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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.

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.

Historical Documents of Portugal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.

Lagar Velho (Portugal)
The Lagar Velho rockshelter in western Portugal, and in its deposits were recover the remains of a 30,000 year old child burial was discovered with both Neanderthal and early modern human characteristics.

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 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.

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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