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ARCHIVED - Five pieces recovered from Lorca mediaeval Jewish quarter join Archaeological Museum collection
The late medieval Jewish quarter of Lorca Castle contains the only synagogue in Spain from this period never to have been re-used or converted
The Archaeological Museum of Lorca has added five pieces recovered from excavations carried out at the site below the castle between 2003 and 2010 to its permanent collection; a gilded earthenware bowl with Mudejar decoration and a heraldic element in the centre which was made in Valencia, two small ceramic pots typically used in the kitchen and made locally, the capital of a stone column and part of a horse bit made in bronze, all recovered from excavations of the late medieval Jewish quarter.
The new pieces will join around 300 others in the collection, which are exhibited in room 12 of the museum, dedicated to the Jewish quarter, and help to illustrate aspects of the daily life of those who lived in these houses during the 15th century.
The restoration of the pieces was been financed by the Association of Friends of the Archaeological Museum at a cost of 3,300 euros.
Although these pieces were recovered in excavations from several years ago, more recent surveys have continued to explore the site and the last excavation in the Alcalá neighborhood was carried out a few months ago by experts from the University of Murcia and the Archaeological Museum. The prospecting was part of a research project and included the analysis of fragments of wood found in the synagogue to try to determine the date of the original construction. The archaeologists also analyzed the residues contained within the ceramic pieces found and the skeletal remains of animals that constituted part of the kosher diet of the inhabitants of the Jewish quarter, in addition to the seeds and charcoal remains located on the site to determine the material used to make fire, which will help historians better understand the environment in which they lived and traded.
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