Category: Archaeology > Fortified Settlement
District: Braga > Barcelos > Balugães > Sítio de Carmona
- Located on Mount Carmona, known by various names: "Caramona, Carbona and Cramona".
- It spreads across the parishes of Balugães and Carvoeiro.
- It borders the Serra da Pedela to the north through the Portela do Agudelo.
- Dates back to the Iron Age, featuring three lines of walls.
- The dwellings had different shapes, including circles and rectangles, with distinct entrances.
- Water was obtained from a central well.
- Possibly played a central role in the settlement of the Neiva Valley in the first millennium BC.
- Its relationship with surrounding settlements is being studied.
- During the Roman period, it was reused, showing traces of imported pottery and amphorae.
- Indicates participation in a network of inter-regional contacts.
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Coordinates DD: 41.64823900946656, -8.64832726280198
Coordinates DMS: 41°38'53.7"N 08°38'54.0"W
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