FORNACIS is focused on two main lines of action, each entailing its own specific objectives and activities: A) Furthering knowledge about the oppidum at Hornachuelos-Fornacis within the historical context of Beturia and southwestern Hispania; and B) Developing the scientific and heritage-related dimension of the oppidum at Hornachuelos-Fornacis within the framework created by the Alba Plata Project and in collaboration with the project’s EPOs.
Line A. Furthering knowledge about the oppidum at Hornachuelos-Fornacis within the historical context of Beturia and southwestern Hispania
A.1. Description of the defences, urban design and stratigraphy of the oppidum.
A.2. Study of the necropolis at Peñascón.
A.3. Paleoenvironmental and paleoeconomic aspects.
A.4. Mining and metallurgical characterisation of Sierra de Hornachos.
A.5. Integrated analysis of the material culture and chronology.
A.6. Integration of Hornachuelos-Fornacis into the historical issue of Beturia and the Romanising process in southwestern Hispania.
Line B. Developing the scientific and heritage-related dimension of the oppidum at Hornachuelos-Fornacis within the framework created by the “Alba Plata” Project.
B.1. Scientific dissemination of the findings.
B.2. Heritage dissemination in society.
The FORNACIS project will be present at the Scientific Meeting Urban Landscapes of Peninsular Protohistory: New Perspectives for a Comparative
In December 2022, David Gordillo Salguero, a recent PhD in Antiquity Sciences (University of Salamanca) and currently an archaeologist at
At the end of October 2022, M.ª Cruces Blázquez Cerrato (G.I. HESPERIA, University of Salamanca) has joined the research team
Between June 6 and 10, 2022, we have carried out geo-mining and archaeological surveys in the surroundings of Hornachuelos-Fornacis. These
In November, Andrés Roldán Díaz joined the FORNACIS Project team as an FPI researcher. His doctoral thesis will be based
The oppidum of Fornacis in the historical context of Beturia
Archaeology and heritage of a landscape of the Roman conquest
Ministry of Science and Innovation
State Research Agency
Prehistory Area
Department of History
