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historical pieces in the excavations of the Avenida Colombia

With the discovery of traces of the original Ortiz Bridge and more than 2,000 items used by the inhabitants who lived in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, archaeologists investigate fascinating details of the everyday the old Cali.
Archaeological discoveries, among which human bones are removed excavations in the work of the Colombia Avenue in Cali right bank, where lived the great magnates of the city.
all part of the project on Prevention, Monitoring and Rehabilitation of the famous work to renew the center of the Branch and is being implemented by the Institute INCIVA in Cali. On the bridge
Ortiz
In most exciting findings are the original Ortiz Bridge, which was given to the city of Fray Ignacio Ortiz in 1845 and has been operated on three occasions, most recently in the year 1945 for an extension.
This bridge, next to the church of San Francisco, are the only two references brick building with half-point by the technique of the mortar, which was a mixture of sand, lime and water resistant and durable for more such buildings. According to Natalia
Robayo, project field archaeologist, citizenship is still uninformed about the importance of the discovery and said that what was found was the extension of the original bridge that reached what is now known as the Teatro Jorge Isaac and around .
" What we have is an ancient structure that was lined with concrete and metal, and is now known as Puente Ortiz. We are in the process of discovering what it is, to know if you can museumization " said .
Another advance is the discovery of over a thousand pieces of porcelain china, Czechoslovakian and French have been found in archaeological excavations six sites extending from Twelfth Street to Sixth Avenue.
For Maria Acosta, an anthropologist associated with the project, this attests to the everyday life of the elite of Cali and the desire I had to get Chinese and European dishes at that time had to be custom ordered and take up to 6 months to reach .
bottles and human bones on
The excavations have found glass bottles European Whisky as a 'Walker Kilmarrock' which was, in 1857, Scottish house gave rise to the now known as 'Johnny Walker'.
of land also came out a bottle of mineral water 'Posada Tobon' group that gave birth to a brand of soft drink in Colombia. In addition, they have found remains of bottles of beer 'Los Andes', which was produced in Cali under the franchise of a German beer.
Perhaps the most shocking finding, are the 400 bones of animals that show the process of commercialization of cattle slaughtered. The anthropological evidence dating from 1600, on the left bank of Cali, where there were large butchers.
"This is gratifying because we are discovering the old Cali, the of 1536 in the English period and republican do not know that story. In this case the garbage from these centuries Cali give us indications of how they lived, what they ate and how they amused themselves, "said Sonia White, coordinator of the project.
For now they are breaking out of spoons, handles, coins and metals. The research process will take about six months, during which time the Cali know the historical memory of the city.

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