A tessera hospitalis was recently found at the oppidum of Monte Bernorio (Palencia). It is the second document of this kind found in the Iberian Peninsula in a stratigraphic context. It bears a text giving a new insight into this type of... more
A tessera hospitalis was recently found at the oppidum of Monte Bernorio (Palencia). It is the second document of this kind found in the Iberian Peninsula in a stratigraphic context. It bears a text giving a new insight into this type of institution in northern Spain and also into knowledge of the language of these people and the use of writing. The composition of the metal and the patina have been analysed by XRF and SEM-EDX. The alteration products are also analysed and the conservation treatment applied to the object is described.
Location: Santander (Spain)
More Info: En colaboración con J.F.Torres Martínez, X.Ballester, I. Montero Ruiz y R.Martín Mateo
Publisher: Instituto de Prehistoria y Arqueología "Sautuola" y Gobierno de Cantabria