OIC_SESSION 14
16-4-2026

Walls for what? Boundary structures in settlements in Central and Northern Portugal between the Bronze Age and the Iron Age

Session proposer:
António Silva (CITCEM-FLUP/Territórios, Paisagens e Ambiente – Grupo de Investigação CITCEM)

Moderators of the session:

Hugo Aluai Sampaio, Lab2PT, University of Minho; CiTUR; IN2PAST (Science ID 7F11-9FBE-FD89)

Gertrudes Branco, University of Évora, School of Social Sciences (Ciencia ID 3C1E-473D-3DE8)

Boundary structures in Protohistoric settlements in Entre Douro E Vouga: Cividade (Arouca), São Julião (Albergaria-A-Velha) and Salreu (Estarreja) | António Silva

​Comparing Iron Age walled sites. The cases of Crasto de Palheiros and the Moorish castle of Cadaval (Murça) | Maria de Jesus Sanches; Miguel Almeida; Mónica Corga

Wall of the fortified settlement of Monte da Senhora do Castelo, Nespereira, Cinfães | Paulo André Pinho Lemos and Sara Almeida e Silva

Peripheral structures from the 1st millennium BC in Beira Alta | Alexandra Canha

Face-to-face (FLUP, Meeting Room 2, Floor 2) | 14H30

Organization: Carla Sequeira (People, Markets and Policies), Joana Lencart (Sociabilities and Religious Practices)

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