Um forno e dois crânios encontrados na porta Sul da Egitânia (Idanha-a-Velha): uma descoberta única do início da Idade Média

Sofia Tereso; Carla Ribeiro; José  Cristóvão; Tomas Cordero; Ricardo Costeira da Silva; Catarina Tente; Pedro Carvalho

doi:10.14195/2182-7982_41_9

Authors

Sofia Tereso Universidade de Coimbra, CIAS https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7865-0068
Carla Ribeiro Município de Idanha-a-Nova https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4771-8613
José Cristóvão Município de Idanha-a-Nova
Tomas Cordero Instituto de Estudos Medievais, FCSH-NOVA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7122-4050
Ricardo Costeira da Silva Universidade de Coimbra, CEIS20, Faculdade de Letras https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1006-8562
Catarina Tente Instituto de Estudos Medievais, FCSH-NOVA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7944-1583
Pedro Carvalho Universidade de Coimbra, CEIS20, Faculdade de Letras https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3749-3542

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2182-7982_41_9

Keywords:

Late-Roman wall, ancient city, Early Medieval oven, secondary funerary context, non-adult burial deposits

Abstract

Two crania were identified during the excavations carried out in 2019 in the historic village of Idanha-a-Velha, under project IGAEDIS: from Civitas Igaeditanorum to Egitania. The construction and development of the city and establishment of its territories from Roman times to the donation of the city to the Knights Templar (1st to 12th century), two crania were unearthed from a small oven located at the South door of the ancient Roman city. The crania were of two individuals aged between 7 and 16 years and were dated from the late Roman era. Their secondary position occurred after the oven was abandoned, probably already in the 6th century. This deposit, original and unique in Lusitanian and Peninsular funerary context, raises several questions about the interpretation and reading of time sequences in the formation of complex archaeological contexts. The two individuals were analysed and the results of this study are presented.