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The Bust of Emperor Hadrian found in the previous season, was sculpted marble from Carrara quarry imperial.
Archaeological excavations of the Roman Villa of Yecla Torrejones continue to offer outstanding findings.
The latest excavations have uncovered a head panther could belong to a sculpture of the god Dionysus, god of wine and a piece of stone that could provide relevant data on who was the owner of the Villa.
It seems that someone close to the circle of Emperor Hadrian, a very important person's s.
II as has been known in the presentation of the latest discoveries made this morning in Yecla with the assistance of the Councillor for Culture and Celebrations, Jesus Verdú, Liborio Ruiz, director of the excavations and José Miguel Noguera, professor of archeology at the University of Murcia
Moreover, it has been reported that the analysis in the bust of the Emperor Hadrian, found in the previous season, confirms that it was sculpted from the imperial marble quarry in Carrara.
José Miguel Noguera has indicated that the bust of the emperor found in Los Torrejones joins the 19 existing replicas worldwide, made in recent years the government of Adriano.
As for the female head found in this same site, the analyzes show that was made with Greek materials
The inscriptions found on a tombstone fragment show that "the owner of the house held a government post within the empire, who had ability to manage a large territory", according to Liborio Ruiz, director of the excavations.
In these last excavation campaigns, recently completed, 15 fellows have worked archeology and 10 workers belonging to the municipal employment plan.
They have removed 800,000 kilos of land and has managed to dig the surface layer of an area of ​​900 square meters, according to the director of the campaign.
Noguera explained that "this is an enormous magnitude townhouse, with an architectural, decorative and statuary program highly relevant. It stands a huge pond surrounded by a large covered peristyle, with four large porches. A set of rooms intended for character and his family who are resident there, and a very high status. "
The councilman of Culture, Jesus Verdú has confirmed that "the City of Yecla keep betting to be continued with the research so you can continue to discover more about this archaeological environment of Torrejones"
Source: Ayuntamiento de Yecla
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