event · evt_iberia1_castro_ratinhos_lba_occupation
Late Bronze Age fortified occupation at Castro dos Ratinhos
Castro dos Ratinhos was occupied as a fortified hilltop settlement during approximately the twelfth to ninth centuries BCE before a distinct later Iron Age sequence.
What is the evidence?
observation
Castro dos Ratinhos was occupied as a fortified hilltop settlement during approximately the twelfth to ninth centuries BCE before a distinct later Iron Age sequence.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1200 BCE–900 BCE
Precision: range
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- supports · provides archaeological observation
Novos dados sobre o Castro dos Ratinhos (Moura, Portugal): ocupação do Bronze Final e transição para a Idade do Ferro — João Fonte, Tiago do Pereiro, Miguel Serra (2024)Provides the revised occupation sequence.
Locator: pp. 119–135, Late Bronze Age phase
Interpretation and caveats
The site demonstrates durable aggregation and enclosure in southwest Portugal without requiring direct continuity with every later castro or a single regional polity.
Event context
Classification
Event type: fortified settlement occupation
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Castro dos Ratinhos, Antecedents of later castro settlement
Why it matters to the timeline
The site is named in the brief and anchors hilltop, enclosure and continuity questions.
Research notes
- Provides the revised occupation sequence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: pp. 119–135, Late Bronze Age phase.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Novos dados sobre o Castro dos Ratinhos (Moura, Portugal): ocupação do Bronze Final e transição para a Idade do Ferro — João Fonte, Tiago do Pereiro, Miguel Serra (2024)Provides the revised occupation sequence.
Locator: pp. 119–135, Late Bronze Age phase
Referenced records
- Antecedents of later castro settlement · entity
- Castro dos Ratinhos · entity