (ss. V-VIII d.C.)” (amb Xavier Sicart).
5th Training Workshop on Christian & Visigothic Archaeology: open enrollment!
Open enrollment for the 5th Training Workshop on Christian and Visigoth Archaeology, run by the ICAC and the Riba-roja de Turia City Council! It will take place from 25 July to 12 August 2022 at the Valencia “la Vella” archaeological site (next to Valencia).
The 5th Training Workshop on Christian and Visigoth Archaeology is a unique opportunity to learn about the basic methodology of archaeological excavation and analysis, but also to work on a very special site, such as that of Valencia “la Vella”.
The workshop program combines daily fieldwork at the site with tasks of analysis of the results, as well as various parallel activities (theoretical sessions and visits to sites in the surrounding area). The course offers training content specifically oriented towards Late Antique archaeology, its material culture, and its historical problems.
From July 25 to August 12, the training workshop will alternate the excavation of the archaeological site of Valencia “la Vella” with hands-on tasks of washing and cataloging archaeological remains found, visits to other Late Ancient sites in the surrounding area, and some scientific talks on topics related to the Visigothic and Christian world.
Practical information:
- Openings: 8 Archaeology or History students (undergraduate or postgraduate). There are three vacancies reserved for students of the University of Valencia (UV).
- Deadline for registrations: June 5th, 2022
- Registration fee: 100 € (including insurance, full accommodation, and meals on working days).
- Material: each student has to wear safety boots, gloves, sun protection measures, anti-mosquitoes, and bedding.
- COVID vaccination mandatory.
Informational brochure, with all the practical and registration information (in Spanish).
Registration form (in Spanish) (send by email to activitats@icac.cat)
The archaeological site of Valencia «la Vella»:
Valencia “la Vella” is an archaeological site from the Visigothic period in the municipality of Riba-roja de Turia, located about 16 km from the city of Valencia. It is a walled enclave located on top of a hill in a spectacular location overlooking the River Turia, about 2 km from the Pla de Nadal palace and within the Turia River Natural Park.
Since 2016, the City Council of Riba-roja de Turia (Valencia) promotes an archaeological research and heritage conservation and dissemination project developed by the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (under the direction of ICAC researcher Josep Maria Macias), with the support of the Valencia Provincial Council and the Generalitat Valenciana.
Valencia «la Vella» is an ex novo foundation that stands out for its walls that surround a river hill 20/40 m high and that are reinforced by numerous towers.
The settlement has been known since the 14th century and, partly due to its name, had been associated with the pre-Roman and Roman settlement Pallantia. Archaeological excavations in the seventies of the last century, motivated by partial destruction of the site, showed a Late Antiquity chronology.
Valencia “la Vella” was once again removed from all scientific interest for decades. Currently, it is still an unknown and nameless city. It is an archaeological site yet to be discovered, although archaeological excavations firmly confirm its value and cultural potential, and historical relevance. It is a Visigothic city built “suddenly” 16 km from Valentia, during the second half of the 6th century and dominating the Turia river waterway.
In 2016 the ICAC posted online in open access a collection of eleven 3D models of the Valencia “la Vella” site on the Sketchfab platform:
Within the framework of the research project coordinated by the ICAC, six archaeological campaigns have been carried out at the site. The first four were integrated into the Christian and Visigothic Archeology courses, where over twenty students and graduates from around the world participated. The last two campaigns (2020 and 2021) followed a different dynamic due to the pandemic situation.
Related news:
Valencia «la Vella»: an unknown Visigoth city next to the metro line of Valencia, ICAC, February 28, 2022.
Nuevos hallazgos en la ciudad visigoda de Valencia «la Vella» (Riba-roja de Turia, Valencia), ICAC, October 7, 2021.
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Recintos fortificados en época visigoda: historia, arquitectura y técnica constructiva
Desde el año 2016, el Ayuntamiento de Riba-roja de Túria y el Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica (ICAC) desarrollan en el término municipal de dicha localidad un ambicioso proyecto de estudio de la Antigüedad Tardía y Visigoda.
Este volumen pretende aportar nuevos datos al conocimiento histórico y técnico de las fortificaciones de las nuevas «ciudades» en los albores de la Edad Media. Con ello las instituciones promotoras del actual proyecto de investigación manifiestan su interés por la generación y la difusión del conocimiento del patrimonio visigodo de Riba-roja de Túria.
En el periodo examinado, el medio milenio 400-900, Hispania, antigua provincia del Imperio romano occidental, se convirtió en al-Ándalus. Entre medio, entre la urbs y la medina, entre la villa y la alquería, los asentamientos fueron cambiando. Sin embargo, los datos históricos son escasos y predominan los episodios bélicos y de alta política. Además, hasta hace poco, la arqueología no ha sido muy explícita, por escasa y discontinua, excepto en algunos yacimientos.
