The archaeological intervention of Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, in Lisbon, revealed an extensiv... more The archaeological intervention of Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, in Lisbon, revealed an extensive diachrony, with archaeological findings dating chronologically between the Late Bronze Age and the Contemporary Period. The findings associated with the use of the space as a funerary site, during the Roman Imperial Period deserve special attention. The area, taking advantage of an old and small natural platform located in the foothills of the Encosta de Sant´Ana, was certainly close to Olisipo’s “Via Norte”, the main axis of the city’s land communications, integrating for this reason the so-called “Necropolis NO”. This paper presents the funerary context, articulating the contextual, artefactual and bioanthropological data, aiming at a comprehensive interpretation of this burial ground
A human femur diaphysis in the form of a burin was excavated from a secondary burial context cont... more A human femur diaphysis in the form of a burin was excavated from a secondary burial context containing osteological remains and industry in the Archaeological Complex of Perdigões (Portugal). The majority of these evidences are thermo-altered and highly fragmented. Radiocarbon dates for this context place it in the middle 3 rd millennium BC. Typological analyses indicate that the human femur fragment is a burin and use-wear comparisons suggest that it was used to drill hide.
During the archaeological survey carried out in 2008 in Sector I at Perdigões enclosure’s complex... more During the archaeological survey carried out in 2008 in Sector I at Perdigões enclosure’s complex several human funerary depositions were identified in pits 7 and 11. Associated with them two suid feet were recovered. Their archaeozoological study is presented here.The bones of pig (Sus domesticus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) are difficult to identify specifically. For this reason, even after consulting the reference collection of the Archaeozoology Lab at IGESPAR they remain as suid (Sus sp.). The age-at-death was estimated from the epiphyseal fusion stages. In addition, they were carefully observed to detect cut marks, signs of burning or modifications of animal origin.In pit 7, we identified part of the bone elements that constitute the hind foot: metatarsal 3, metatarsal 4, two first phalanges, two second phalanges and two third phalanges. They were all from the left side.In pit 11, skeletal elements from a front foot were recovered still articulated. They included five carpal bo...
No nº 84 a 90 da Rua das Portas de Santo Antão foi identificado um espaço de necrópole que vem co... more No nº 84 a 90 da Rua das Portas de Santo Antão foi identificado um espaço de necrópole que vem contribuir de forma muito significativa para o estado atual dos nossos conhecimentos relativo à ocupação romana de Lisboa. Uma abordagem mais específica orientada para as suas práticas funerárias e associadas evidências materiais permite o enquadramento deste contexto nos séculos III a inícios do IV d.C., época de importantes transformações na organização urbana de Olisipo.
Fragmentation and depositions in Pre and Proto-Historic Portugal - António Carlos Valera (ed.), 2019
One of the most recent structures identified so far in the ditched enclosure of Perdigões will be... more One of the most recent structures identified so far in the ditched enclosure of Perdigões will be presented, allowing one to discuss intentionality, functionality and chaining issues. This context, dating from the last quarter of the 3rd millennium BC, known as Cairn 1, due to its similarity to Chalcolithic and Bronze Age structures, contains a series of pits, of which is noteworthy pit 79. In its interior three moments of faunal remains, deposition were identified. These remains, whose characteristics seem to point to the tangible result of commensality practices, allow one to ponder the chaining and intentionality behind this deposition, questioning if it can reflect an act of eviction without any symbolic value, or a formalised deposition with its own value. Alongside, the agglomeration and closure of these realities by the stone cairn suggest the existence of a script of practices, mostly of intangible value and meaning.
A human femur diaphysis in the form of a burin was excavated from a secondary burial context cont... more A human femur diaphysis in the form of a burin was excavated from a secondary burial context containing osteological remains and industry in the Archaeological Complex of Perdigões (Portugal). The majority of these evidences are thermo-altered and highly fragmented. Radiocarbon dates for this context place it in the middle 3rd millennium BC. Typological analyses indicate that the human femur fragment is a burin and use-wear comparisons suggest that it was used to drill hide.
Association of animal bones to funerary contexts of Recent Prehistory: the Outeiro Alto 2 case st... more Association of animal bones to funerary contexts of Recent Prehistory: the Outeiro Alto 2 case study
In this paper the authors present the study of the faunal assemblage associated to the funerary Bronze Age contexts of Nucleus B of Outeiro Alto 2 (Serpa), both hipogea and pits. The taxa are Sus sp. and Bos sp. revealing an anatomical representation mainly composed by bones of the fore limbs.
The faunal association in hipogea 62 and 65 is similar to the rituals observed in hipogea from Torre Velha 3, Belmeque and Montinhos 6, also from Bronze Age, and at the same region: isolated radius diaphysis from an animal compatible to bovid. The ritual observed in pit 53 is particular and still exclusive of this site, where a set of disarticulated bones are deposed directly on the human body.
