Ideotechnical representations in the megalithism of Mondego's platform: the case of Orca da Lapa do Lobo, Nelas

• Main Authors: Senna-Martinez, João Carlos, Carvalho, Margarida M.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Fundação Lapa do Lobo / UNIARQ - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa / CEAACP - Universidade do Algarve 2019
• Subjects: Megalithism; Mondego platform; Ideotechnical representations; Megalitismo; Plataforma do Mondego; Representações ideotécnicas; Cariz; Menhir; Orca
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/36452

The four excavation campaigns (2015-2018) carried out in the “ Orca da Lapa do Lobo” (County of Nelas, District of Viseu) revealed a situation, unique in the regional context in which it operates, of a tumular structure functioning, in fact, as an “ancestors sanctuary”. The symbolic practices associ...