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Zambujal

Antiquity46 (183)Published In 1972 • Pages: 191-197

By: Sangmeister, Edward, Schubart, Hermanfrid.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper summarizes the discoveries at the fortified settlement of Zambujal, Portugal up to approximately 1970. The excavations at the site were directed by the authors beginning in 1964 on behalf of the German Archaeological Institute at Madrid and the Institute of Prehistory of the University of Freiburg in Breisgau. Much detailed information is presented in this work on the fortifications at this settlement. The authors suggest that Zambujal may have served as a major trading center in the region and that these fortifications may have been necessary to protect the inhabitants from raids by members of other trading centers in the area.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Archaeological excavation methods
Ceramic technology
Settlement patterns
Commercial facilities
Military installations
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Bell Beaker
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Europe
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
General Europe
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
NotesAdditional notes
E. Sangmeister and H. Schubart
Includes bibliographical references (p.197 )
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
29021740
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Bell beaker culture