Late ron Age occupation at Povoado de Crestelos (Meirinhos, Mogadouro, Portugal): combustion structures and reoccupation of ditch 1 for food processing activities

The archaeological excavation undertaken at Quinta de Crestelos (Merinhos, Mogadouro, Portugal), revealed a large occupation site dated between Late Iron Age and Early Roman periods. On the ridge top a small fortified site with elaborated defensive structures, consisting of large stone walls and dit...

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Authors: Sastre Blanco, José Carlos, Sánchez Nicolás, David, Espí Pérez, Israel, Molina Cardín, Alberto, Campuzano, Saioa A., Palencia Ortas, Alicia, McIntosh, Gregg, Osete López, María Luisa
Format: article
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/72658
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/72658
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:550.3
Geomagnetic-field
Geofísica
2507 Geofísica
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Summary:The archaeological excavation undertaken at Quinta de Crestelos (Merinhos, Mogadouro, Portugal), revealed a large occupation site dated between Late Iron Age and Early Roman periods. On the ridge top a small fortified site with elaborated defensive structures, consisting of large stone walls and ditches, showed several different phases of construction and large modifications. The different phases of the site evidenced the ‘Romanization’ Process of this area and the large changes occurring in the Late Iron Age sites, with defensive structures, such as the original ditches, reused as functional and production areas. Paleomagnetism studies and analysis of the combustion structures of the later phases of the site intended to clarify nature, main components and changes during the time when they were used.