Rural settlement in the territorium of Ilici: The Roman farm of The Cabezo-Clot of Galvany (Elx, Alicante)

• Main Author: Jaime Molina Vidal
• Format: Article
• Language: Catalan
• Published: Universitat de València 2015-12-01
• Series: Sagvntum
• Online Access: https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/saguntum/article/view/3926

<p>We present a Roman farm (1st to 3rd century AD) located in the natural park of The Clot of Galvany (Elx), next to a wetland of poor soils. Its peripheral location with respect to the centuriated area in <em>Ilici</em>, the material remains that have been found (mills, absence of transformation structures, relative isolation) and the remarkable structural and functional simplicity emphasize the self-sufficient character of this settlement. The archaeological area was abandoned after the Roman period and it was occupied again from the 17^th century, coinciding with the population growth in Modern age, as evidenced by the building of a chapel. All these lead us to raise questions concerning the demographic pressure in Early Imperial period and the characterization of non-oligarchic peasant settlements of the Roman territories.</p>