El gran recinto fortificado de València la Vella. Es un nuevo asentamiento fortificado de casi 5 hectáreas sobre un promontorio elevado sobre el río Turia y fundamental para reconstruir la historia del territorio valenciano entre los siglos VI y VIII. Los nuevos datos señalan un urbanismo monumental y planificado, más allá de un simple castrum
o castellum con meras funciones defensivas.
Los capítulos de esta publicación recorren los 500 años que van del 400 al 900, cuando surgieron nuevos asentamientos fortificados.
3a jornada del Congrés Internacional LRCW7
La jornada de dijous 17 d’octubre se celebra a la localitat valenciana de Riba-roja de Túria. Allà, la quarta sessió del congrés portarà per títol «Late Roman Pottery in Hispania». Després de la rebuda de l’alcalde de la població, Robert Raga, es presentaran 11 noves aportacions, de 24 experts, sobre la ceràmica romana antiga a la Península Ibèrica.
A més, es vol donar a conèixer a la comunitat científica internacional les troballes i avenços en la col·lecció ceràmica trobada al jaciment de València la Vella durant les últimes quatre campanyes arqueològiques (2016-2019). Per això, hi haurà una visita al jaciment, així com al palau visigòtic del Pla de Nadal i al Museu Visigòtic del Pla de Nadal (MUPLA), ubicat al Castell de Riba-roja de Túria.
Programa de la jornada:
- Pottery in Hispania
Chair: Josep M. Macias
9.30–10 h. Invited paper. Adolfo Fernández Fernández, Late Antique Trade in northwestern Spain: between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
10–10.15 h. Esperança Huguet, Josep M. Macias, Albert Ribera, Francesc Rodríguez, Miquel Rosselló, Karen Fortuny, Introducción a los contextos cerámicos de València La Vella (Riba–Roja de Túria, València).
10.15 –10.30 h. María V. García Aboal, Un contexto cerrado de finales del s. III d.C. en Carthago Nova (Cartagena, Hispania Tarraconensis): El incendio de la Habitación 13 del Edificio del Atrio (Parque Arqueológico Molinete).
10.30–10.45 h. Miguel Ángel Valero, Nuevas aportaciones al conocimiento de las redes comerciales de vajillas de lujo durante la antigüedad tardía en la Pars Occidentalis: contextos cerámicos de la villa romana de Noheda (Cuenca, España).
10.45–11.15 h. Coffee break
Session 4. Late Roman Pottery in Hispania – Continuation
Chair: Albert Ribera
11.15–11.30 h. Ramon Járrega. Un contexto cerámico de época tardoantigua en la plaza de Sant Miquel de Barcelona
11.30–11.45 h. Alejandro Lara Castillo. Estudio de los niveles tardoantiguos de la calle Avellanas nº 26 (València, Hispania)
11.45–12 h. Sónia Bombico, Amphorae from old excavations of Sines fish–processing factories (Portugal)
12–12.15 h. Catarina Viegas,Rui de Almeida, «Pantellerian ware” in southern Lusitania (Algarve): an integrated approach
12.15–12.30 h. Inês Vaz Pinto, Ana Patrícia Magalhães, Patrícia Brum, Filipa Araújo dos Santos, Felix Teichner, Kevin Paul, A 3rd–4th century ceramic context from Workshop 18 at Tróia (Portugal)
12.30–13 h. Discussion
- Special session: The problem of the 8th century
13–13.30 h. Invited paper. Sauro Gelichi, The long eighth century
13.30-16 h. Lunch and pottery display (Castle of Ribaroja de Túria)
16–16.30 h. Visit to the Visigothic Museum of Pla de Nadal (MUPLA) (Castle of Ribaroja de Túria)
16.30-19 h. Visit to the Visigothic Palace of Pla de Nadal and the site of València la Vella
19.00 h. Bus to Valencia
The LRCW conference is now open for registration
The LRCW conference is now open for registration. Its seventh edition, 7th International Conference on Late Roman Coarse Wares, Cooking Wares and Amphorae in the Mediterranean: Archaeology and Archaeometry (LRCW 7), will be held in Valencia, Ribarroja del Turia and Alicante, from October 15 to 19, 2019.
The ICAC is an active member of the organization committee of the conference, which has become an international leading event for the best experts on Late Roman pottery (from 3rd century AD to the end of Antiquity) from the Mediterranean region. The conference will show the updated state-of-the-art of research on coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae, focus on current archaeological and archaeometrical analysis in this field.
