Comares signs agreement with Malaga University to excavate Mazmúllar settlement

The council in Comares, in the Axarquía district, has signed an agreement with the University of Malaga to continue the archaeological dig of the Mazmúllar Mozarabic settlement, which is located about one kilometre from the village itself.

So far only five per cent of the area has been excavated, despite being declared a historical, cultural monument in 1931, along with Malaga's cathedral, Alcazaba and Gibralfaro castle.

Islamic period reservoir

In 1907 one of the best examples of an Islamic period reservoir in Spain was found at the archaeological site, which in its day would have held 120,000 litres of water.

It consists of three chambers, nine sections and 12 horseshoe arches and was used between the ninth and twelfth centuries. The reservoir is also registered as a site of important cultural interest.

After many years of requests to the regional government, Malaga's provincial representative, Patricia Navarro, along with the Junta's representative for culture and heritage, Carmen Casero, have recently visited the area and shown their support for the project.

The town hall and university have started the work, which so far includes taking aerial photos of the site and building a three-dimensional recreation of the reservoir, complete with the chambers, different sections and arches.