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Home > Tourist information > Historic centre > Roman Kiln – 1st century A.D.

On C/ Santísimo, nº 15, one of the clay kilns used by Roman potters in the 1st century A.D. remains in situ, a kiln where bottles, tiles and construction material typically used in rural towns in what is now La Safor was produced 2,000 years ago. Unearthed in 1988 during the excavation of the plot to build the Savoy cinema, it is part of an extensive network of Roman pottery workshops discovered from 1975 onwards in what is now the centre of Oliva.

The kiln is one of four that make up an exceptional archaeological site, and were fully in use from the beginning of the Roman era until 80 A.D. Having decided to preserve this historical site permanently for its good condition and testimony of Roman industry, the archaeological area that comprises the kiln was acquired in 1991 and restored in different phases until finally turned into a museum and opened to the public in 2006. The grill, combustion chamber and part of the mouth of the square-based kiln remain virtually intact although only part of the wall of the baking room still stands. Also of particular interest is the square room that opens onto the mouth of the kiln and is sectioned off by three dry-stone walls, which was used to store firewood and keep providing the kiln with fuel.

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