Discovering Cartagena

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One of the problems of archaeological investigations in Cartagena is that there is just so much to be done. 

Archaeologists have been working at the base of the Molinette hill, which is one of the five hills around which the original Carthaginian city developed.  During early times warehouses on the lower slopes of the hill stored the trade goods that were so essential to the Carthaginian economy.  Later houses and perhaps even palaces were erected there.  During Roman times the area continued to be very important. 

Over the past few hundred years, however, Molinette became covered with a rag bag collection of buildings that obscured its ancient past.  These have now been cleared away and there are many seasons of work ahead for the archaeologists.  There has even been talk of some remnants of structures belonging to the Barca family possibly emerging in the future. Hannibal Barca was their most famous son. 

Today, a surprisingly large area has been excavated along the Moreiras street, which runs a little up the hill from the busy Puerta de Murcia street, which has McDonalds as its main landmark. 

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