Citânia De Sanfins
Architecture
The Citânia was protected by three lines of walls, with an exterior wall protecting the West and South and a moat in the North and South. These walls were created using local granite blocks. About 160 houses have been found within the Citânia walls. Most of these houses are circular, with diameters of about 5m, granitic stone walls, and conic ceilings made of perishable materials. These houses typically form neighborhoods of 4 or 5 buildings, facing a common patio and surrounded by a wall, forming areas of 200-300m. On the periphery of the Citânia, a public bath building was found. Warrior statues were found in the Citânia, one of them overseeing the main entrance of the Citânia. The Citânia has a main road with a north–south orientation and collateral roads of east–west orientation.
Findings
The archeological findings in Citânia de Sanfins belonged to multiple eras, for example:
- Portuguese coins: One of John I of Portugal and two of Sebastian of Portugal.
- An unknown coin minted in the 4th century CE.
- Forty-two Roman coins, from Tiberius to an indeterminate Emperor in the 4th century.
- Pottery of the Castro, Roman, and later times.
Many of the findings are displayed in the nearby Museu Arqueológico da Citânia de Sanfins in Sanfins de Ferreira.
See also
References
- ^ Silva, Armando; Centeno, Rui (2014). "Escavações arqueológicas na Citânia de Sanfins (Paços de Ferreira): 1977-1978" (PDF). Portugália.
- ^ Património Cultural DGPC. "Citânia de Sanfins".
- ^ CM Paços de Ferreira. "Citânia de Sanfins". {} (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ^ "Portal do Arqueólogo". arqueologia.patrimoniocultural.pt. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ^ CM Paços de Ferreira. "Museu Arqueológico da Citânia de Sanfins". {} (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-05.