- Anthropology, Archaeology, Funerary Archaeology, Neolithic Archaeology, Bioarchaeology, Hipogeism, and 15 moreArtificial Cavities, Engraved Schist Plaques, Chalcolithic Archaeology, Megalithic Monuments, Neolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology, Neolithic Europe, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Lithic Technology, Megaliths (Archaeology), Iberian Prehistory (Archaeology), Cave burials, Cuevas Artificiales, Rock-cut Tombs, Hypogeism, and Ipogeismo funerarioedit
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Domesticated dogs have been present in the Iberian Peninsula long before other domesticated species, back to the late Palaeolithic period. Their origin is still uncertain, but dogs were already well established during the Chalcolithic... more
Domesticated dogs have been present in the Iberian Peninsula long before other domesticated species, back to the late Palaeolithic period. Their origin is still uncertain, but dogs were already well established during the Chalcolithic period (ca. 5000–4000 BP). This study employed a multidisciplinary approach comprising osteometric, radiographic and palaeogenomic analyses to characterize Chalcolithic Iberian Canis remains. Two Chalcolithic archaeological sites – Leceia, Oeiras, in Portugal, and El Caset´on de la Era, Villalba de los Alcores, Valladolid, in Spain – were the main focus of this study. Osteometric and odontometric data from eleven other sites in Iberia were also included. Osteometric results show signs of phenotypic variability, likely the result of human-driven selective pressure. Dental radiographic and dental wear analyses allowed age at death estimation for four individuals (two juvenile and two adults). Three Chalcolithic Iberian dogs had their mitogenomes resequenced and the mitochondrial DNA analysis allowed to assign each individual to two of the major known haplogroups – A and C. Molecular sex infered by the chromosomeX/chromosome1 coverage ratio allowed to identify one female and two males. This study unveils some aspects of the Iberian Chalcolithic dogs: these dogs already exhibited various morphotypes whose profiles might be associated to the performance of certain tasks, as well as mitogenomes of two distinct lineages that help tracking the evolutionary paths of Iberian dogs.
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Casal do Outeiro site (Encarnação, Mafra) was identified in 2020. It is located on a gentle slope, with sandy soils, a few meters from a water line subsidiary of the Safarujo River. The artefactual evidence seems to indicate the presence... more
Casal do Outeiro site (Encarnação, Mafra) was identified in 2020. It is located on a gentle slope, with sandy soils, a few meters from a water line subsidiary of the Safarujo River. The artefactual evidence seems to indicate the presence of a small neolithic settlement possibly from the second half of the 4th millenium, including evidence of local flint debitage, polished stone and manual ceramics, including a fragment of a denticulated rim. The surveys carried out allowed to identify other sites associated with Casal do Outeiro as caves and rockshelters with coeval materials. This site is analysed regarding the neolithic patterns settlements of the Lisbon Peninsular, mostly located in the southern part
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Durante a relocalizacao do povoado do Paco (Peniche) e observacao do espaco envolvente, foi identificada, na plataforma calcaria (a oeste) que o antecede, uma pequena cavidade carsica, denominada como Barroda 3.A cavidade sofreu... more
Durante a relocalizacao do povoado do Paco (Peniche) e observacao do espaco envolvente, foi identificada, na plataforma calcaria (a oeste) que o antecede, uma pequena cavidade carsica, denominada como Barroda 3.A cavidade sofreu constantes intrusoes por parte de populares e grupos de espeleologia, que procederam a “arrumacoes de escombros”, perturbando as realidades arqueologicas.Foi possivel identificar vestigios liticos cerâmicos, faunisticos e osteologicos, que nos permitiram numa primeira instância, definir a utilizacao da gruta, durante o Neolitico final, Calcolitico e idade do Bronze. During the relocation of the fortified settlement of Paco (Peniche) and observation of the surrounding space, a small karst cavity, known as Barroda 3, was identified on the limestone platform (to the west) that precedes it.The cavity suffered constant intrusions by the people and speleology groups, who proceeded to "settle debris", disturbing the archaeological realities. It was poss...
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As investigações sobre grutas artificiais ocorreram em Portugal desde muito cedo. As diversas teorias geradas em torno deste fenómeno evoluíram acompanhando o crescimento e evolução dos dados de campo até certo ponto. Actualmente em... more
As investigações sobre grutas artificiais ocorreram em Portugal desde muito cedo. As diversas teorias geradas
em torno deste fenómeno evoluíram acompanhando o crescimento e evolução dos dados de campo até
certo ponto. Actualmente em Portugal, o universo hipogeico é muito diversificado, principalmente na área
Alentejana. A falta de publicações actualizadas sobre as descobertas dificulta uma leitura à escala regional e
uma possível comparação à escala global. Dá-se aqui a conhecer uma nova e praticamente desconhecida realidade
hipogeica portuguesa.
em torno deste fenómeno evoluíram acompanhando o crescimento e evolução dos dados de campo até
certo ponto. Actualmente em Portugal, o universo hipogeico é muito diversificado, principalmente na área
Alentejana. A falta de publicações actualizadas sobre as descobertas dificulta uma leitura à escala regional e
uma possível comparação à escala global. Dá-se aqui a conhecer uma nova e praticamente desconhecida realidade
hipogeica portuguesa.