The town council of Cedillo and Iberdrola España musealise the archaeological remains of the San Antonio archaeological site

• There is a pre-Romanesque necropolis with 32 tombs, an ancient farm, a dolmen nearly 4,000 years old and a funerary stele, transferred to the provincial museum of Cáceres.

• Informative methacrylate signs and QR codes have been installed with audiovisual material explaining the origin of the remains in an educational way.

The town council of Cedillo and Iberdrola España have inaugurated the musealisation of the archaeological remains that came to light thanks to the construction work on a photovoltaic plant in this municipality in Cáceres under the name of "Yacimiento San Antonio".

The mayor of Cedillo, Antonio González Riscado, together with José Manuel Bellot, head of Project Development and Promotion for Iberdrola Spain in Extremadura, officially inaugurated a series of informative methacrylate posters explaining the significance of the different elements found and describing their historical and heritage value.

They have highlighted the good commitment of both entities and the collaboration within the company's Convive Programme. In addition, this musealisation will help tourists to learn about the cultures of the past that would otherwise have remained buried.

The remains correspond to a Roman farm from the 2nd and 2nd century AD, including two Roman hórreos, whose purpose was to keep the crops away from humidity and rodents thanks to an elevated structure. The transverse stone walls that are visible today supported the raised platform on which the produce was placed.

The remains of a late antique necropolis from the 4th and 6th centuries AD were also found, with a total of 32 tombs. The oldest are the two located next to the granary, belonging to an adult and a child. They stand out for their slab of soil and for their good preservation. Then there are another four more deteriorated tombs and a row of eight consecutive tombs with well-preserved graves, but without flagstones.

The remains discovered in Cedillo are completed with a dolmen dated between 3,500 and 4,000 years old and a funerary stele that has been transferred to the Provincial Museum of Cáceres. These finds are not accessible as they are in a different location to the rest.

6 archaeologists have catalogued and documented the discovery

The discovery of these historical remains took place during the clearing of the land prior to the construction of the San Antonio de Cedillo photovoltaic plant, in compliance with the archaeological monitoring required by the regulations of the Regional Government of Extremadura. 

Once located, a group of six archaeologists took charge of rescuing, cataloguing and documenting the discovery to make it available to the Junta de Extremadura and all Extremadurans. Now, these remains can be enjoyed and discovered thanks to this musealisation carried out by the town council of Cedillo and Iberdrola España.

Video by Claudia Tercia

In addition to the explanatory methacrylates, the material produced for the enhancement of the San Antonio site includes QR codes with access to a video led by Claudia Tercia, an animated character who represents an ancient Roman woman who lived in these parts 1,500 years ago and explains, in a light-hearted way, the different historical vicissitudes of the enclave and its inhabitants from Roman times to the present day. A didactic way of explaining the origin of the San Antonio site.

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