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Portugal Archaeology

Archaeological sites and other information regarding the past of the modern country of Portugal.
Angra Bay and the Azores, Portugal
Underwater archaeology in the Azores, international investigations of several wrecks by the Azorean Cultural Direction of the Regional Government, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology from the Texas A&M University, the Portuguese Center for Nautical and Underwater Archaeology, and Arqueonautica.
Arquideia
A guide to the archaeology of Portugal, still in progress, but with completed articles on Chalcolithic, Bronze and Iron Age, Roman, Rock Art, and Megalithic monuments. By Helder Alexandre Carvalho.
Associação Independente Arqueologia
Founded in 1995, the AIA is a professional organization dedicated to scientific inquiry, and the promotion and preservation of the heritage of Portugal.
Ave Valley Survey, Portugal
Results of an archaeological survey of Iron Age and Roman sites in the Ave Valley of northern Portugal, by Martin Millett and others in Internet Archaeology.
Citânia de Briteiros, Portugal
A virtual tour of the site of Citânia de Briteiros, an Iron Age hillfort managed and investigated by the Universidade do Minho. Portugeuse and English.
Coa Valley, Portugal
The Parque Arqeologico Vale do Coa is the official home page of the paleolithic rock art caves in the Coa Valley of Portugal. It's a little slow to load. In Portuguese and some English.
Conimbriga, Portugal
Description and walking tour through the Roman site in Portugal, with somewhat pixilated photographs and an English text.
Conimbriga, Portugal
Roman occupation; site includes a brief photographic tour through the standing structures, from the Universidade de Coimbra. Portugeuse.
Cyberarqueólogo Português
Online journal about archaeology in Portugal, mostly but not entirely in Portuguese. No articles are more recent than 1998, although the page is still there.
Historical Documents of Portugal
From Brigham Young University, a collection of on line papers concerning the history of Portugal, including 15th and 16th century Portuguese transcriptions translated into English.
Islamic Settlement in North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula
James L. Boone1 and ­Nancy L. Benco in the Annual Review of Anthropology. Abstract and downloadable article (for purchase).
Late Bronze Age Settlements in Central Portugal
From Raquel Vilaça, a summary of the sites and settlement patterns of the Late Bronze Age in central Portugal. In Cyberarqueólogo Português.
Late Prehistoric Architecture of North Portugal
An intriguing new project from Vítor and Susana O. Jorge, among others, on the architecture of late prehistoric cultures and what the use of space might have meant.
Menir do Monte da Ribeira, Portugal
A brief description and picture of the megalithic monument of Monte da Ribeira. Portuguese.
Misericordia (Portugal)
Misericordia is a proto-historic vitrified hillfort located near the city of Serpa in southern Portugal.
Núcleo de Estudos de Arqueologia e História Local
The Núcleo de Estudos de Arqueologia e História Local is the section of Casa Sarmento Centro de Estudos do Património at the University of Minho in Portugal that conducts and oversees archaeological and historical work completed in Portugal. The site includes links to a virtual tour of the Iron Age hillfort, Citania de Briteiros.
Treasures of Portuguese Archaeology
A web page in support of a permanent exhibition at the Museu Etnográfico Português, Treasures of Portuguese Archaeology includes a summary and some images of the exhibition. Portuguese and English.
Vale de Rodrigo, Portugal
Investigation into two megalithic graves and the Chalcolithic fortification of Monte da Ponte by the Madrid Section of Deutsches Archäologisches Institut.

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