Citânia de Sanfins | |
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General information | |
Type | Castro |
Architectural style | Chalcolithic |
Location | Sanfins de Ferreira |
Town or city | Paços de Ferreira |
Country | Portugal |
Coordinates | 41°19′24″N 8°23′12″W / 41.32333°N 8.38667°W |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
The Citância de Sanfins is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in the Portuguese civil parish of Sanfins de Ferreira in the municipality of Paços de Ferreira. [1] The construction of the Castro site developed over many phases, between the 5th century BCE and the 2nd century CE. [2] The Castro had a period of Roman occupation that started during the 3rd Century CE, being abandoned during the 4th Century CE. [1] The site also includes a chapel dedicated to Saint Romanus (c. 14th Century) and 34 graves belonging to a Christian cemetery from the Medieval age (c. 13th Century CE). [1] The Castro was first dug in 1895 by Francisco Martins Sarmento e José Leite de Vasconcelos and the last interventions were in 1995, when one of the houses was reconstructed and a warrior statue replica was put near the entrance of the second wall. [3]
The Citânia was protected by three lines of walls, with an exterior wall protecting the West and South and a moat in the North and South. [2] These walls were created using local granite blocks. [2] About 160 houses have been found within the Citânia walls. [4] Most of these houses are circular, with diameters of about 5m, granitic stone walls, and conic ceilings made of perishable materials. [2] These houses typically form neighborhoods of 4 or 5 buildings, facing a common patio and surrounded by a wall, forming areas of 200-300m2. [4] On the periphery of the Citânia, a public bath building was found. [4] Warrior statues were found in the Citânia, one of them overseeing the main entrance of the Citânia. [2] The Citânia has a main road with a north–south orientation and collateral roads of east–west orientation. [4]
The archeological findings in Citânia de Sanfins belonged to multiple eras, for example: [1]
Many of the findings are displayed in the nearby Museu Arqueológico da Citânia de Sanfins in Sanfins de Ferreira. [5]
Citânia de Sanfins | |
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| |
General information | |
Type | Castro |
Architectural style | Chalcolithic |
Location | Sanfins de Ferreira |
Town or city | Paços de Ferreira |
Country | Portugal |
Coordinates | 41°19′24″N 8°23′12″W / 41.32333°N 8.38667°W |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
The Citância de Sanfins is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in the Portuguese civil parish of Sanfins de Ferreira in the municipality of Paços de Ferreira. [1] The construction of the Castro site developed over many phases, between the 5th century BCE and the 2nd century CE. [2] The Castro had a period of Roman occupation that started during the 3rd Century CE, being abandoned during the 4th Century CE. [1] The site also includes a chapel dedicated to Saint Romanus (c. 14th Century) and 34 graves belonging to a Christian cemetery from the Medieval age (c. 13th Century CE). [1] The Castro was first dug in 1895 by Francisco Martins Sarmento e José Leite de Vasconcelos and the last interventions were in 1995, when one of the houses was reconstructed and a warrior statue replica was put near the entrance of the second wall. [3]
The Citânia was protected by three lines of walls, with an exterior wall protecting the West and South and a moat in the North and South. [2] These walls were created using local granite blocks. [2] About 160 houses have been found within the Citânia walls. [4] Most of these houses are circular, with diameters of about 5m, granitic stone walls, and conic ceilings made of perishable materials. [2] These houses typically form neighborhoods of 4 or 5 buildings, facing a common patio and surrounded by a wall, forming areas of 200-300m2. [4] On the periphery of the Citânia, a public bath building was found. [4] Warrior statues were found in the Citânia, one of them overseeing the main entrance of the Citânia. [2] The Citânia has a main road with a north–south orientation and collateral roads of east–west orientation. [4]
The archeological findings in Citânia de Sanfins belonged to multiple eras, for example: [1]
Many of the findings are displayed in the nearby Museu Arqueológico da Citânia de Sanfins in Sanfins de Ferreira. [5]