Climate and human adaptation during the last Glacial Period in the Côa Valley region (Portugal)
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Fariseu’s archaeological excavations continue…
Call for a Research Grant N. 4 (M.Sc. student) – Fundação Côa Parque
Call for a Research Grant N. 3 (post-doctoral) – University of Coimbra
Sampling campaign for dating sediments and rocky-surfaces by cosmogenic nuclides
GIS-based predictive models in fluvial Palaeolithic archaeology
Fariseu’s fieldwork continuation (sedimentology and micromorphology)
Micromorphology and sedimentology sampling at the Fariseu site
Drop in water levels in the lower Côa River by EDP
Call for a Research Grant N. 1 (M.Sc. student) – University of Coimbra
MESA REDONDA – Património Natural e Cultural UNESCO
Participation in the EGU 2021 – General Assembly
Start geochemical analysis of Cardina siliciclastic sediments
Multiannual Archeology Research Project submission
Exploratory organic petrography at the Cardina site
OSL sampling at the Cardina and surroundings
Sampling along the Cardina 5 m-thick siliciclastic succession
Official project presentation session at the FCP
Fariseu’s archaeological excavations continue… July 18, 2022
After few months spent elaborating the first archaeological, sedimentological and chronological data obtained during previous fieldworks and laboratory analyses, archaeological excavations return at the Fariseu site (Rocha 9) by the archaeologists of the Côa Foundation.
Call for a Research Grant N. 3 (post-doctoral) – University of Coimbra February 09, 2022
Deadline for formalizing the application:
from 09-02-2022 to 22-02-2022
Sampling campaign for dating sediments and rocky-surfaces by cosmogenic nuclides February 08, 2022
During two days more than thirty samples of Plio-Quaternary silicilastic sediments were taken, with the essential collaboration of Régis BRAUCHER (Co-director of LN2C national laboratory – Lab + ASTER AMS – https://www.cerege.fr/fr/equipements/laboratoire-national-des-nucleides-cosmogeniques). These samples will be analyzed in the CNRS CEREGE LN2C laboratories (Aix en Provence Cedex 04, France).
GIS-based predictive models in fluvial Palaeolithic archaeology December 14, 2021
With the support of the PALEORESCUE and [email protected] projects, the defense of a master’s thesis in geographic information technologies took place at the University of Coimbra. The main objective of this dissertation was to carry out a set of cartographic results, with the support of GIS, related to the choice of the most appropriate analytical and methodological processes for the identification of areas with greater or lesser potential to the preservation of the Palaeolithic record in a fluvial geological/geomorphological context – Lower Valley of the River Lis – of the Leiria region (Central Portugal).
Fariseu’s fieldwork continuation (sedimentology and micromorphology) October 27, 2021
After some preliminary laboratory results, we returned to the field to complete the sedimentological observations and the sampling for micromorphology (with the invaluable help of postdoctoral fellow Maurizio Zambaldi) to bring the morphogenetic study of alluvial and periglacial slope deposits in the Côa Valley.
Micromorphology and sedimentology sampling at the Fariseu site May 21, 2021
After 3 days of intensive excavation work carried out by the archaeologists of FCP at the new Fariseu site, some samples of alluvial and slope deposits were taken for micromorphological petrographic analyses with the essential collaboration of Ph.D. Maurizio Zambaldi (post-doctoral researcher).
Drop in water levels in the lower Côa River by EDP May 13, 2021
Taking advantage from the maintenance work of the EDP company in the reservoir of the Pocinho dam, and the consequent drop in water levels in the lower Côa River, the archaeologists of the Côa Foundation will try to deepen the archaeological excavation at the new Fariseu site during next week.
Call for a Research Grant N. 1 (M.Sc. student) – University of Coimbra May 01, 2021
Deadline for formalizing the application:
from 16-04-2021 to 06-05-2021
MESA REDONDA – Património Natural e Cultural UNESCO April 28, 2021
Na próxima sexta-feira, dia 30 de abril, pelas 10 horas, decorrerá a Mesa Redonda com a participação dos Professores Fernanda Cravidão e Lúcio Cunha (membro do Projeto [email protected]), do Departamento de Geografia e Turismo, da Faculdade de Letras, no Mestrado em Turismo, Património e Território, na Unidade curricular de Gestão Turística dos Sítios Classificados como Património Mundial.
Será online e terá o link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/84468874386.
Participation in the EGU 2021 – General Assembly April 28, 2021
O Projeto [email protected] marcou presença na conferencia internacional da European Geosciences Union (EGU 2021 – General Assembly – https://www.egu21.eu/).
Start geochemical analysis of Cardina siliciclastic sediments April 22, 2021
The siliciclastic samples, taken every 2-3 cm from Cardina 5 m-thick siliciclastic succession, have been sent at the laboratory to perform lithogeochemistry/whole rock analysis.
Multiannual Archeology Research Project submission April 12, 2021
A request for a new PIPA (Multiannual Archeology Research Project) was submitted at he DGPC to continue the archaeological excavations along Côa Valley and surrounding plateau areas.
Exploratory organic petrography at the Cardina site March 29, 2021
Some preliminary observations were conducted on selected samples from the Cardina 5 m-thick siliciclastic succession to determine the nature and origin of the organic matter in the studied sediments.
OSL sampling at the Cardina and surroundings March 16, 2021
Sample collection for OSL (Optical Stimulated Luminescence) in order to dating the oldest phases of the Neanderthal occupation at the Cardina site. Several rock samples were also collected to perform sedimentary provenience studies.
Sampling along the Cardina 5 m-thick siliciclastic succession November 09, 2020
The main cross-section exposed in the Cardina site, with a 5 m-thick siliciclastic succession, was sampled every 2-3 cm.
Official project presentation session at the FCP June 20, 2020
Public presentation, in the Fundação Côa Parque (FCP – Vila Nova de Foz Côa), of the projects financed under the Vale do Côa International Research Awards:
“PROJETOS DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E DESENVOLVIMENTO TECNOLÓGICO para a promoção de atividades de I&D de âmbito interdisciplinar e pluridisciplinar a realizar na região do Vale do Côa, classificada pela UNESCO como património da Humanidade”.
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