Senhor dos Mártires archaeological site
Iron Age cremation cemetery, Alentejo, 5th–3rd century BCE
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Senhor dos Mártires archaeological site
38.3737° N, -8.5215° E
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The Archaeological Site of Senhor dos Mártires (Portuguese: Estação Arqueológica do Senhor dos Mártires) is an archaeological site associated with Greek interventions in the Alentejo, in civil parish of Santa Maria do Castelo, municipality of Alcácer do Sal.
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Greek ceramics date
4th and 3rd century BCE
Site occupation
5th–3rd century BCE
Research by J. Possidónio N. da Silva
late 19th century
First discovery
1874
Initial investigation
1875
Re-discovery and study
1895
Systematic excavation by Virgílio Correia
1926–1927
Archaeological Features
Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site
Storage Structures
Burial and Funerary Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Agricultural and Land Use Features
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