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The archaeological site of St. Stephen's have started to be dismantled because "the dismantling process to continue the excavation and to also protect the building from San Esteban (protected as a Site of Cultural Interest) only will when submitting the relevant project and our technicians can assess that this project conforms to all technical requirements necessary to ensure optimal conservation of archaeological remains, "said Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage, Enrique Ujaldón.

Following the reports in some media, the directors of the excavation on his own initiative sent a report to the Directorate General in suggesting that "has not begun the dismantling and removal of elements or structures that constitute the archaeological site St. Stephen "and that" the elements or materials to date have been kept only under bricks, bits of brick and masonry extracted with archaeological methodology during the normal process of excavation. "

"These elements, continues the report, are not part of the architectural structures documented to date, are preserved in situ.

In addition, those responsible for digging out that although fit inside the standard procedures of work, no material has come from the same site on today.

The Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage said in this connection that "has been ordered to retain these items because they could be useful for future restoration process."

Therefore, these materials "were collected at the time and are being stored to be preserved properly," he said.

Thus, in order to save these materials is their possible later use in the process of structural restoration of the Islamic period.

These are all cases of building material (bricks, stone slabs) amortized archaeological fill levels and have not come to us in its architectural position.

In addition, previously extracted and stored structural elements corresponding to the phases of the sixteenth century onwards in order to continue the dig and reach the level XIII.

The site has security measures, both day and night, ensuring the protection of the remains at all times.

In all cases, work at the site of St. Stephen are being carried out according to standard procedures of all archaeological excavations.

Source: CARM