Resultados da primeira reunião geral de investigadores das áreas científicas da Arqueobotânica e ... more Resultados da primeira reunião geral de investigadores das áreas científicas da Arqueobotânica e Zooarqueologia a trabalhar em Portugal, realizada em Outubro de 2014, no Museu Nacional de Arqueologia (Lisboa).
Identificando um conjunto de dificuldades comuns às duas disciplinas, os presentes decidiram criar um grupo de trabalho informal para fomentar o diálogo profissional e com as instituições universitárias, a tutela (administração central e regional), as empresas e a comunidade arqueológica em geral.
Inserted in a FAUNPERD-FUN (Faunal remains in burial contexts in Perdigões) investigation line an... more Inserted in a FAUNPERD-FUN (Faunal remains in burial contexts in Perdigões) investigation line and integrated on a larger project of investigation at the archeological complex of Perdigões, Reguengos de Monsaraz; Portugal, this research is about the Archeozoological analysis of the faunal remains recovered during the excavations of the Tombs 1 and 2 of the necropolis of Perdigões. The mains objectivesof this paper are: identify the species presents on these two contexts and understand how they ware integrated on funerary rituals.
The archaeological intervention of Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, in Lisbon, revealed an extensiv... more The archaeological intervention of Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, in Lisbon, revealed an extensive diachrony, with archaeological findings dating chronologically between the Late Bronze Age and the Contemporary Period. The findings associated with the use of the space as a funerary site, during the Roman Imperial Period deserve special attention. The area, taking advantage of an old and small natural platform located in the foothills of the Encosta de Sant´Ana, was certainly close to Olisipo’s “Via Norte”, the main axis of the city’s land communications, integrating for this reason the so-called “Necropolis NO”. This paper presents the funerary context, articulating the contextual, artefactual and bioanthropological data, aiming at a comprehensive interpretation of this burial ground
A human femur diaphysis in the form of a burin was excavated from a secondary burial context cont... more A human femur diaphysis in the form of a burin was excavated from a secondary burial context containing osteological remains and industry in the Archaeological Complex of Perdigões (Portugal). The majority of these evidences are thermo-altered and highly fragmented. Radiocarbon dates for this context place it in the middle 3 rd millennium BC. Typological analyses indicate that the human femur fragment is a burin and use-wear comparisons suggest that it was used to drill hide.
During the archaeological survey carried out in 2008 in Sector I at Perdigões enclosure’s complex... more During the archaeological survey carried out in 2008 in Sector I at Perdigões enclosure’s complex several human funerary depositions were identified in pits 7 and 11. Associated with them two suid feet were recovered. Their archaeozoological study is presented here.The bones of pig (Sus domesticus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) are difficult to identify specifically. For this reason, even after consulting the reference collection of the Archaeozoology Lab at IGESPAR they remain as suid (Sus sp.). The age-at-death was estimated from the epiphyseal fusion stages. In addition, they were carefully observed to detect cut marks, signs of burning or modifications of animal origin.In pit 7, we identified part of the bone elements that constitute the hind foot: metatarsal 3, metatarsal 4, two first phalanges, two second phalanges and two third phalanges. They were all from the left side.In pit 11, skeletal elements from a front foot were recovered still articulated. They included five carpal bo...
No nº 84 a 90 da Rua das Portas de Santo Antão foi identificado um espaço de necrópole que vem co... more No nº 84 a 90 da Rua das Portas de Santo Antão foi identificado um espaço de necrópole que vem contribuir de forma muito significativa para o estado atual dos nossos conhecimentos relativo à ocupação romana de Lisboa. Uma abordagem mais específica orientada para as suas práticas funerárias e associadas evidências materiais permite o enquadramento deste contexto nos séculos III a inícios do IV d.C., época de importantes transformações na organização urbana de Olisipo.
Fragmentation and depositions in Pre and Proto-Historic Portugal - António Carlos Valera (ed.), 2019
One of the most recent structures identified so far in the ditched enclosure of Perdigões will be... more One of the most recent structures identified so far in the ditched enclosure of Perdigões will be presented, allowing one to discuss intentionality, functionality and chaining issues. This context, dating from the last quarter of the 3rd millennium BC, known as Cairn 1, due to its similarity to Chalcolithic and Bronze Age structures, contains a series of pits, of which is noteworthy pit 79. In its interior three moments of faunal remains, deposition were identified. These remains, whose characteristics seem to point to the tangible result of commensality practices, allow one to ponder the chaining and intentionality behind this deposition, questioning if it can reflect an act of eviction without any symbolic value, or a formalised deposition with its own value. Alongside, the agglomeration and closure of these realities by the stone cairn suggest the existence of a script of practices, mostly of intangible value and meaning.
