Guardamar has two treasures lying under its dunes which the town wants to preserve. The archaeological deposits, which lie next to the mouth of the Segura river, have been appraised by archaeologists for their excellent state of conservation.
The first of the treasures is the Rábita Califal which dates back to the Islamic times of the tenth and eleventh centuries, and the second is the Fonteta which is a Phoenician urban complex dating back to colonial times between fifth and sixth centuries.
Antonio García, the person in charge of the service of cultural patrimony for the town says that it is " one of the best conserved sites in the western world ". Understandably, the City council has therefore rejected any proposal to excavate the sites since they were discovered over five years ago.
That may all change though because the Delegation of Alicante has announced that the British Museum has shown " interest " in excavating the sites with the stipulation that their project must guarantee the sites conservation . The managing director of MARQ, Jose Alberto Cortés, visited the site along with Jonathan Tubb, conservationist from the British Museum. Tubbs, an international specialist currently excavating in Syria another Phoenician deposit, was astonished by the quality of the find.
So in spite of the towns objections, it looks like both sites may now be excavated and conserved.
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