在直布罗陀Old Willis杂志的修复过程中发现了一座18世纪的防御塔,该塔完全配有罕见的美术。
An 18th-century defensive tower, complete with rare machicolation, was discovered during restoration at Old Willis’s Magazine in Gibraltar.
在直布罗陀Old Willis杂志的修复工作发现了一个以前未知的18世纪防御塔,这是该场址南部防御的一部分。
Restoration work at Old Willis’s Magazine in Gibraltar has uncovered a previously unknown 18th-century defensive tower, part of the site’s southern defenses.
该塔用历史地图、二战计划以及19世纪的一张照片确定为一座望塔,用一个加固的走廊连接到一个水井。
Identified using historical maps, WWII plans, and a 19th-century photograph, the tower served as a watchtower and was linked to a water well by a fortified corridor.
考古学家发现了它的地基和罕见的机械化,这是直布罗陀的首个此类建筑,表明是主动防御工事而不是被动储存。
Archaeologists found its foundations and a rare machicolation, the first of its kind in Gibraltar, indicating active fortification rather than passive storage.
这项发现由Wright Tech Ltd和修复专家Manuel Jaén进行,重新界定了该遗址的历史作用,并与直布罗陀国家博物馆分享。
The discovery, made by Wright Tech Ltd and restoration specialist Manuel Jaén, redefines the site’s historical role and has been shared with the Gibraltar National Museum.