The Archaeological Museum of Alicante is hosting an international workshop in which archaeological and scientific experts are analysing the Roman nurseries in the province as indicators of sea level variations over the last 2,000 years.
The meeting, which began yesterday and will continue until tomorrow, 29 September, will be attended by the following participants more than seventy professionals from different Mediterranean countries. During these three days, they will review the archaeological indicators of these infrastructures to find out if there have been changes in the relative sea level.
The Deputy for Culture, Juan de Dios NavarroNavarro said that with this meeting "the Alicante Museum is consolidating its position as a reference point in the international circuit on Roman nurseries". In this sense, Navarro recalled that out of the five thousand-year-old fish farms that exist in Spain, four belong to the province of Alicantelocated in the Albufera of Alicante, in El Campello, Calpe and Xàbia.
These infrastructures, the origin of which is between the 1st century B.C. and the 2nd century A.D.... are related to large maritime villas along the coast and were a symbol of wealth. which showed great social status. This is the background to the thousand-year-old nurseries found along the province's coastline, except for the one at The Illeta dels Banyets in El Campellowhich was used to market the fish.
The scientific workshop includes a technical visit by its participants to the four Alicante municipalities that are home to these fish farms.
