Crops behind closed walls : Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW Iberia

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Autor(a) principal: Seabra, Luís
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Santos, Filipe, Vaz, Filipe Costa, Leite, J., Tereso, João Pedro
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/47583
Resumo: The site of Castelinho (Torre de Moncorvo, northeast of Portugal) is a fortification strategically placed on a small elevation, near the river Sabor, built in the Late Iron Age and occupied until the Early Roman period. It is characterized by impressive defensive features, including large walls with turrets, ditches and complex entrances, inside of which no clear evidences of domestic areas were found. On the contrary, this monumental defensive apparatus seems to have served mostly to protect several storage facilities, mainly elevated granaries, in which abundant archaeobotanical remains were recovered. The excavation of Castelinho comprised the systematic sampling of sediment in a wide diversity of contexts, ultimately leading to the recovery of large amounts of charcoal, fruits and seeds. Most came from secondary or tertiary refuse deposits but some seem to have been actually related to the destruction of granaries by fire. Carpological results show the predominance of naked wheat (Triticum aestivum/durum) while hulled barley (Hordeum vulgare) and broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) were found in smaller amounts. These crops were stored fully processed, taking into account the almost absence of chaff and the scarce presence of weeds. Charcoal analysis suggest Pinus pinaster and Quercus evergreen provided most of the wood used in the construction of the granaries. In this study, this data will be presented, discussed and compared with archaeobotanical and archaeological information from other sites excavated in the Sabor Valley and in the surrounding region. The size and monumentality of Castelinho, combined with the fact that it provided few evidences of other activities besides storage, suggests this site had a relevant role for local communities. This will be discussed together with other evidence of the social relevance of storage for Late Iron Age communities in the region.
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spelling Crops behind closed walls : Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW IberiaCharcoal analysisCarpologyLate Iron AgeNorthwest IberiaStorageHorreaThe site of Castelinho (Torre de Moncorvo, northeast of Portugal) is a fortification strategically placed on a small elevation, near the river Sabor, built in the Late Iron Age and occupied until the Early Roman period. It is characterized by impressive defensive features, including large walls with turrets, ditches and complex entrances, inside of which no clear evidences of domestic areas were found. On the contrary, this monumental defensive apparatus seems to have served mostly to protect several storage facilities, mainly elevated granaries, in which abundant archaeobotanical remains were recovered. The excavation of Castelinho comprised the systematic sampling of sediment in a wide diversity of contexts, ultimately leading to the recovery of large amounts of charcoal, fruits and seeds. Most came from secondary or tertiary refuse deposits but some seem to have been actually related to the destruction of granaries by fire. Carpological results show the predominance of naked wheat (Triticum aestivum/durum) while hulled barley (Hordeum vulgare) and broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) were found in smaller amounts. These crops were stored fully processed, taking into account the almost absence of chaff and the scarce presence of weeds. Charcoal analysis suggest Pinus pinaster and Quercus evergreen provided most of the wood used in the construction of the granaries. In this study, this data will be presented, discussed and compared with archaeobotanical and archaeological information from other sites excavated in the Sabor Valley and in the surrounding region. The size and monumentality of Castelinho, combined with the fact that it provided few evidences of other activities besides storage, suggests this site had a relevant role for local communities. This will be discussed together with other evidence of the social relevance of storage for Late Iron Age communities in the region.ElsevierRepositório da Universidade de LisboaSeabra, LuísSantos, FilipeVaz, Filipe CostaLeite, J.Tereso, João Pedro2021-04-28T10:43:40Z20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/47583engSeabra, L., Santos, F., Vaz, F. C., Leite, J., & Tereso, J. P. (2020). Crops behind closed walls: Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW Iberia. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 30 102200. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.1022002352-409Xhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102200metadata only accessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:50:34Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/47583Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:59:35.037340Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Crops behind closed walls : Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW Iberia
title Crops behind closed walls : Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW Iberia
spellingShingle Crops behind closed walls : Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW Iberia
Seabra, Luís
Charcoal analysis
Carpology
Late Iron Age
Northwest Iberia
Storage
Horrea
title_short Crops behind closed walls : Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW Iberia
title_full Crops behind closed walls : Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW Iberia
title_fullStr Crops behind closed walls : Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW Iberia
title_full_unstemmed Crops behind closed walls : Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW Iberia
title_sort Crops behind closed walls : Fortified storage at Castelinho in the Late Iron Age of NW Iberia
author Seabra, Luís
author_facet Seabra, Luís
Santos, Filipe
Vaz, Filipe Costa
Leite, J.
Tereso, João Pedro
author_role author
author2 Santos, Filipe
Vaz, Filipe Costa
Leite, J.
Tereso, João Pedro
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Seabra, Luís
Santos, Filipe
Vaz, Filipe Costa
Leite, J.
Tereso, João Pedro
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Charcoal analysis
Carpology
Late Iron Age
Northwest Iberia
Storage
Horrea
topic Charcoal analysis
Carpology
Late Iron Age
Northwest Iberia
Storage
Horrea
description The site of Castelinho (Torre de Moncorvo, northeast of Portugal) is a fortification strategically placed on a small elevation, near the river Sabor, built in the Late Iron Age and occupied until the Early Roman period. It is characterized by impressive defensive features, including large walls with turrets, ditches and complex entrances, inside of which no clear evidences of domestic areas were found. On the contrary, this monumental defensive apparatus seems to have served mostly to protect several storage facilities, mainly elevated granaries, in which abundant archaeobotanical remains were recovered. The excavation of Castelinho comprised the systematic sampling of sediment in a wide diversity of contexts, ultimately leading to the recovery of large amounts of charcoal, fruits and seeds. Most came from secondary or tertiary refuse deposits but some seem to have been actually related to the destruction of granaries by fire. Carpological results show the predominance of naked wheat (Triticum aestivum/durum) while hulled barley (Hordeum vulgare) and broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) were found in smaller amounts. These crops were stored fully processed, taking into account the almost absence of chaff and the scarce presence of weeds. Charcoal analysis suggest Pinus pinaster and Quercus evergreen provided most of the wood used in the construction of the granaries. In this study, this data will be presented, discussed and compared with archaeobotanical and archaeological information from other sites excavated in the Sabor Valley and in the surrounding region. The size and monumentality of Castelinho, combined with the fact that it provided few evidences of other activities besides storage, suggests this site had a relevant role for local communities. This will be discussed together with other evidence of the social relevance of storage for Late Iron Age communities in the region.
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