Abstract
O recinto murado de Castanheiro do Vento (V. N. de Foz Côa) apresenta-se como um intrincado e labiríntico espaço de construção pautado por uma acentuada variabilidade de estruturas. Este texto versa sobre as Grandes Estruturas Circulares (GEC), um tipo arquitetónico individualizável pela sua dimensão e planta. Analisandose esta unidade arquitetónica, colocar-se-á a hipótese de estes locais acolherem ações diversas, indiciadoras das múltiplas e complexas relações entre o sítio e o território, sendo o território e o dia-a-dia das comunidades convocados para o interior do recinto, em particular e de modo formal, através da formalização e vivência destes espaços. Desta perspetiva, as estruturas são interpretadas como locais de assembleia – lugares públicos de atualização da rede territorial do recinto.
The walled enclosure of Castanheiro do Vento (V. N. Foz Côa) is an intricate and labyrinthine constructed space characterised by a significant variety of structures. This paper focuses on large circular structures (GEC), which can be identified by their size and general ground plan. Through an analysis of these architectural units, this study hypothesises that these spaces hosted various activities, indicating the multifaceted and complex relationships between the site and the surrounding territory. The paper further explores the integration of the
territory and the everyday lives of the communities within the enclosure through the formalisation and use of these spaces. From this perspective, the structures are interpreted as assembly areas - public spaces that manifest the territorial network of the enclosure
The walled enclosure of Castanheiro do Vento (V. N. Foz Côa) is an intricate and labyrinthine constructed space characterised by a significant variety of structures. This paper focuses on large circular structures (GEC), which can be identified by their size and general ground plan. Through an analysis of these architectural units, this study hypothesises that these spaces hosted various activities, indicating the multifaceted and complex relationships between the site and the surrounding territory. The paper further explores the integration of the
territory and the everyday lives of the communities within the enclosure through the formalisation and use of these spaces. From this perspective, the structures are interpreted as assembly areas - public spaces that manifest the territorial network of the enclosure
Translated title of the contribution | The formalization of public spaces during the Chalcolithic period in the Portuguese Alto Douro: The large circular structures of Castanheiro do Vento (V.N. Foz Côa) |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Title of host publication | Arqueologia em Portugal 2023 |
Subtitle of host publication | Estado da Questão |
Editors | José Morais Arnaud, César Neves, Andrea Martins |
Place of Publication | Lisboa |
Publisher | Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses |
Pages | 135-147 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-972-9451-98-0 |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2023 |
Event | IV Congresso da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses - Coimbra, Portugal Duration: 22 Nov 2023 → 25 Nov 2023 |
Conference
Conference | IV Congresso da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Coimbra |
Period | 22/11/23 → 25/11/23 |
Keywords
- Arquitetura pública
- Reunião/Assembleia
- Calcolítico
- Castanheiro do Vento
- Estruturas circulares
- Public Architecture
- Assembly
- Chalcolithic
- Circular structures