King Dinis' Wall: a conversation with Artur Rocha - “What if money could talk?” Podcast
Today we launch the second episode of the new podcast of the Money Museum, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Interpretation Centre for King Dinis' Wall.
To help us learn more about the importance of this find, today’s guest is Artur Rocha, the archaeologist in charge of the excavations under the Banco de Portugal’s headquarters.
Did you know that under the old church of S. Julião there is a National Monument that was buried for more than 250 [BP1] years?
It is King Dinis’ Wall, built in 1294.
To help us understand its importance, we invited Artur Rocha, the archaeologist responsible for the excavations under the headquarters of the Banco de Portugal, to give us a first-hand account of what it felt like to make such a unique discovery and share some curiosities about the Wall.
In addition to the Wall, over 130,000 archaeological artefacts were recovered, from Roman times to almost the present day. Archaeologists also found human remains from the time when the church was a necropolis (cemetery), as well as the Pombaline stakes used to rebuild downtown Lisbon after the 1755 earthquake.
Learn more about an old Lisbon Wall, National Monument, hidden inside a church, which can be seen today in the Money Museum.
“What if money could talk?” is available, in Portuguese only, on the Money Museum website and on the following platforms:
Listen to the 2nd episode!
Today we launch the second episode of the new podcast of the Money Museum, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Interpretation Centre for King Dinis' Wall.
To help us learn more about the importance of this find, today’s guest is Artur Rocha, the archaeologist in charge of the excavations under the Banco de Portugal’s headquarters.
Did you know that under the old church of S. Julião there is a National Monument that was buried for more than 250 [BP1] years?
It is King Dinis’ Wall, built in 1294.
To help us understand its importance, we invited Artur Rocha, the archaeologist responsible for the excavations under the headquarters of the Banco de Portugal, to give us a first-hand account of what it felt like to make such a unique discovery and share some curiosities about the Wall.
In addition to the Wall, over 130,000 archaeological artefacts were recovered, from Roman times to almost the present day. Archaeologists also found human remains from the time when the church was a necropolis (cemetery), as well as the Pombaline stakes used to rebuild downtown Lisbon after the 1755 earthquake.
Learn more about an old Lisbon Wall, National Monument, hidden inside a church, which can be seen today in the Money Museum.
“What if money could talk?” is available, in Portuguese only, on the Money Museum website and on the following platforms:
Listen to the 2nd episode!