http://hdl.handle.net/10174/653 2026-04-27T07:13:04Z 2026-04-27T07:13:04Z Gomes, Francisco Costeira, Catarina Basso Rial, Ricardo Almeida, Nelson Detry, Cleia Melo, Linda Porfírio, Eduardo Gomes, Sérgio Nunes, Carina http://hdl.handle.net/10174/41855 2026-04-16T16:27:15Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The TransTexTec Project: exploring transitions in textile technologies and economies in southern Portugal (2200–700 BCE) Authors: Gomes, Francisco; Costeira, Catarina; Basso Rial, Ricardo; Almeida, Nelson; Detry, Cleia; Melo, Linda; Porfírio, Eduardo; Gomes, Sérgio; Nunes, Carina Abstract: The TransTexTec Project: exploring transitions in textile technologies and economies in southern Portugal (2200–700 BCE)

2025-01-01T00:00:00Z Almeida, Nelson http://hdl.handle.net/10174/41854 2026-04-16T16:26:25Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: As fauna do fosso 7: faseamento e (re)leitura diacrónica (capítulo 5) Authors: Almeida, Nelson Editors: Valera, António Abstract: In this third volume of the Perdigões monographic series, the results of the excavations carried out in Ditch 7 and in three Chalcolithic pits during 2014 and 2015 in the so-called Sector P atPerdigões are presented. These negative structures and their infilling stratigraphy are described. This is followed by an analysis of the sequence of radiocarbon dates obtained for Ditch 7 and the integration of this structure into the constructive sequence of the Perdigões ditch system. The archaeological materials are studied, and the faunal data are reanalysed in light of a new phasing of the ditch fills, whose infilling dynamics are examined based on the distribution of materials. Finally, a first general and provisional synthesis is presented for the occupation sequence of the centre of Perdigões, still under excavation. It is proposed a phasing for the construction of the various timber circles, different hut structures, funerary contexts of cremations, structured deposits, and stone-paved closures, over a time span extending approximately between 2800 and 2000 BC, allowing this central area to be characterised as an“assembly” space that brings into relation a multiplicity of structures, practices, and livedexperiences

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Valera, António Evangelista, Lucy Almeida, Nelson Dias, Cristina Maurer, Anne-France MacRoberts, Rebecca Ribeiro, Sara Santos, José http://hdl.handle.net/10174/41850 2026-04-16T16:23:26Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: No centro do centro dos Perdigões: o contexto de deposição de cabeça humana da Fossa 96 (2ª metade do 3º milénio A.C.) Authors: Valera, António; Evangelista, Lucy; Almeida, Nelson; Dias, Cristina; Maurer, Anne-France; MacRoberts, Rebecca; Ribeiro, Sara; Santos, José Abstract: We present the context recorded in Fossa 96 locatized in the centre of a ceremonial wooden structure (“Timber Circle”) at the heart of the ditched enclosure of Perdigões (Reguengos de Monsaraz), which was reopened for the deposition of a human head decapitated in beaker times, followed by a refilling during which a series of depositions and acts of commensality were recorded. The results of bioanthropological and zooarchaeological analyses, isotopic for mobility and diets, and radiocarbon dating are presented, as well as the brief integration of this context in the ritualized practices that characterized this central area of Perdigões in the second half of the 3rd millennium BC.

2024-01-01T00:00:00Z Leite, Adriana Gillis, Roz Almeida, Nelson Relvado, Cláudia Valera, António http://hdl.handle.net/10174/41838 2026-04-16T15:46:52Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Sheep and goat management practices at Perdigões (Southern Portugal, 4 millennium BC) via sequential carbon and oxygen isotopic analyses of tooth enamel Authors: Leite, Adriana; Gillis, Roz; Almeida, Nelson; Relvado, Cláudia; Valera, António Abstract: The archaeological site of Perdigões (Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal) was a centre of social and ceremonial importance with diverse funeral traditions from the middle 4th to the 3rd millennium BC. Previous strontium isotope analysis of human remains indicates that these funerary contexts contained individuals from a wide catchment area. Together with artefactual evidence, it suggests Perdigões was a part of a large interaction network of settlements that may have spanned Iberia, Northern Africa, and the Central Mediterranean. The stable isotopic analysis of domesticated animals’ bones and teeth can provide insights into human behaviour via the choices connected to animal pasture and foddering regimes. Sheep and goats were pivotal species for Neolithic and Bronze Age communities in Iberia, and the herding strategies of individual flocks would have been dependent on local vegetation and geography as well as production strategies. Here we present a detailed and comprehensive picture of husbandry practices of sheep/goat remains found at Perdigões, using stable isotopic values from suids and deer as a baseline for the local environment. The incremental stable δ13C and δ18O isotopic results from sheep/goat molars provide insight into seasonal variations in pasture and foddering practices, thereby shedding light on human management strategies. Differences between individuals may suggest that sampled sheep/goats individuals did not come from a single flock. The results reinforce the argument that Perdigões was a central place of significance, attracting communities and their herds both within the vicinity of the site and also further afield.

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