Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores Islands
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Resumo: | We present here evidence of pre-Portuguese presence in the Azores Islands, Portugal, found near the site of Grota do Medo (Posto Santo), discovered by Rodrigues (2013) in Terceira Island, Azores. This evidence was dated by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, and indicates the presence of human activity in Terceira Island before or during the XIth century. The evidence consisted in a man-made rock basin, which was found in a site that contains also striking similarities with many other aspects from ancient cultures, including other man-made rock basins, arrangements of large stones which resemble megalithic constructions, and inscriptions in stones which resemble ancient petroglyphs. Although the dating of this evidence is highly suggestive of the presence of human activity in the Azores Islands long before the arrival of the Portuguese navigators of the XVth century, there is no clear evidence which enables us to identify which specific culture may have existed in the Azores before the Portuguese arrival. |
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Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores IslandsPre-Portuguese presence in the Azores IslandsEarly Atlantic navigationArchaeological datingRock artMegalithic constructionsWe present here evidence of pre-Portuguese presence in the Azores Islands, Portugal, found near the site of Grota do Medo (Posto Santo), discovered by Rodrigues (2013) in Terceira Island, Azores. This evidence was dated by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, and indicates the presence of human activity in Terceira Island before or during the XIth century. The evidence consisted in a man-made rock basin, which was found in a site that contains also striking similarities with many other aspects from ancient cultures, including other man-made rock basins, arrangements of large stones which resemble megalithic constructions, and inscriptions in stones which resemble ancient petroglyphs. Although the dating of this evidence is highly suggestive of the presence of human activity in the Azores Islands long before the arrival of the Portuguese navigators of the XVth century, there is no clear evidence which enables us to identify which specific culture may have existed in the Azores before the Portuguese arrival.Scientific Research PublishingVeritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaRodrigues, António FélixMartins, Nuno O.Ribeiro, NunoJoaquinito, Anabela2016-12-20T14:06:32Z20152015-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/21098engRODRIGUES, António Félix; Martins, Nuno Miguel Ornelas; RIBEIRO, Nuno; JOAQUINITO, Anabela - Early Atlantic Navigation: Pre-Portuguese Presence in the Azores Islands. Archaeological Discovery. ISSN 2331-1967. Vol. 3 (2015), p. 104-1132331-195910.4236/ad.2015.330102331-1967info: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:RCAAP2023-09-26T01:42:22Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/21098Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:16:48.465509Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores Islands |
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Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores Islands |
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Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores Islands Rodrigues, António Félix Pre-Portuguese presence in the Azores Islands Early Atlantic navigation Archaeological dating Rock art Megalithic constructions |
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Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores Islands |
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Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores Islands |
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Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores Islands |
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Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores Islands |
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Early Atlantic navigation: pre-portuguese presence in the Azores Islands |
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Rodrigues, António Félix |
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Rodrigues, António Félix Martins, Nuno O. Ribeiro, Nuno Joaquinito, Anabela |
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Martins, Nuno O. Ribeiro, Nuno Joaquinito, Anabela |
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Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Rodrigues, António Félix Martins, Nuno O. Ribeiro, Nuno Joaquinito, Anabela |
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Pre-Portuguese presence in the Azores Islands Early Atlantic navigation Archaeological dating Rock art Megalithic constructions |
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Pre-Portuguese presence in the Azores Islands Early Atlantic navigation Archaeological dating Rock art Megalithic constructions |
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We present here evidence of pre-Portuguese presence in the Azores Islands, Portugal, found near the site of Grota do Medo (Posto Santo), discovered by Rodrigues (2013) in Terceira Island, Azores. This evidence was dated by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, and indicates the presence of human activity in Terceira Island before or during the XIth century. The evidence consisted in a man-made rock basin, which was found in a site that contains also striking similarities with many other aspects from ancient cultures, including other man-made rock basins, arrangements of large stones which resemble megalithic constructions, and inscriptions in stones which resemble ancient petroglyphs. Although the dating of this evidence is highly suggestive of the presence of human activity in the Azores Islands long before the arrival of the Portuguese navigators of the XVth century, there is no clear evidence which enables us to identify which specific culture may have existed in the Azores before the Portuguese arrival. |
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RODRIGUES, António Félix; Martins, Nuno Miguel Ornelas; RIBEIRO, Nuno; JOAQUINITO, Anabela - Early Atlantic Navigation: Pre-Portuguese Presence in the Azores Islands. Archaeological Discovery. ISSN 2331-1967. Vol. 3 (2015), p. 104-113 2331-1959 10.4236/ad.2015.33010 2331-1967 |
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