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Senhor dos Mártires archaeological site

Iron Age cremation cemetery, Alentejo, 5th–3rd century BCE

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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.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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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

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Storage Structures

Containers
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Burial and Funerary Structures

CemeteriesGravesTombs
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Religious and Ritual Structures

Churches
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Agricultural and Land Use Features

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Country

Portugal

Coordinates

38.37° N, -8.52° E