[JPost] Researchers in Spain found the remains of a series of buildings which they believe to be the temple of Hercules (or as he was known to the Romans, Melqart).
Using information obtained through documentary and archaeological data, researchers from the Territorial Delegation and the University of Seville conducted a number of research trips to the area between Chiclana de Frontera and San Fernando in Andalusia, Spain.
The information obtained from these trips revealed a different environment from what was previously believed to have existed in the area. Researchers now believe there was a coastline in the area that was anthropized with a possible dock.
The temple of Hercules is well-known to have been a popular pilgrimage site thousands of years ago and was believed to have been visited by the likes of Julius Caesar, but its location has been lost, and archaeologists have been seeking it for years. |