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POLLENTIA: A Roman Colony on the Island of Mallorca

£26.00
Author:
Norman A. Doenges
Publication Year:
2005
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841718453
Paperback:
85pp. Includes 39 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs, list of coin finds
ISBN 10:
1841718459
BAR number:
S1404
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Description

BOOK DESCRIPTION
Excavation of the Roman colony of Pollentia began in 1957. The initial effort was limited to the property Sa Portella immediately south of the city of Alcudia, Mallorca, where three atrium-style houses were uncovered. After 1963 attention turned to the search for and excavation of the Forum of Pollentia. Annual campaigns during the summer months in the area of the Forum were initiated in 1980 on the property Ca'n Reinés and continue to this day. A brief preliminary report on the excavations appeared in 1987, but a full account has never been published, and sadly much of the record has been lost over time. The purpose of this monograph is to give a brief history of early investigations on the site, to summarize the Sa Portella excavations, the reports on which are now out of print, and to present an account in English of the discoveries in the Forum area of the city.