Abstract:

We present the first results obtained in the archaeological research project carried out in València la Vella between 2016 and 2018. In these first campaigns we documented the settlement topographically and dug stratigraphic verification trenches. We have also started to document the section of the wall most damaged by actions in the twentieth century. These activities have allowed us to corroborate the Visigothic chronology of a walled nucleus of almost 5 hectares and to confirm the importance of the intramural urban planning and the economic activities undertaken in it. In this way we are able to offer València la Vella to the scientific community as one of the most important Visigothic archaeological sites for contributing to our knowledge of urban planning and society in the sixth and seventh centuries.