Abstract
Desde a proto-história que o território de Lafões foi submetido a uma intensa ocupação humana, com o intuito de explorar as suas riquezas minerais. Durante a Alta Idade Média foi uma zona chave na região centro de Portugal. Aqui encontramos indícios (escritos e arqueológicos) para a presença de populações locais cristãs, às quais se vieram juntar membros da nobreza galaico-asturiana, por eventual acordo estabelecido entre os sécs. IX e X. Após quase uma centúria de domínio político cristão, a região de Lafões ficou temporariamente na posse muçulmana, para ser finalmente resgatada quando se deu a reconquista de Viseu (1058) e de Coimbra (1064). Nessa altura, a fortificação da Senhora do Castelo (Vouzela), conhecida na documentação, mas só agora revelada arqueologicamente, já desempenharia funções estratégicas de relevância.
The Lafões territory was subjected to an intense human occupation since Protohistoric times, focused on the exploitatian of its mineral wealth. In the Early Middle Ages it was a kea-area where written and archaeological evidence shows its importance for local Christian populations and to recently-established Galician-Asturian lords. After almost a century of Christian rule, the Lafões region was temporarily back in Muslim hands, only to be finally regained when Viseu and Coimbra were reconquered (in 1058 and 1064, respectively). At that
time, the fort that has now been revealed archaeologically on Monte da Senhora do Castelo (Mount of Our Lady of the Castle) in Vouzela would have already a relevant strategic functions.
The Lafões territory was subjected to an intense human occupation since Protohistoric times, focused on the exploitatian of its mineral wealth. In the Early Middle Ages it was a kea-area where written and archaeological evidence shows its importance for local Christian populations and to recently-established Galician-Asturian lords. After almost a century of Christian rule, the Lafões region was temporarily back in Muslim hands, only to be finally regained when Viseu and Coimbra were reconquered (in 1058 and 1064, respectively). At that
time, the fort that has now been revealed archaeologically on Monte da Senhora do Castelo (Mount of Our Lady of the Castle) in Vouzela would have already a relevant strategic functions.
Original language | Portuguese |
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Title of host publication | Arqueologia em Portugal |
Subtitle of host publication | 2020 - Estado da questão |
Editors | José Morais Arnaud, César Neves , Andrea Martins |
Place of Publication | Lisboa |
Publisher | Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses | CITCEM |
Pages | 1627-1641 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-972-9451-89-8, 978-989-8970-25-1 |
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Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | III Congresso da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal Duration: 18 Nov 2020 → 22 Nov 2020 Conference number: 3 https://congresso.arqueologos.pt/ |
Conference
Conference | III Congresso da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses |
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Abbreviated title | III CAAP |
Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Porto |
Period | 18/11/20 → 22/11/20 |
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Keywords
- Arqueologia
- Idade Média
- Lafões
- Vouzela
- Ocupação de montanha
- Territórios medievais
- Mountain occupations
- Medieval territories