Check here the registration form
LRCW proceedings are regularly published with the prestigious Archaeopress Oxford, with worldwide dissemination.
First edition of the LRCW conference was successfully held in Barcelona in 2002. The proceedings publication was so well received by the scientific community that the International Committee decided to organize regular editions of the conference (every three years) in different Mediterranean cities: Aix in Provence – Marsella – Arles (France, 2005), Parma – Pisa (Italy, 2008), Thessaloniki (Greece, 2011), Alexandria (Egipt, 2014) and Agrigento (Sicily, Italy, 2017).
According to Josep Maria Macias, a researcher at the ICAC and member of the Local Committee of the 7th edition of the conference, having the conference back to Spain is good news.
We are very happy to welcome in our area the best experts on Late Roman pottery. It also will boost the research project we are carrying out in the site of “the ancient” Valencia, in Riba-roja de Túria, where we expect, in the next few years, to contribute new knowledge to the field of Late Roman pottery. The event is, at the same time, the III Meeting of Archaeology of Riba-roja. Currently, there is available a virtual visit to the site of “the ancient” Valencia through Sketchfab, an open access digital platform for virtual reality models in 3D.
During the conference, the participants will have the opportunity to visit several archaeological sites and examine Late Roman pottery from different parts of the Mediterranean. Further activities are planned, offering the delegates the opportunity to become acquainted with the pottery production of the Late Roman period and Late Antiquity in Hispania. One of the most expected activity is the visit to an archaeological site of the area that holds the conference, and on this occasion, the chosen site is the city of Lucentum (Alicante).
The LRCW7 conference is organized by the City Council of Valencia (Municipal Area of Archaeological Research of Valencia), the City Council of Riba-roja de Túria (III Meeting of Archaeologia of Riba-roja), the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC) and the Research Team on Archaeology and Archaeometry of the University of Barcelona (ERAAUB), with the collaboration of the Museum of Archaeology of Alicante (MARQ), the Museum of Prehistory of Valencia and the University of Theology of Valencia.
Abstracts
Besides the call for application, you can also apply for an abstract or poster presentation (up to April, the 30th). Contact and information: Lrcw7conference@gmail.com.
Abstracts of a maximum of 300 words can be submitted, in a Word file, including title (in capital letters), name(s), institution, email address of the author(s) and 5 keywords. It must specify if the submission is for oral communication or for a poster one. Abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee of the conference.
Sessions
Every session will be introduced by a 30-minutes-long paper presented by a guest speaker, followed by oral presentations. There will be a poster(s) session(s) and a workshop displaying pottery from late Roman contexts. The conference is planned in five sessions following these themes:
- The Western Mediterranean
- The Eastern Mediterranean
- Mediterranean Islands in the stream
- Late Roman Pottery in Spain
- Special session: The problem of the 8th century
Jornades sobre fortificacions visigodes a Riba-roja de Túria
Del 8 al 10 de novembre tindran lloc a Riba-roja de Túria (València) les II Jornades Internacionals d’Arqueologia de Riba-roja de Túria, titulades Recintes fortificats en època visigoda: història, arquitectura i territori.
El seminari posarà en comú l’anàlisi arqueològica dels nous assentaments urbans i pseudourbans edificats en l’època visigòtica a Hispània. S’hi presenten els casos més rellevants de la península ibèrica amb la finalitat d’analitzar les raons històriques d’aquesta nova realitat i també les tècniques constructives i el nou marc cultural i tècnic.
La trobada se celebra a la ciutat de Riba-roja de Túria i presentarà a la comunitat científica el projecte que actualment s’està desenvolupant a l’assentament visigòtic de València la Vella, al mateix municipi.
Coordinació: Josep M. Macias, Albert Ribera i Miquel Rosselló.
Coorganització: Ajuntament de Riba-roja de Túria i ICAC.
Secretaria: Ana Gallego (ICAC, activitats@icac.cat) i Cristina Silvestre (Ajuntament de Riba-roja de Túria).
I Curs pràctic d’arqueologia cristiana i visigoda a Riba-roja de Túria
Entre el 31 de juliol i el 19 d’agost té lloc a Riba-roja de Túria el I Curs pràctic d’arqueologia cristiana i visigoda. El curs consisteix en una excavació al jaciment de València “La Vella” al mateix municipi.
S’adreça a estudiants d’arqueologia, però també inclou un cicle de cinc conferències obertes al públic.
L’excavació es podrà anar seguint a través de Facebook i del blog sobre València la Vella.
El curs, amb les 20 places ja exhaurides amb estudiants del grau i el Màster d’Arqueologia, l’organitzen l’Ajuntament d’aquest municipi de la comarca del Camp de Túria (València) i l’ICAC.