A human femur diaphysis in the form of a burin was excavated from a secondary burial context cont... more A human femur diaphysis in the form of a burin was excavated from a secondary burial context containing osteological remains and industry in the Archaeological Complex of Perdigões (Portugal). The majority of these evidences are thermo-altered and highly fragmented. Radiocarbon dates for this context place it in the middle 3rd millennium BC. Typological analyses indicate that the human femur fragment is a burin and use-wear comparisons suggest that it was used to drill hide.
Association of animal bones to funerary contexts of Recent Prehistory: the Outeiro Alto 2 case st... more Association of animal bones to funerary contexts of Recent Prehistory: the Outeiro Alto 2 case study
In this paper the authors present the study of the faunal assemblage associated to the funerary Bronze Age contexts of Nucleus B of Outeiro Alto 2 (Serpa), both hipogea and pits. The taxa are Sus sp. and Bos sp. revealing an anatomical representation mainly composed by bones of the fore limbs.
The faunal association in hipogea 62 and 65 is similar to the rituals observed in hipogea from Torre Velha 3, Belmeque and Montinhos 6, also from Bronze Age, and at the same region: isolated radius diaphysis from an animal compatible to bovid. The ritual observed in pit 53 is particular and still exclusive of this site, where a set of disarticulated bones are deposed directly on the human body.
Resultados da primeira reunião geral de investigadores das áreas científicas da Arqueobotânica e ... more Resultados da primeira reunião geral de investigadores das áreas científicas da Arqueobotânica e Zooarqueologia a trabalhar em Portugal, realizada em Outubro de 2014, no Museu Nacional de Arqueologia (Lisboa).
Identificando um conjunto de dificuldades comuns às duas disciplinas, os presentes decidiram criar um grupo de trabalho informal para fomentar o diálogo profissional e com as instituições universitárias, a tutela (administração central e regional), as empresas e a comunidade arqueológica em geral.
Inserted in a FAUNPERD-FUN (Faunal remains in burial contexts in Perdigões) investigation line an... more Inserted in a FAUNPERD-FUN (Faunal remains in burial contexts in Perdigões) investigation line and integrated on a larger project of investigation at the archeological complex of Perdigões, Reguengos de Monsaraz; Portugal, this research is about the Archeozoological analysis of the faunal remains recovered during the excavations of the Tombs 1 and 2 of the necropolis of Perdigões. The mains objectivesof this paper are: identify the species presents on these two contexts and understand how they ware integrated on funerary rituals.
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osteological remains and industry in the Archaeological Complex of Perdigões (Portugal). The majority of
these evidences are thermo-altered and highly fragmented. Radiocarbon dates for this context place it in
the middle 3rd millennium BC. Typological analyses indicate that the human femur fragment is a burin, and
use-wear comparisons suggest that it was used to drill hide. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
In this paper the authors present the study of the faunal assemblage associated to the funerary Bronze Age contexts of Nucleus B of Outeiro Alto 2 (Serpa), both hipogea and pits. The taxa are Sus sp. and Bos sp. revealing an anatomical representation mainly composed by bones of the fore limbs.
The faunal association in hipogea 62 and 65 is similar to the rituals observed in hipogea from Torre Velha 3, Belmeque and Montinhos 6, also from Bronze Age, and at the same region: isolated radius diaphysis from an animal compatible to bovid. The ritual observed in pit 53 is particular and still exclusive of this site, where a set of disarticulated bones are deposed directly on the human body.
Identificando um conjunto de dificuldades comuns às duas disciplinas, os presentes decidiram criar um grupo de trabalho informal para fomentar o diálogo profissional e com as instituições universitárias, a tutela (administração central e regional), as empresas e a comunidade arqueológica em geral.
osteological remains and industry in the Archaeological Complex of Perdigões (Portugal). The majority of
these evidences are thermo-altered and highly fragmented. Radiocarbon dates for this context place it in
the middle 3rd millennium BC. Typological analyses indicate that the human femur fragment is a burin, and
use-wear comparisons suggest that it was used to drill hide. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
In this paper the authors present the study of the faunal assemblage associated to the funerary Bronze Age contexts of Nucleus B of Outeiro Alto 2 (Serpa), both hipogea and pits. The taxa are Sus sp. and Bos sp. revealing an anatomical representation mainly composed by bones of the fore limbs.
The faunal association in hipogea 62 and 65 is similar to the rituals observed in hipogea from Torre Velha 3, Belmeque and Montinhos 6, also from Bronze Age, and at the same region: isolated radius diaphysis from an animal compatible to bovid. The ritual observed in pit 53 is particular and still exclusive of this site, where a set of disarticulated bones are deposed directly on the human body.
Identificando um conjunto de dificuldades comuns às duas disciplinas, os presentes decidiram criar um grupo de trabalho informal para fomentar o diálogo profissional e com as instituições universitárias, a tutela (administração central e regional), as empresas e a comunidade arqueológica em geral.