The Pollentia Consortium just released a great new aerial video showcasing the Roman city, Pollentia. %CODE1% The University of Portland Ca’n Fanals cemetery dig site is in the trees near the amphitheater. Can you spot it in the video?…Continue Reading Pollentia From Above
Fr. Richard Rutherford, CSC–The General, Padre, Father R–is the life and soul of the University of Portland Pollentia expedition. We are here because of his vision, stubbornness, fundraising skills, and, especially, his acumen in persuasion! Here is Padre’s introduction of himself. Liturgical theology in the tradition of “liturgie comparée” with emphasis on understanding liturgy through…Continue Reading Meet The General!
An exciting find the first day on the dig site was the base of a Roman amphora. An amphora is a terracotta vessel used to transport liquids, probably wine. The pointed base made it easier to stack. …Continue Reading Finding a Piece of an Amphora
Our UP team has started work in the fields of Ca’n Fanals, continuing the excavation of the necropolis begun Summer 2014. The initial grave trench has been dug out even deeper and the site is in progress of being extended out past this trench. With potential for finding a mosaic as well as even more graves,…Continue Reading The Beginning of This Year’s Excavation
Visible from most points in the Pollèntia excavation site, the Iglesia de Sant Jaume was completed in 1893, on the site of an earlier church dating to the fourteenth century. The original structure collapsed in 1870 and was replaced by the current Gothic church dedicated to Santiago, patron saint of Alcúdia. UP Pollèntia Team members attending masses…Continue Reading Iglesia de Sant Jaume in Alcúdia
During our visit to Palma de Mallorca on July 15, the University of Barcelona research group, high school students in Archaeo Spain, and the entire UP Pollèntia team made a private tour of the exhibition “Zeno Brains and Oracle Stones” by multimedia artist Jan Fabre, thanks to a generous invitation from the Government of the Balearic Islands. Fabre…Continue Reading Jan Fabre Exhibit in Palma de Mallorca
Monday July 14 saw the beginning of the test excavation of the necropolis buried under the old farm Ca’n Fanals. Rachael and Barcelona workers laid out the pit according to Miguel’s specifications, with the trench situated across the intersection of the line of graves excavated by Llabres in the 1920s (now covered, of course) and…Continue Reading Test Excavation Trench at Ca’n Fanals
Pollèntia Directors Miguel Cao and Esther Chávez gave the UP Team three tasks for Week One of the expedition: 1) survey the old farm Ca’n Fanals, site of the Roman era necropolis, and tie the survey to known control points for the current excavations; 2) create a 30 meter x 30 meter grid with 5 meter x 5…Continue Reading Mapping the Necropolis in Pol•lèntia