Abstract
Os edifícios termais de Mirobriga encontram-se localizados no seu ponto mais baixo, num vale conformadopelas colinas onde se desenvolvia o núcleo urbano. O seu bom estado de conservação permitiu a análise detalhada de um dos sistemas fundamentais no funcionamento de um edifício termal: o sistema de escoamento. Dedicados à limpeza e cuidado do corpo, os edifícios termais são, paradoxalmente, grandes focos de poluição, gerando vastas quantidades de efluentes. O estudo do sistema de escoamento e resíduos gerados permitiu colocar esta questão em evidência, contribuindo para uma imagem mais clara da atmosfera e salubridade em torno e no interior destes espaços de lazer e socialização.
The bath buildings identified in Mirobriga were built a low area, surrounded by several hills. Both are well preserved allowing for a detailed analysis of a fundamental part of its functioning: the sewage system. Despite being dedicated to bathing and body care, bath buildings are, none the less, responsible for a greatamount of pollution, due to the vast volume of wastewater generated. The analysis of the drainage/sewage system and of the overall waste produced within these buildings has brought some light to the subject as well as giving a clearer picture of what could have been overall atmosphere and salubrity in and around these places of leisure and socialization.
The bath buildings identified in Mirobriga were built a low area, surrounded by several hills. Both are well preserved allowing for a detailed analysis of a fundamental part of its functioning: the sewage system. Despite being dedicated to bathing and body care, bath buildings are, none the less, responsible for a greatamount of pollution, due to the vast volume of wastewater generated. The analysis of the drainage/sewage system and of the overall waste produced within these buildings has brought some light to the subject as well as giving a clearer picture of what could have been overall atmosphere and salubrity in and around these places of leisure and socialization.
Translated title of the contribution | The end of a cycle: Sanitation and waste management in the baths of Mirobriga (Santiago do Cacém) |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Title of host publication | Arqueologia em Portugal |
Subtitle of host publication | 2020 - O Estado da Questão |
Editors | José Morais Arnaud, César Neves, Andrea Martins |
Place of Publication | Lisboa |
Publisher | Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses | CITCEM |
Chapter | 7 |
Pages | 1385-1397 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-972-9451-89-8, 978-989-8970-25-1 |
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Publication status | Published - 19 Nov 2020 |
Event | III Congresso de Arqueologia da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal Duration: 18 Nov 2020 → 22 Nov 2020 https://congresso.arqueologos.pt/ |
Conference
Conference | III Congresso de Arqueologia da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Porto |
Period | 18/11/20 → 22/11/20 |
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Keywords
- Gestão de resíduos
- Waste Management
- Poluição urbana
- Urban Pollution
- Balnea
- Cloacae
- Latrina
- Latrine
- Época Romana
- Roman Period
- Mirobriga
- Santiago do Cacém