6th century Arroyo Vaquero burial ground

SUR in English / Costa del Sol News ^ | May 19, 2006 | Mercedes Perianez

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Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans and Muslims have all left their mark on Estepona. A small part of the municipality's history lies at Arroyo Vaquero, the site of a Roman settlement. It is two decades since the first remains of a Roman villa were discovered at the site surrounded by several tombs... The most recent finds consist of about 50 tombs with human remains dating from the sixth to the seventh century AD. Among the artefacts are Visigoth jars made of pottery, rings, a buckle and several Roman coins from the fourth and fifth century... Recent excavation work on the Palaeo-Christian necropolis started six weeks ago... The Corominas prehistorical remains (a Copper Age burial ground) were also found in the Arroyo Vaquero area.

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[original title: Sixth century human remains and artefacts found at Arroyo Vaquero burial ground]

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Arroyo Vaquero...dang...how'd the Mescans get into this mess...?