The 95 Marine Collection composed of archaeological remains of 60 sites in the Marina Alta region has been returned to Xàbia, specifically the Soler Blasco Museum after having been ceded, for 20 years, to the MARQ of Alicante. The pieces, of a wide chronology, according to the director of the Museum, Joaquim Bolufer, correspond…
Visit to the 'Cova de les Bruixes'to celebrate in' Tourism Day 'in Benitatxell
This Wednesday the "Day of Tourism" was celebrated and in the Poble Nou de Benitatxell they did it with a day of visit to the "Cova de les Bruixes". More than a hundred people went there, going through a very particular landscape; They crossed riuraus and vineyards until they reached the site. Miguel Sánchez and Anna Viciach,…
New findings in the Cova de les Bruixes of El Poble Nou de Benitatxell
In recent days there has been good news in the archaeological excavations that are taking place in the Cova de les Bruixes. The archaeologists, Miquel Sánchez and Anna Viciach, have discovered in these last weeks three lamps of pitera dated, one of them, in the eleventh century and the other two, which are…
New findings in the excavations of the 'Cova de les Bruixes' of El Poble Nou de Benitatxell
New findings The archaeological excavations of the site of the Cova de les Bruixes of El Poble Nou de Benitatxell continue to yield important findings. Archaeologists have just discovered a new cereal silo from the Andalusian period, dating from the 12th century, where they have found a lot of fauna (goat bones)…
The findings of the 'Cova de les Bruixes' of Benitatxell are presented at the MARQ of Alicante
The archaeologists, Miquel Sánchez Signes and Anna Viciach i Safont, presented the works carried out between 2015 and 2017 in the Cova de les Bruixes of El Poble Nou de Benitatxell. This paper was framed within the 6th Archaeological Conference of the Valencian Community that took place in the Archaeological Museum of Alicante. The…
The Cirne de Xàbia Foundation promotes the excavation of the 'Cova del Comte' by Pedreguer
The Cirne de Xàbia Foundation promotes the excavation and research in the Cova del Comte de Pedreguer after the large number of fragments of bone and mollusks found. The foundation is committed to the latest archaeological technologies in order to reconstruct how the Marina Alta was 22.000 years ago. The campaign has begun…
They find a grain silo in the excavation of the 'Cova de les Bruixes' of Benitatxell
The excavation of the Cova de les Bruixes in El Poble Nou de Benitatxell brings to light a grain silo from the old Andalusian farmhouse. The silos are excavated in the subsoil for the purpose of preserving food, especially used for storage of cereals, although they could also be used for other foods, such as…
An amphora of more than 2000 years will be part of the Museum of Xàbia thanks to the donation of the Álvarez-Ossorio family
During the morning of Thursday, the Álvarez-Ossorio family donated to the Soler Blasco de Xàbia Museum an amphora dated in the first century BC. The family, accompanied by agents of the Seprona of the Civil Guard, have delivered this precious marine treasure that has been more than 30 years since the father…
Culture will mark the archaeological site of the Cap Prim
Within the Accessible Heritage Program of the Valencian Cultural Heritage Investment Plan, the Ministry of Culture will mark different archaeological sites in the province of Alicante, including the Cap Prim de Xàbia. The main objective from Culture with this action is to avoid damage to the heritage, to improve its protection…
They found a Roman press in the stone wall of a property of Benitatxell
For over 100 years, the residents of El Poble Nou de Benitatxell have gone ahead of this Roman press without knowing the archaeological importance it had. This piece was built into the stone wall of a private property near the Pou de l'Abiar. This press is characterized by two broad…
Xàbia will host the VI Congress of Studies of High Navy
Xàbia, along with the towns of Denia, Calpe, Teulada Pedreguer and will be home to some of the days that are made under the Sixth Congress of Studies of Marina Alta, which will take place next March 2017. Specifically, the Institute for Regional Studies of the Marina Alta (IECMA) held on…
