The Roman army in Central Portugal: Reassessing the archaeological evidence of two possible military sites
Following a complementary non-invasive analysis including satellite and aerial imagery, as well as UAV-based photogrammetric and LiDAR surveys, this paper presents and discusses the Roman military evidence identified at Alto do Golado (São Pedro do Sul) and Modedufe (Lamego). Though the archaeologi...
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Following a complementary non-invasive analysis including satellite and aerial imagery, as well as UAV-based photogrammetric and LiDAR surveys, this paper presents and discusses the Roman military evidence identified at Alto do Golado (São Pedro do Sul) and Modedufe (Lamego). Though the archaeological remains of these sites have been partly noticed before, undetected relevant aspects resulted in misinterpretations, which are now reassessed in this study. Constituting the first known evidence of the Roman army in the region located between the Vouga and Douro rivers, further analysis of computed GIS models resulted in some hypotheses regarding mobility, visibility and territorial control. Ultimately, this paper also stresses the importance and the need for additional, invasive archaeological research to validate these hypotheses and, consequently, contribute to a better understanding not only of the sites here discussed but also of the Roman military presence in Western Iberia.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0a9cfd6d73d9431a8149e4f2dfa3ebbc2025-08-20T02:23:48ZporCoimbra University PressConimbriga0084-91891647-86572024-11-016310.14195/1647-8657_63_3The Roman army in Central Portugal: Reassessing the archaeological evidence of two possible military sites Gil Vilarinho0Alexandre Jorge Canha1João Fonte2Universidade de Évora, CHAIA, HERCULES Laboratory, IN2PASTUniversidade de Coimbra, Centro de Estudos em Arqueologia, Artes e Ciências do Património (CEAACP)Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Centro de Humanidades (CHAM), Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas; Era-Arqueologia Following a complementary non-invasive analysis including satellite and aerial imagery, as well as UAV-based photogrammetric and LiDAR surveys, this paper presents and discusses the Roman military evidence identified at Alto do Golado (São Pedro do Sul) and Modedufe (Lamego). Though the archaeological remains of these sites have been partly noticed before, undetected relevant aspects resulted in misinterpretations, which are now reassessed in this study. Constituting the first known evidence of the Roman army in the region located between the Vouga and Douro rivers, further analysis of computed GIS models resulted in some hypotheses regarding mobility, visibility and territorial control. Ultimately, this paper also stresses the importance and the need for additional, invasive archaeological research to validate these hypotheses and, consequently, contribute to a better understanding not only of the sites here discussed but also of the Roman military presence in Western Iberia. https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/conimbriga/article/view/13738Roman campAirborne LiDARUAV PhotogrammetryGISViseu region |
| spellingShingle | Gil Vilarinho Alexandre Jorge Canha João Fonte The Roman army in Central Portugal: Reassessing the archaeological evidence of two possible military sites Conimbriga Roman camp Airborne LiDAR UAV Photogrammetry GIS Viseu region |
| title | The Roman army in Central Portugal: Reassessing the archaeological evidence of two possible military sites |
| title_full | The Roman army in Central Portugal: Reassessing the archaeological evidence of two possible military sites |
| title_fullStr | The Roman army in Central Portugal: Reassessing the archaeological evidence of two possible military sites |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Roman army in Central Portugal: Reassessing the archaeological evidence of two possible military sites |
| title_short | The Roman army in Central Portugal: Reassessing the archaeological evidence of two possible military sites |
| title_sort | roman army in central portugal reassessing the archaeological evidence of two possible military sites |
| topic | Roman camp Airborne LiDAR UAV Photogrammetry GIS Viseu region |
| url | https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/conimbriga/article/view/13738 |
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