Ca’n Fanals: An Old Farm Sitting above an Older Necropolis

Ca’n Fanals: An Old Farm Sitting above an Older Necropolis

Prior to Moorish settlement of old Pollèntia and continuing into the construction of medieval  Alcúdia, the necropolis that served Pollèntia into Christian antiquity was covered and lost. At some point, the soil above the cemetery was deep enough to become attractive...
Chemical Archaeology

Chemical Archaeology

Braving assorted adventures with TSA and US and Spanish customs inspections and approvals, the UP Team took the University’s portable XRF spectrometer to Pollèntia to test the possibility of field analysis of artifacts. Dr. Ray Bard, Associate Professor of...