Elche Will Include in the Catalogue the Azud of Argamassa because of Its Roman Origin

The latest advances of the study of the University of Alicante that this week put the focus on the Azud of Argamassa de Elche, after revealing that the dam located in Algorós is of Roman origin, have also aroused the interest of the City Council to protect this hydraulic heritage on which to date only experts and amateurs had paid attention.

A team of researchers from the University Institute of Research in Archaeology and Historical Heritage (INAPH) of the University of Alicante will publicly present on May 16 the results of their exhaustive research on l’Assut de l’Argamassa (the Azud de la Argamasa), a monumental dam built on the course of the Vinalopó River that until now is [...]