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An ancient tooth recovered from the Ice Age shows that psychoactive substances were already well present: in this case, through areca nut, a strong stimulant still consumed today.
Open House Archaeology returns this weekend: 74 spaces are opening their doors for free to explore history through archaeology. The initiative will take place in 11 municipalities of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.
It is the most complete dinosaur fossil ever found in Portugal. Researchers from the Torres Vedras Natural History Society have concluded the excavation on the municipality's cliffs.
Students from the University of Minho are carrying out archaeological fieldwork across sites in Portugal and the Galicia region.
The University of Lisbon is excavating a unique site in Portugal: the pieces are in their original location where they were left, and animal DNA may still be recovered from the sediments.
Materials were identified during an excavation in an area conducted by a team from the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon.
Archaeological work has resumed at Outeiro do Circo, one of the largest known Late Bronze Age settlements in the Iberian Peninsula, under a new €50,000 project aimed at eventually opening The post New €50,000 project aims to open Alentejo’s Bronze Age settlement to visitors appeared first on Portugal Resident.
An exploration of daily life in Portugal during the historical period depicted in the literary work “The Odyssey”.
Thirty years ago, they were a national symbol. Today, victims of floods and an abandoned construction project, the rock engravings of the Côa Valley are under threat. The archaeologist who coordinated the creation of the Park and the then-Minister of Culture have issued a warning.
Thirty years ago, they were a national symbol. Today, victims of floods and an abandoned construction project, the rock engravings of the Côa Valley are under threat. The archaeologist who coordinated the creation of the Park and the then-Minister of Culture have issued a warning.
Researchers have uncovered additional prehistoric rock art dating back to the Upper Palaeolithic period in the Côa Valley region.
The Côa Valley Archaeological Park marks three decades with over 400,000 visitors and 1,600 catalogued rocks. Seguro called for a future for the interior region.
António José Seguro travels to the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, where he will participate in the 30th-anniversary celebrations of the Côa Valley Archaeological Park.
Bobadela does not shine only for its amazing Roman ruins (with emphasis on the amphitheatre), but also for the much earlier megalithism and the Iron Age settlements.
The space opened three decades ago, a milestone marked exactly this Monday, revolving around the important rock engravings discovered in 1995. The Côa Museum has further boosted visitor numbers.
The find was announced by the Torres Vedras City Council and involves a team of 22 researchers.
The text discusses the Beiras campaigns of Ferdinand the Great, King of León, the castle that headed the lands of Senhorim, the rock-cut graves, and the watermills of the Ribeira do Castelo.
One of the most important archaeological sites in the Alentejo region has been cleared of weeds, shrubs, and rubble. Citizens of Beja will have a say on what they want to do with the space.
This is the most complete specimen ever found in Portugal.
In the Viseu region, there are over one hundred and fifty small rock-cut wine presses intended for wine production, located among grapevines or 'uveiras' (suspended vines).
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.
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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.
