A nazarí tomb with anepigraphic stelae
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https://doi.org/10.17561/aytm.v13i2.1515Keywords:
nazari tomb, anepigraphic stelae, Alhama, know, protect, preserve, disseminateAbstract
In January 2001 the fountain located in the Plaza del Carmen in the town of Alhama de Granada (Granada, Andalusia) underwent restoration work conducted by the local office of the Department of Culture of the Regional Government of Andalucía. When the fountain was raised, two calcarenite stones were uncovered. The larger stone was buried 1 meter deep and the smaller one 1.6 meters, lying about 2 meters from each other. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that this is an important archaeological discovery and that they are funerary markers belonging to a tomb of the Nazari period. These Hispano-Islamic tombstones probably date from the 14th century and belong to persons of high social rank. The stelae have been restored and are currently deposited at the Archaeological Museum of Granada for display and conservation.
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