Trabalhosarqueológicoslevadosaefeitona1.ametadedadécadade90doséculopassadonoNARC, em Lisboa, permitiram identificar uma necrópole de época romana de que se reconheceram oito sepulturas que correspondem a nove indivíduos. Foram identificados dois rituais distintos, a inumação, mais frequente, e a cremação. Os enterramentos não evidenciavam quaisquer estruturas funerárias de relevo, tendo os restos humanos sido d...
Excavations of a Roman cemetery at Encosta de Sant’Ana in Lisbon uncovered a small number of cremation burials. Information about cremation practices during this particular period comes mostly from the writings of classical authors such as Pliny or Cicero. Opportunities to confirm their descriptions in Portugal by direct observation in the archaeological record have been rare. Therefore, the burials from Enco...
This is the result of the study of the human osteological remains proceeding from the interventions of prof. Manuel Heleno on megalithic monuments of the Central Alentejo, and deposited in the collections of the MNA. In scientific terms, these information is of great importance,taking in account the fact that schist and granit soils - where the most of the monuments are located - make difficult the preservation...
Primeiros resultados antropológicos obtidos com a escavação de 2 urnas funerárias.
During April and May 2002, restoration work was undertaken in the Church of S. Pedro (Terena). The programmed renovation implied the removal and replacement of the existing floor; responding to the local Church request, the archaeologist responsible for the IPA Extension in Crato accompanied the operation. It became evident that previous restoration work had affected the subsoil and had damaged the tombs presen...
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