The largest dome in Spain will protect the site of the Turuñuelo houses tarteses

The great treasures of the time of the Tartesos discovered in Casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Badajoz) will soon be covered. A new structure will hold with a dome of 116 meters in diameter and almost 20 high that will allow the maintenance and dissemination of a heritage that has amazed the world in recent years. The Board of Extremadura has presented the project, in which it will invest almost seven million euros And that will be bidding this week, as noted by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Sustainable Development, Mercedes Morán. It is expected that the works last nine months. The total built area will be 10,568 square meters included 32 shoes outside the site.

The projected building will raise a dome -shaped structure on the site, covered outwards with A landscaped surface that will repair the original aspect of the site, originally from the 5th century before Christ.

At present, as explained by the counselor, the place has been “suffering years” because it is only covered with metal sheet that “they can slow down their destruction but, obviously, do not protect with guarantees, since the discovered structures are formed by adobe and tapial bricks”, and are not safe from the weather.

In addition, the new infrastructure will allow the Turuñuelo house to become A tourist attraction for the areanestled in a rural environment, according to Moran in a presentation in which they have also been present architect of the project, Carlos Albarrán and the structural and facilities engineer, Antonio Manuel Reyes; and the head of the site. Esther Rodríguez, responsible for the prospects with Sebastián Celestino has also part of the presentation.

The building that is projected is a large metallic structure that contains 32 radios of 116 meters in diameter, enough to cover the entire tartsic deposit assembly. This will be isolate the site both of the rain and the wind whose erosive effect is today the most harmful for the site. In addition, construction will support a system of ramps hanging from the structure, which will serve as viewpoints for visitors without support for structures or foundations.

In addition, the building will have attached spaces dedicated to exhibitions and technical rooms. The dome will be the “largest in Spain”, as the engineer Antonio Manuel Reyes said. The covered surface will be One hectare the equivalent of two soccer fields, the engineer has pointed out, and will resemble a flower of Lis, one of the symbols of Tartessic culture.

After the prospects made, it has ensured at all times that the vault will not affect possible new discoveries Because there will be no direct intervention on the site. that will remain protected during the works.

For the archaeologist Esther Rodríguez“It is a rest to ensure that the Turuñuelo site is going to be conserved. It is one of the most important deposits in the world right now and this investment will be worth it.” Rodríguez has emphasized that “everything is done from the maximum sensitivity to heritage, to the environment.”

The jobs at the site will begin on March 3 and, as every year, they will extend for three months to try to advance new discoveries of the time of the Tartessos in the nucleus near the Guadiana River Valley. In 2023 the first five representations of figures with face were foundbelonging to a relief, belonging to the culture of Tartessos, which flourished in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula between the VIII centuries and V before Christ. So far other figures belonging to this culture had been found, but never with a defined face; Two of them also appeared represented with slopes in the form of rings, which makes them a unique representation.

Since 2015, three excavation campaigns have occurred that have allowed the light of part of A majestic building built on land that retains its two constructive plants, which makes it a unique example of the protohistoric architecture of the peninsular southwest. Thus, although it is barely excavated 20% of the total tumulus area, three of the rooms located at the top of the building and a huge patio located in the lower part are already known.