El yacimiento de Santa María de Abajo (Carranque, Toledo) | Hispania Nostra

Archaeological excavations and research conducted over more than a decade have established the settlement of Santa María de Abajo (Carranque) as a key site for understanding various aspects of Roman land occupation and exploitation, as well as the transition between Antiquity and the Middle Ages in the central Iberian Peninsula. We present the main results of this research, paying particular attention to oil and wine production, the use of marble as a prestige symbol among the Late Roman aristocracy, and the material evidence of occupation during the Visigothic and Andalusian periods at the site. SPEAKER Virginia García-Entero Graduate in Geography and History from the Autonomous University of Madrid (1995), where she completed her undergraduate thesis (1997) and doctoral dissertation (2003) in the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, receiving the Extraordinary Doctoral Award from that university. Since 1998, she has carried out various teaching and research roles in national and international institutions in Portugal, Italy, and France. Her research has focused on the study of diverse aspects of Roman private architecture in Hispania, especially domestic baths, to which she has dedicated two monographs and numerous articles in national and international journals. She has coordinated several international colloquia and conferences. Since 2004, she has directed the excavation and research work carried out at the Carranque site (Toledo) and, since 2013, has been a member of the UNED Research Group "Landscapes, Architecture, and Material Culture of Ancient Iberia." DATE: May 10, 2022 MORE INFORMATION: Hispania Nostra presents #HispaniaNostraContigoEnCasa, an online initiative to learn about and enjoy heritage with leading professionals. https://contigoencasa.hispanianostra.... ✅ We've got much more to share about the heritage of the Ancient World in Spain: 👉🏼Archaeology. The great discovery of our readers:    • Arqueología. El gran descubrimiento de los...   👉🏼Talayotic Menorca: a cyclopean island odyssey:    • Menorca Talayótica: una odisea ciclópea in...   👉🏼The Celtiberian cosmogony and the "Sanctuary of the Sun" of Segeda:    • La cosmogonía celtibérica y el "Santuario ...   👉🏼Ornamental rocks in the Iberian Peninsula since antiquity: the "marble" of Espejón:    • Rocas ornamentales en la península Ibérica...