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Cehegín Archaeological Museum has offered the conference 'The Late Roman City Begastri and sarcophagi found in it', which has been developed by the technicians in charge of the excavations, José Antonio Molina Gómez, Francisco Aroca Peñalver, José Antonio Parra and Maria Zapata Lozoya Chávez.
This piece, made in white Italian marble, and found in Begastri City, has brought a revolution in the world of regional archeology, after revealing that it is the remains of a fourth-century Christian sarcophagus, with the image of Adam , representing one of his most famous passages, the discovery of their sexuality.
The archaeological remains, which shows the power they already had at the time Christianity appeared in one of the towers Begastri, along with seven fragments, "arriving in perfect condition until today, from the time broke into the age, "according Peñalver.
It also represents a very common scene in Ancient Christianity.
Adam appears perfect, but with hands carved in a somewhat rough.
He is ashamed to open my eyes and discover their sex.
See who is naked next to Eve, so look the other way and covered with a sheet.
It also appears the tree and the snake with him.
How could it be otherwise, the Archaeological Museum of Murcia immediately named it 'part of the Month' in the region and it is displayed in one of its rooms during November.
You are now permanently exhibited in the Municipal Archaeological Museum Cehegín, located in the Plaza del Castillo, to the delight of locals and visitors.
Furthermore, technicians of the excavations, accompanied by Mayor Jose Soria and Councilman of Culture, Nicholas del Toro, has announced that he is doing a very thorough study of this work, to be published shortly.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín
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