The basement of the Cathedral of Tarragonas
The basement of the Cathedral of Tarragona is home to the foundation of the temple of Augustus.
Preliminary findings of the archaeological excavation in the Cathedral of Tarragona have determined that in the same place settled a major Roman temple with a facade of eight columns and surrounded by an arcaded square that imitated the architectural program of the Forum of Augustus in Rome.
Therefore, experts believe that the finding made in the basement of the cathedral for the Temple of Augustus, "the focus of, ffxiv gil, admiration throughout the ancient world, and a jewel of Roman architecture that has been sought for 300 years.
The director of the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC), Isabel Sola, explained that this is an international news with great resonance, especially in Italy. "It was one of the largest temples throughout the empire, its size can be counted on the fingers, crimecraft cash, of one hand," he stressed.
The team of scientists, after 24 days of excavation has confirmed the finding of a foundation structure 1.80 meters wide and 2.30 deep capable of sustaining an existing building 37 feet high, which gives an idea The huge building, which occupied the entire width of current nave and part of the side.
"Being, cheap darkfall gold, able to prove with scientific evidence the location, with everything perfectly graph is a chocolate for any archaeologist," he added. They have also been found the foundations of the main staircase.
A test of the expectation they have created the research-conducted in 32 square meters under the original pavement of the basilica, are the more than 8,000 visits to the blog has received from the excavations.
The Temple of Augustus presided over the worship area, the "sacred place" in two hectares of the Provincial Forum of Tarraco. ICAC investigators, along with the archeologist of the City of Tarragona, Inma Teixell, and the Cathedral Chapter Andreu Munoz, believe that the Roman temple occupied the entire length of the present Cathedral, to the transept, so rely on power back up the pavement in that area in 2011 "to finish studying the structure and length and to confirm the former Visigothic cathedral, whose remains have not appeared."
"We know it is a construction of the first century after Christ, but we could more accurately dated. We hope to find some ceramic element to be more exact," stated Teixell, in relation to cases that arose Visigoth temple on the ruins Temple of Augustus.
The archaeologist of the ICAC, Josep Maria Macias, after a first analysis of the remains, in which 28 people have worked, has highlighted the precision of previous geophysical work, as the results of the excavation "confirm the reliability of the equipment."
The Cathedral Chapter archaeologist, Andreu Munoz, has developed that rely on the results of the intervention may be collected in a scientific journal in late 2010.