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Spanish to English: Villaralto: Prehistory and Antiquity General field: Other Detailed field: History
Source text - Spanish Prehistoria y Edad Antigua
En el término municipal se asentaron varios poblados prehistóricos, romanos, árabes y visigodos. Entre los yacimientos arqueológicos destacan el Rincón de Berrocoso, situado en el noroeste del término, en donde se hallan los restos de lo que se supone fue un campamento romano o una calzada secundaria romana. En este lugar han aparecido abundantes losas de pizarra, escorias minerales, restos de vasijas y una moneda árabe de plata. El Ladrillar es una mina antigua de plomo, debido al hallazgo de escorias minerales de dicho metal. En la Laguna del Prieto han aparecido tres ruedas de molino de radio en torno a 25 centímetros y que en la actualidad se conservan en el Ayuntamiento. En Cerrocampo han aparecido escorias minerales y restos de vasijas, de un poblado antiguo asociado a una explotación de cobre o plomo. Sin embargo, el lugar más destacado es la llamada Casa de la Mora, situada al sureste del pueblo, en la que existió una villa romana, más tarde ocupada por los árabes, asociada a explotaciones mineras. En este lugar los hallazgos han sido abundantes, teniéndose noticia de la aparición de vasijas llenas de monedas de plata y gran cantidad de monedas romanas de cobre. Actualmente, hay gran cantidad de fragmentos de cerámica, tejas romanas, escorias minerales, etcétera. Incluso hay restos de una pared de cal y pedernal que debió pertenecer a una construcción árabe. Este lugar fue objeto de una visita oficial de arqueólogos el dos de marzo de 1985. También existen en Villaralto gran cantidad de sarcófagos visigodos de granito, con forma trapezoidal o antropomorfos, que han sido sacados de su emplazamiento original y han sido usados como pilas para dar de beber al ganado. Por tanto la mayoría de ellos se hallan próximos a pozos, como los tres sarcófagos del Pozo de las Cadenas, el Pozo de las Cinco Pilas, el Pozo de la Laguna de la Torrica, y así hasta un total de unos 20, que en general están desgastados. También existen sarcófagos infantiles, de los que se conserva uno que también recibe el mismo uso. Muchos de ellos han ido desapareciendo fruto del expolio y del desinterés de conservarlos en las diversas reformas que han ido sufriendo sus emplazamientos.
Translation - English Prehistory and Antiquity
The town has several prehistoric, Roman, Arab and Visigoth settlements. Among the archaeological sites include the Rincon de Berrocoso, located to the northwest, where there are the remains of what is presumed to be a Roman camp or a Roman secondary road. There is an abundance of slate slabs, mineral slags, remains of pots and an Arabic silver coin that have been found in the town. The Ladrillar is an old lead mine, evidenced by the discovery of mineral slags from said metal. In Laguna del Prieto three millwheels with a radius of around 25 centimetres have been discovered and are now preserved in the City Hall. In Cerrocampo there are mineral slags and remains of pots, from an old settlements associated with copper or lead mining. However, the most noteworthy place is the so-called Casa de la Mora, located southeast of the town, in which there was a Roman villa, later occupied by the Arabs, linked with mining activity. Here the findings have been abundant, including the discovery of a treasure trove full of silver coins and a large number of Roman copper coins. Nowadays there are many fragments of ceramics, Roman tiles, mineral slags, etc. There are even remnants of a wall of lime and flint that must have belonged to an Arab construction. This site was the subject of an official visit of archaeologists in March 1985. In Villaralto there are also a large number of Visigoth granite sarcophagi, with a trapezoidal or anthropomorphic shape, which have been moved from their original location and have been used as drinking troughs for cattle. For this reason, most of them are close to wells, such as the three sarcophagi at Pozo de las Cadenas, Pozo de las Cinco Pilas, and Pozo de la Laguna de la Torrica, altogether up to a total of about 20 that are mostly eroded and worn. There are also infant sarcophagi, one of which is preserved and has also been used in the same way. Many of them have disappeared as a result of pillaging and lack of interest in preserving them when various renovations have taken place in their locations.
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