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A dialogue between signs and matter in the rock carvings of Fornelos (Viana do Castelo, North-Western Portugal) is made. This kind of methodological approach is important as a way of interpretation the rock art. Some considerations are... more
A dialogue between signs and matter in the rock carvings of Fornelos (Viana do Castelo, North-Western Portugal) is made. This kind of methodological approach is important as a way of interpretation the rock art. Some considerations are made about horses, horse-riders and one antropomotphic figure  engraved in this particular boulder.
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Trabalhos de emergência durante a construção de uma moradia permitiram a escavação parcial do monumento megalítico do Carreiro da Quinta (Laje, Vila Verde, Braga). Atendendo à sua implantação espacial, ao registo de escavação e... more
Trabalhos de emergência durante a construção de uma moradia permitiram a escavação parcial do monumento megalítico do Carreiro da Quinta (Laje, Vila Verde, Braga). Atendendo à sua implantação espacial, ao registo de escavação e ao estudo dos materiais recolhidos, avançam-se algumas interpretações. um machado e uma ponta de seta em matérias-primas alógenas e uma forma cerâmica datáveis do neolítico situam a construção do mo- numento naquele período. Fragmentos cerâmicos de recipientes campaniformes e um número considerável de recipientes e fragmentos cerâmicos datáveis da idade do Bronze apontam para a profusa reutilização do local entre o III e o II milénios a. C. Formas cerâmicas históricas terão resultado, quer de reutilizações, quer de violações do monumento.
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The aim of this chapter is to present the dialogue that exists between the morphology of granite outcrops, the geoforms of these outcrops and the motifs engraved or inscribed in them. It is assumed that the outcrops were not an inert... more
The aim of this chapter is to present the dialogue that exists between the morphology of granite outcrops, the geoforms of these outcrops and the motifs engraved or inscribed in them. It is assumed that the outcrops were not an inert material or a simple surface for carvings but instead active agents that contributed to the meaning of these places. One case study, which clearly an anthropomorph were engraved. The space chosen for the carving of these signs, the orientation for the audience, while at the same time it seems to tell a real or a mythical narrative. Here, horses only a few would return, probably a rite of passage of the Late Bronze Age or Iron Age inhabitants.
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