Montecordova Workshop, Tuesday
On the Tuesday we spent most of the day looking at the hill fort of Citânia de Sanfins, and then at the museum where they exhibit the archaeological finds from the site.
This hill fort was first occupied by Neolithic people and then used by the Romans. It was estimated that in the 1st and 2nd centuries BC, over 3,000 people lived on this hill top, making their living from working iron and trading with the local farmers. They used circular huts, the stone foundations of which are still evident. The Romans abandoned the circle for the oblong and the outlines of their buildings can also be seen.
Standing on this promontory with the sun coming and going I found it difficult not to go into full 'landscape mode', and some of the following pictures are more traditional than I would have liked. But they do give a feeling of the total site so I have included them.
The museum was a short car ride away from the hill fort. Maria made the find of the enormous chair stored in an old lean-to structure. It was filthy and she refused to sit on it (Brian wasn't so fussy), but it certainly made some playful pictures.
This hill fort was first occupied by Neolithic people and then used by the Romans. It was estimated that in the 1st and 2nd centuries BC, over 3,000 people lived on this hill top, making their living from working iron and trading with the local farmers. They used circular huts, the stone foundations of which are still evident. The Romans abandoned the circle for the oblong and the outlines of their buildings can also be seen.
Standing on this promontory with the sun coming and going I found it difficult not to go into full 'landscape mode', and some of the following pictures are more traditional than I would have liked. But they do give a feeling of the total site so I have included them.
The museum was a short car ride away from the hill fort. Maria made the find of the enormous chair stored in an old lean-to structure. It was filthy and she refused to sit on it (Brian wasn't so fussy), but it certainly made some playful pictures.
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