Findings in the Rectorate

Between 1998 and 2002 an archaeological intervention was carried out in the old building of the Casa de Correos y Telégrafos de Málaga for its rehabilitation and later use as the headquarters of the Rectorate of the University of Málaga. The excavation revealed levels from the Phoenician stage and, according to the articles The founding chronology of the Phoenician Malaka: investigations in the site of the Rectorate of the University of Malaga (2020) and The archaeological remains of the Rectorate await the oldest context of Malaka ( 2020), recent studies have shed light on the origins of the city. Here is a summary of the findings:

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• Ceramics, tableware, bones, seashells, and fragments of a Greek amphora (a tall, narrow container) have been found.

• The review of the materials by the UMA researchers indicates that they are the oldest from the Phoenician era.

• The archaeological remains reveal that the origins of Malaka were prior to 600 BC (date accepted until now) and place its founding chronology in the middle of the 7th century BC.

• In addition, a handmade pot reveals that the local population of the communities that lived around the Phoenician settlement joined the city.