Excavations in Mértola Reveal the Necropolis of the 2nd and 1st Centuries B.C.
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The traces found now, the municipality notes, reveal "a dimension and chronological scope significantly superior to those known to date".
A new area of a necropolis of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC was discovered in Mértola, thanks to excavations during the construction of the "green belt" of the village. The discovery includes 46 cremation graves and suggests the presence of an even older sector.
The new area of the necropolis was identified in the work of the Green Belt. A possible burial of the 7th century B.C. remains under study. The content Works in Mértola reveal 46 burials and Roman-Republican nucleus in Cerro das Neves appears first in Barlavento.
The Câmara Municipal de Mértola informs that the works of archaeological monitoring in the work of the firm of the Green Belt allowed to identify a new area of the Necropolis of Cerro das Neves. This discovery complements the intervention already carried out in Largo da Feira, confirming that it is the same funerary complex of cremation, but revealing now [...] The content Discovered archaeological in Mértola with 2,600 years of history appears …
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