The Prehistory of Portugal
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This project builds on collaborative work by Dr. Marks and Dr.                  Joao Zilhao, a Portuguese archaeologist.  Together they have                    examined museum collections of artifacts excavated in the                       Estremadura region of Central Portugal and visited and tested a                 number of archaeological sites.  These investigations show that a               range of poorly dated and little understood archaeological                      cultures are present and that they probably span the period of                  the Upper Pleistocene.                                                                                                                                          Together the investigators will conduct a series of field and                   laboratory studies with two major goals:  the definition of                     Portuguese Upper Paleolithic industries based on a carefully                    excavated materials and secondly, the placement of these                        industries into a locally derived chronostratigraphic framework                 based upon both absolute dating and relative dating through                     associations with sequences of exposed alluvial and eolian                      formations.  To accomplish this they will conduct excavations at                already known sites and attempt to locate new ones.  Absolute                   dates will be obtained through thermolumenescent dating of burned               flint artifacts.  Materials will be analyzed in Portugal at the                 close of each field season.                                                                                                                                     The Upper Paleolithic marks the appearance of anatomically modern               humans in Western Europe.  This period is also characterized by                 the appearance of such uniquely human features as art and the                   elaboration of complex ceremonial behavior.  Most of what is                    presently known derives from a rich complex of sites located in                 Southwestern France, and therefore, our understanding is likely                 biased.  This research is important because it will provide a                   broader and more balanced perspective on this important time in                 human prehistory.
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