Spanish archaeologists have made a candy discovery.
A gaggle of excavators has uncovered a medieval construction in a Barcelona constructing that was later used as a chocolate manufacturing facility.
The constructing dates again to the nineteenth century, however the partitions and doorways on the property present that the unique construction was a lot older, in accordance with a press launch issued on Feb. 12 by the Barcelona Archaeology Service, which was written in Catalan.
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The constructing is positioned in Barcelona’s Plaça de la Llana, a medieval plaza.
Its identify means “plaza of the wool” in Catalan, because the sq. was used as a market.
Historians had been capable of finding lead plates that had been used within the nineteenth century chocolate manufacturing facility. (Barcelona Archaeology Service/International Geomática, SL/ICUB/ Marta Lucas)
“Although the current estate dates from the 19th century, the parietal archeology work carried out so far has allowed the documentation of walls with arches and doors attributable to a large medieval house of the 14th century,” the translated press launch stated.
The precise age of the unique constructing is unknown — but when it was constructed within the 14th century, it may very well be wherever from 625 to 725 years outdated.
Consultants consider that the 14th century house was later transformed right into a hostel within the fifteenth century.
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The medieval home “would have ceased to function during the 16th century,” the press launch stated.
The Barcelona Archaeology Service stated that the unique home was later transformed right into a hostel within the fifteenth century. (Barcelona Archaeology Service/International Geomática, SL/ICUB/ Marta Lucas)
The proprietor of the property within the sixteenth century would “carry out a major reform to adapt it to the style and fashions of the time,” the Barcelona Archaeology Service stated.
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Archaeologists discovered that the home was later divided into three properties within the 18th century.
The group of historians uncovered a set of seven ceramic containers from that point interval.
Archaeologists discovered these 18th century containers throughout their excavation, and checks shall be run on them. (Barcelona Archaeology Service/International Geomática, SL/ICUB/ Marta Lucas)
The archaeologists plan to run checks on the containers to find out their contents.
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Within the early nineteenth century, the constructing “was occupied by a workshop where chocolate was made,” the press launch stated.
The manufacturing facility was known as the Clemente Guardia chocolate factory, and excavators discovered lead plates that had been used to make labels on the time.
Archaeologists in Spain discovered {that a} 14th medieval construction was initially on the positioning of a present constructing. (Barcelona Archaeology Service/International Geomática, SL/ICUB/ Marta Lucas)
“Work continues on the archaeological excavation of the subsoil and, at the same time, the study of the building’s facings is carried out with the aim of continuing to document the different periods and learn about the evolution of the building,” the translated press launch concluded.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the Barcelona Archaeology Service for remark.
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