Ancient Trading Links Between Lanzarote and Romans Revealed

The original inhabitants of Lanzarote traded with the Romans for 500 years, according to discoveries at an archaeological site in Teguise.

Recent excavations at the El Bebedero site have unearthed fragments of Roman pottery, such as amphorae, which date from the 2^nd century BC to the 4^th century AD.

This suggests that the islanders carried out an active trading relationship with Roman visitors, probably exchanging resources such as water, animal skins and dried meat for oil, wine and items made of copper, bronze and iron.

The excavation has also revealed a large paved area designed to channel rainwater into a stone aljibe (water tank) which was discovered in an earlier dig last year.  the water collection system shows an

Mar Boronat, of Teguise Ayuntamiento, said that the council would continue to support the investigations because “these discoveries help us better understand how the first communities of Lanzarote lived, how they organized themselves, and what relationships they maintained with those who arrived on the island from other territories.”