Informació del curs
- Direcció: Josep M. Macias (ICAC), Albert Ribera Lacomba (SIAM) i Miquel Rosselló Mesquida
- Equip tècnic: Iván Fernández (ICAC), Esperança Huguet i Francesc Rodríguez (ICAC)
- Quota d’inscripció: 75 € (allotjament i manutenció: a càrrec de l’organització)
Objectiu del curs
El curs pretén apropar els participants a la metodologia bàsica d’excavació i d’anàlisi arqueològica. El programa diàriament combinarà el treball de camp al jaciment amb el tractament dels resultats, a part d’un seguit d’activitats teòriques i visites a jaciments de l’entorn. Es tracta d’una activitat formativa orientada a l’arqueologia tardoantiga.
El jaciment
València “la Vella” és un jaciment d’època visigoda del municipi de Riba-roja de Túria, a 16 km de València. És un enclavament emmurallat dalt d’un turó, una ubicació espectacular sobre el riu Túria, a uns 2 km del palau de Pla de Nadal i dins del Parc Natural del riu Túria. Constitueix un recinte fortificat d’unes 4,5 ha on s’han fet escasses intervencions arqueològiques. Un indret gairebé inèdit i fonamental per comprendre la transformació del territori de Valentia entre el període visigot i musulmà.
We welcome a new predoctoral research project funded by a Joan Oró grant
The Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC-CERCA) welcomes researcher Itziar Gutiérrez, who has begun a promising doctoral thesis project funded by the Joan Oró grant program for the recruitment of predoctoral research personnel in training (FI 2024) from the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Itziar’s contract began last June and will extend until May 2028, with three years of funding from the Joan Oró grant and a fourth year funded directly by ICAC-CERCA to complete the project.
Itziar Gutiérrez‘s thesis project is based on a detailed ceramological study of ceramics from the Valencia and Tortosa areas, to systematize and analyze common ceramics from the Late Antiquity period (6th – 7th centuries AD). This type of pottery — which includes pots, pans, mortars, and plates — has been little studied until now, despite its prevalence and variety.
The analysis corpus is based on materials found at the Visigothic site of Valencia “la Vella” (Riba-roja de Túria, Valencia) since the beginning of ICAC-CERCA excavations in 2016. It will also include findings from future campaigns, such as the one planned for the summer of 2024.
Additionally, materials from older excavations in nearby locations such as Alcàsser and Bétera will be considered, as well as pieces preserved in the Museo de Tortosa, which can be studied in detail thanks to a recent collaboration agreement between this entity and ICAC-CERCA.
The historical period of Late Antiquity is particularly relevant for Itziar’s case study due to the decrease in imports and the increase in local pottery production, which reflects possible social, political, and economic changes in the region of Valentia and other surrounding cities. Furthermore, the arrival of the Byzantines and the creation of the province of Hispania in the south, with Valencia “la Vella” as the border with the Visigothic kingdom of Toledo, adds additional interest to this study.
Itziar’s incorporation into ICAC and her thesis project represents a valuable contribution to Classical Archaeology, providing new insights into common pottery of Late Antiquity and its historical context in the Valencia and Tortosa regions.
Itziar Gutiérrez has a solid background in Archaeology, having been part of the first class of the Master’s Degree in Applied Classical Archaeology. Research and Transfer (URV-ICAC-UAB).
His TFM (Master’s Thesis), titled El vertedero del claustro de la Catedral de Tarragona: un estudio ceramológico de la vajilla fina del s. V, focused on the ceramics from the Tarragona Cathedral deposit, thanks to the help of the ICAC PIR research initiation program, with which Itziar participated in an active research project of the Late Antiquity team (MIRMED), led by Josep Maria Macias.
In her doctoral thesis, Itziar will be co-directed by researchers Josep Maria Macias and Francesc Rodríguez from the MIRMED research group at ICAC-CERCA.
About the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC-CERCA)
The Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC-CERCA) is a CERCA center established as a consortium in 2003 by the Government of Catalonia and the Rovira i Virgili University. It is a Catalan institution with an international scope, at the forefront of research and conservation of archaeological heritage. Its headquarters are in Tarragona, a city recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. Its researchers work to understand the past through the study of archaeological remains and promote the preservation of the historical legacy. We are CERCA!
For more information, visit www.icac.cat.
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Conveni específic de col·laboració entre l’Ajuntament de Riba-Roja de Túria i l’Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica per a la realització del IV Curs pràctic d’arqueologia cristiana i visigoda al jaciment de València “La Vella” (2019) (Signat manualment el dia 20/05/2019)
