El Ejido opens the Ciavieja excavations and adds a 1st-century tombstone

The new excavations at Ciavieja can be visited as part of the programme with which El Ejido celebrates International Heritage Day. The proposal is completed with workshops for children and families and a concert of music from Antiquity, as indicated by the Ayuntamiento. The Archaeological Collection of El Ejido (CAEE) also incorporates a 1st-century AD funerary slab. The Consistorio presents it as the oldest element found in the Roman Murgi.

The funerary slab becomes part of the holdings of the Archaeological Collection of El Ejido. It is a piece from the 1st century after Christ, the oldest located so far in the Roman Murgi, the Roman-era settlement of the municipality. International Heritage Day is celebrated with a programme that combines the dissemination of the site with activities for all audiences. The visits to the new excavations at Ciavieja allow visitors to learn about the archaeological work on the ground; the workshops are designed for children and families, and the concert brings music from Antiquity closer. El Ejido is the third most populated city in the province of Almería, with 91.440 inhabitants (INE 2025), and its municipal area includes, in addition to the municipal capital, localities such as Almerimar, Santa María del Águila, Las Norias de Daza, Balerma, San Agustín, Matagorda or Guardias Viejas. The cultural event comes after the Asociación Cultural ATHENAA-El Ejido presented its Premios del Patrimonio Histórico, Cultural y de la Historia de El Ejido on November 9, at which Axioma Teatro, IES Santo Domingo and the historian Antonio Campos Reyes were recognised, the latter posthumously, with special mentions for the photographers José Serrano, José Bayo, José Antonio Peña and José Domingo Gómez.