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Fuente Álamo features a floor plan consistent with the construction style of Roman libraries. The room's architecture preserves an exceptional combination of evidence and is the westernmost of the Roman Empire.
Home News University of the Algarve creates new route to visit the Roman ruins of Milreu University of the Algarve creates new route to visit the Roman ruins of Milreu The Roman ruins of Milreu in Estoi (Faro) will feature a new visitor route as part of a project that includes relocating blocks f
Home News Portugal to enhance archaeological site in Aveiro district Portugal to enhance archaeological site in Aveiro district The public tender for the enhancement of the Monte de São Julião archaeological site in Albergaria-a-Velha was published in the Diário da República (Official Gazette), w
Roman remains at the castle, skeletons in the churchyard, or the 140 grain pits – the project has been uncovering and promoting the stories of Almada and aims to use this as a driver for local development.
Since June, a team has been conducting excavations on the cliffs of the Torres Vedras municipality, surrounding what could be the most complete dinosaur ever found in Portugal.
The collection displayed at the António Almeida Henriques Archaeological Centre in Viseu, gathered by José Coelho, a teacher, researcher, and collector who was punished by the Estado Novo regime.
Archaeological work in the Torres Vedras region has uncovered the most well-preserved dinosaur specimen discovered to date in Portuguese territory.
Thirty years ago, the Portuguese state paid 130 million euros to cancel the construction of a large dam and prevent the submersion of the rock art in the Côa valley. Now, archaeologists are deeply concerned: due to remnants of that same project, 119 engravings that 'cannot swim' are subject to increasingly prolonged flooding. The world heritage site is at risk.
An Augustan defensive belt from the 1st century and another from the 3rd century, the latter featuring a rare semi-circular tower, surrounded by graves, 3 Roman necropolises, and a magnificent marble sarcophagus.
For too long, the sea was viewed almost exclusively as an economic, military, or strategic space. It was forgotten that a significant part of the national memory rests within it.
Archaeologists have begun the first-ever excavation of the Castelo da Nave hilltop site in Monchique, hoping to determine whether it could be the long-lost Islamic fortress of Munchite, mentioned during The post Could Monchique be hiding a lost medieval fortress? appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Archaeologists are excavating a hillside in Cidade Velha, the first capital of Cape Verde, and bringing to light the ruins of one of the pioneering hospitals in the Atlantic, dating back about 500 years.
“Sun-shaped” incisions join previously discovered horseshoes. An archaeologist from the University of Minho states this is a “solar calendar” that was part of a religious sanctuary.
Above the 'sun-like' carvings, 'u-shaped motifs' were added later during the Iron Age, which were also found on another rock known to the local population as the Fraga da Ferradura.
Graves as important vestiges of the Early Middle Ages on the Iberian Peninsula, between the 5th and 8th centuries. The different types, the most common cases, and the associated rituals.
The Lusitanians and other peoples who inhabited the Central region upon the arrival of the Romans 2,000 years ago. The local languages, customs, and gods, many of which were later Romanised.
An early Middle Ages settlement that burned down around the year 1000 and later served as a military barracks, where decorated ceramic remains, metal objects, cereal seeds, and ashlar stones with inscriptions were discovered.
Archaeologists from the Côa Parque Foundation have uncovered new engravings from the Solutrean period, dating back over 23,000 years, at the Fariseu site, opening a new window for research.
They depict oxen, calves, hinds, horses, and goats, and are over 23,000 years old. The Fariseu site is one of the most unique and important rock art clusters in the Côa Valley.
The rocks, found at AvePark, feature motifs such as cup marks, human figures, and animals dating between the 3rd and 1st millennium BC. The construction work will not be delayed.
Founded by Arab peoples on the Iberian Peninsula before the Christian reconquest, the city of Almada hosts an enviable archaeological heritage, which the curious will be able to explore as early as next month.
Excavations conducted to deepen knowledge about the formation and evolution of the territory's occupation will take place between July 6 and 31 at Largo 1.º de Maio, Rua Rodrigues Freitas, and Almada Castle.
A petition with over 3,000 signatures and unanimous approval in the Azorean parliament. Angra do Heroísmo is identified as the ideal location for the future national museum.
A new international study, with the participation of a researcher from the New University of Lisbon, has made it possible to date the practice of using fire in the Wonderwerk cave, in South Africa.
Researchers have discovered ancient human DNA dating back more than two millennia within cave systems located in the Iberian Peninsula.
DNA at least 2,000 years old recovered from cave paintings and cave walls in Portugal and Spain. This scientific project has opened a new frontier for archaeogenetics.
A scientific project has identified human DNA at least 2,000 years old on cave walls in Spain and Portugal, demonstrating that cave surfaces can preserve human genetic remains for thousands of years.
Researchers have discovered ancient human DNA dating back more than two millennia within cave systems located in the Iberian Peninsula.
Researchers have discovered ancient human DNA dating back more than two millennia within cave systems located in the Iberian Peninsula.
