Celso Rodríguez Cao

Bachelor Degree in History and Geography, he coursed specializes studies in Prehistory and Archaeology. Awarded with the Best Ethnographic Research awarded by the Regional Government of Ourense in the first edition of this prize (2003), he is a research member of the Archeology, Antiquity and Territory Studies Group of the University of Vigo. Among his several archaeological fieldworks we can underscore Ourenses Roman bridge, Lugos Roman Walls, and all the excavations developed in the area of As Burgas.

Date	City	Interventions	Summary	Media

2013-09-19	Ourense	As Burgas de Ourense, Asset of Cultural Interest - Mr. Celso Rodríguez Cao	To know the history of the archeological site of As Burgas, main hot springs of Ourense, is to know the history of this city. Excavations works developed here for more than one decade revealed a place of long tradition which defines Ourense as a thermal and historical hublot replica town. In the area two kind of uses coexisted from the middle of the 1st Century; the religious baths, with the shrine-pool devoted to an indigenous god and the hygienic, social and leisure usages concentrated in a Roman balnea. This intensive use of the springs did not disappear with the Classic Age, and thermal baths continue to be used through the Medieval Age as they were a place for pilgrims rest and, also, an important resource for artisanal industries. The core role of As Burgas in Ourense is still visible today, as they define our identity as a thermal capital.	Powerpoint

2013-09-19

Ourense

As Burgas de Ourense, Asset of Cultural Interest - Mr. Celso Rodríguez Cao

To know the history of the archeological site of As Burgas, main hot springs of Ourense, is to know the history of this city. Excavations works developed here for more than one decade revealed a place of long tradition which defines Ourense as a thermal and historical hublot replica town. In the area two kind of uses coexisted from the middle of the 1st Century; the religious baths, with the shrine-pool devoted to an indigenous god and the hygienic, social and leisure usages concentrated in a Roman balnea. This intensive use of the springs did not disappear with the Classic Age, and thermal baths continue to be used through the Medieval Age as they were a place for pilgrims rest and, also, an important resource for artisanal industries. The core role of As Burgas in Ourense is still visible today, as they define our identity as a thermal capital.

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