Only ii weeks of earthworks inward Castelo Velho de Safara, inward Portugal's municipality of Moura, were required for the international squad of South-West Archaeology Digs (SWAD), nether the scientific direction of Portuguese archaeologists, to detect remains from the menstruum betwixt the 4th in addition to 1st centuries BC.
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| Excavations at the site inward Castelo Velho de Safara [Credit: Mundo Portugues] |
The fourth dimension menstruum to which the textile institute inward the archaeological site belongs was based on the collection of surface ceramics, which is show of belonging betwixt the quaternary in addition to the commencement centuries earlier Christ.
"This projection began inward Nov 2017 in addition to nosotros speedily received back upward from international universities such every bit University College London in addition to University College Dublin," recalls the archeologist who leads the team.
"This projection began inward Nov 2017 in addition to nosotros speedily received back upward from international universities such every bit University College London in addition to University College Dublin," says Mariana Nabais, the archeologist who leads the team.
The archaeological site of Castelo Velho de Safara was occupied mainly during the Iron Age, beingness i of the large fortified villages of the Alentejo period. However, at that topographic point was i older Chalcolithic business of the site in addition to roughly other to a greater extent than recent i of Roman date.
The discoveries present that the residential surface area was divided according to the social condition of its inhabitants, in addition to that they were already working alongside metal.
"The site may convey served every bit a commercial hub alongside of import connections alongside the nearby copper in addition to argent mines in addition to alongside manufactured products from the Eastern Mediterranean, which arrived yesteryear boat", reveals the SWAD team.
The site of Castelo Velho de Safara has been known since the 1970s , merely it has non been excavated until now.
Source: Mundo Portugues [July 29, 2018]
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