EHV - El Paodor del Pontet - Archaeological Excavations
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01.09.2019 — 13.09.2019
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El Poador del Pontet in Altea is a monumental fountain complex dating back to the 18th century which was serving as water supply for the inhabitants of the town. El Poador del Pontet has a semicircular shape, where twelve jets of water sprang up on a ninemeters long rectangular raft. The fountain had been used for nearly two hundred years – in 1782 El Poador del Pontet was mentioned for the first time in a document; and in 1963 the ditch was coated. When El Poador del Pontet was re-discovered in the end of 2014 it was covered by one meter thick layer of soil. In 2015, excavations started, which showed that the circular structure of the fountain had been gradually filled due to the contribution of mud from Barranquet ravine. This process started in the middle of the 19 century. Among the older people in the neighbourhood, historians pointed out, no one remembers seeing or hearing their parents or grandparents talking about this structure, but they did use the same section of the ditch as a scrubber until the 50ies of the 20th century The project will be very intensive and consist of two parts – a practical working part and a study part. The practical working part, which will be at different parts of the site, will last six hours per day. In the evenings and during the weekend, educational and cultural activities will take place. Within the framework of the project the excavations will be continued. The volunteers will work together with local archaeologists who will explain them the work and the background of the site. The tasks will content physically demanding digging works as well as the documentation of the excavations, the cleaning and the catalogisation of the findings.
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The volunteers will participate in the excavation of fountains of the 18th century.
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