El Torcularium del asentamiento rural romano de Los Palacios, Villanueva del Pardillo (Madrid)a propósito de la producción de vino en la zona central de Hispania
- Major González, Monica; AQABA ARQUEOLOGOS, S.L. C/ Cavanilles, 9 (28007 Madrid). Tel. 91 552 38 39; www.arqueologosaqaba.com
- Penedo Cobo, Eduardo; AQABA ARQUEOLOGOS, S.L. C/ Cavanilles, 9 (28007 Madrid). Tel. 91 552 38 39; www.arqueologosaqaba.com
- Peña Cervantes, Yolanda 1
- 1 Miembro del grupo de investigación "Paisajes, arquitecturas y cultura material en la Iberia antigua", UNED.
ISSN: 1131-7698
Year of publication: 2013
Issue Title: Nueva época.
Issue: 6
Pages: 345-380
Type: Article
More publications in: Espacio, tiempo y forma. Serie I, Prehistoria y arqueología
Abstract
The archaeological site of Los Palacios consists of a rural settlement from the Roman period, where we have identify the core of the productive part of a villa dedicated to winemaking. Next to different rooms belonging to the pars rustica, a torcularium has been located including a calcatorium or press space, a lacus or reception sink and a counterweight that is aimed to activate a beam and windlass press. At this site, there have been identified stages of building and refurbishment that show a long occupation in time. All the documentation and materials registered give us a chronology from the end of the 1st century AD to the end of the 4th or early 5th century. Los Palacios has become a site with outstanding interest, because it is the first centre of wine production at this scale that has been found in the area of the province of Madrid.