Los sistemas defensivos del <em>castellum</em> de <em>Tamuda</em>. ¿Torres de planta en abanico?

Abstract

El castellum de Tamuda, ubicado en las proximidades de la actual Tetuán (Marruecos), supone uno de los mejores ejemplos de arquitectura militar romana en las provincias mauritanas tanto por el grado de conservación como por los datos que hasta la fecha se tienen gracias a las campañas de excavación desarrolladas durante el periodo del protectorado español y las que actualmente se están llevando a cabo por parte de la Universidad de Huelva. Uno de los aspectos más novedosos a este respecto son los datos arqueoarquitectónicos que se desprenden del análisis paramental realizado en diversas partes de este campamento, de los cuales tendrán especial relevancia las torres SE y NO tradicionalmente adscritas como de abanico, planteamiento que a día de hoy debe ser modificado dado los nuevos datos con los que se cuentan.The tamuda's castle, situated next to Tetuan (Morocco), is one the best example of roman military architecture in the Mauritanians Provincies as much for his conservation as dates that we have thanks to the different campaigns developed to Spanish protectorate and today for the University of Huelva. One of more original aspects in this sense are the architectonics dates that we have of different areas of this castellum, specially about SE and NW towers traditionally adscript as fan, hypothesis that today must to be modified since exists news dates.

Magnetic Survey at the Roman Military Camp of el Benian in Mauretania Tingitana (Morocco): Results and Implications

“…This type of semicircular tower will have had its maximum expansion in the period of the Severan Dynasty (193-235 A.D.). Differently, the construction of the external north-east and south-east corner towers is dated to the beginning of the 4th century A.D., [53,54] (Figure 12b). The abandonment of the military camp dates back to the beginning of the 5th century.…”

“…The archaeological research carried out in the castellum of Tamuda provided to be particularly useful in understanding some elements present in the camp of el Benian: At Tamuda, the archaeo-architectural analysis of the doors and towers (quadrangular and circular) and the results of the stratigraphic excavations have highlighted numerous chronological phases [53]. The construction of the camp with linear walls, made with the opus incertum technique, dates back to 40 A.D., at the same time as the foundation of the province.…”