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Archaeological find of the century. XII is unique in the Iberian Peninsula and is located below in the Cloister of the Lisbon Cathedral.
The General Directorate of Cultural Heritage (DGPC) is accused of having dismantled part of the ruins of the main complex of the Mosque of Muslim Lisbon, an archaeological heritage from the 12th century, unique in the Iberian Peninsula, identified more than 20 meters from deep in the Cloister of the Patriarchal Cathedral of Lisbon.
This part of the ruins, which are “structures of extraordinary patrimonial, historical and archaeological value”, according to the Archaeological Workers’ Union (STARQ), was found during the second phase of the restoration and heritage enhancement works of the Lisbon Cathedral, which is two years. The decision is generating a strong controversy between experts and archaeologists.
To the JN, the DGPC acknowledged that “several technical notes were prepared by the Scientific Directorate of the archaeological intervention proposing the compatibility of the execution of the project, in addition to indicating minimization and safeguard measures” and that “already, as strictly necessary, some structures have been promptly dismantled “. archaeological “. That is to say,” a small section of wall to which a brick masonry bench with two small arches is sweetened “, which may be associated with a dressing room related to the baths of the mosque and an area associated with the base of the minaret. that will have existed in that place “.
The entity also safeguards that “the principle of conservation has been applied by the scientific registry” and that it has been proven that the conservation “in situ” of some of the structures “puts at risk the structural stability of a substantial part of the south wing of the cloister of the patriarchal seat.. “
But the action of the DGPC is far from being consensual. Yesterday, STARQ, which reacted after a complaint, said that “this is a major attack on the cultural heritage of Lisbon and the entire country.” Cláudia Costa, an archaeologist and researcher at the University of the Algarve, launched a public petition yesterday to highlight the unique nature of the remains and take the case to the Assembly of the Republic. “We are not talking about a 20 cm wall that we ask visitors to imagine. It is a three-story complex, with an intact staircase, hammam, minaret, arches and benches, because they were rooted, ”she explained to JN.
Jacinta Bugalhão, trade unionist and researcher, also told JN that “it is an absolutely unique and singular patrimonial element, well cared for, monumental and that it has all the legal principles so as not to be dismantled,” he says.
One of the members of the task force, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals, told JN that the decision “is an attack on property.”
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