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Poble Nou Route
The population grew a lot in the eighteenth century. From 1804 the town began to expand on this side of the river and the Poble Nou or ‘New Town’ was born. Its centre is the Plaza de la Luz, Square of the Light, where this route begins. The old cart track…
Poble Nou cemetery, Quintana street sector (panel no. 32)
It was used from 6th century BC until 5th century AD.
It stretched more than 1600 feet along the Alicante road.
There are Phoenician-Punic, Iberian and Roman tombs.
More than a hundred were uncovered in this area.
Inside them were found votive offerings and the personal belongings of the deceased.
The most relevant find is the Punic gold collar of 32 pieces.
In Vilamuseu there is a tactile replica of this extraordinary piece.
Many Iberian tombs were covered by stone monuments called ‘túmulos’ (or ‘barrows’).
Plan key:
1. Location of the collar
2. Tomb 12 (associated with the collar)
3. Cremation pit
[Red] Funeral mounds (stone monuments)
[Yellow] Trenches that do not hold a mound
[Blue] Road
It stretched more than 1600 feet along the Alicante road.
There are Phoenician-Punic, Iberian and Roman tombs.
More than a hundred were uncovered in this area.
Inside them were found votive offerings and the personal belongings of the deceased.
The most relevant find is the Punic gold collar of 32 pieces.
In Vilamuseu there is a tactile replica of this extraordinary piece.
Many Iberian tombs were covered by stone monuments called ‘túmulos’ (or ‘barrows’).
Plan key:
1. Location of the collar
2. Tomb 12 (associated with the collar)
3. Cremation pit
[Red] Funeral mounds (stone monuments)
[Yellow] Trenches that do not hold a mound
[Blue] Road
