Menhirs of Portugal: All Quiet on the Western Front? (original) (raw)
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A biographical approach to the ethnogeology of late prehistoric Portugal (2000).
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The archaeological survey that are taking place in the North-eastern Alentejo, under the project PHANA (Ancient Prehistory in the North-eastern Alentejo), has revealed a considerable number of Palaeolithic sites. The area discussed in this paper is located in the North of this territory, on the left margin of the Tagus River, near the village of Arneiro. Here, thirteen Palaeolithic settlements have been identified, two of which, Pegos do Tejo 2 and Azinhal, have been subjected to archaeological excavations. The first results of these interventions, as well as the absolute dating of these two sites, the data obtained in the site of Tapada do Montinho and the geomorphological and geoarchaeological research done in this area are presented in this article
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SOL, O Templário, The Portugal News , 2021
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Living in the southwest Portuguese coast during the Late Mesolithic: The case study of Vale Marim I
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