Espaço para a morte. O terraço da Foz do Medal (Vale do Sabor, Nordeste de Portugal) durante a Idade do Bronze

Abstract

A intervenção arqueológica no Terraço da Foz do Medal decorreu no âmbito das medidas de minimização patrimoniais aplicadas no projeto de construção do Aproveitamento Hidroelétrico do Baixo Sabor (AHBS). A intervenção revelou uma importante ocupação da Idade do Bronze materializada num conjunto de estruturas negativas de tipo fossa. Quatro dessas estruturas apresentavam enterramentos primários, três individuais e um duplo, nomeadamente de 1 sub-adulto e 4 adultos. Este artigo apresenta especificamente o espaço reservado aos mortos dentro desta jazida.

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