The SHARE meetings are bi-monthly seminars created, coordinated, and held by doctoral students enrolled in the third cycle of studies in history, archaeology and geography of the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Minho / Lab2PT. Besides being an opportunity for doctorate students to meet, each session enables a doctoral student to present the progress of their research and receive contributions from their peers.

 

SHARE.ICS #19 Diogo Marinho |Traces of the Past in a Changing Landscape: Segmented Circles of the Northwestern Iberian Peninsula

 

Abstract:

The main objective of this project is to study the engraved segmented circles of a significant part of the Iberian Northwest, in interaction with the settlement and the physical environment, for a better understanding of the socio-ideological dynamics of Bronze Age communities.
To achieve these objectives, premises from Post-Procedural Archaeology and Anthropology of Art and methodologies from Space Archaeology and Archaeoastronomy will be used, in addition to the use of a Geographic Information System.
This unprecedented work aims to assess the possibility that these recorded places are, simultaneously, sanctuaries to celestial entities and astronomical observatories, providing better knowledge about the interrelationships of communities with the physical terrestrial and celestial space.
The data will be scientifically disseminated in several languages ​​(Portuguese, Spanish and English). They will also be made publicly available so that the general public, territory managers, teachers and students can be active in safeguarding and enhancing this heritage.

 

Biography:

Diogo Marinho studied a degree in Archaeology, between 2016 and 2019, at the University of Minho. He later completed a Master’s in Archaeology at the same university, between 2019 and 2022, where he completed his dissertation on rock art, more specifically on the engraved segmented circles of Northwest Portugal. During this journey he gained vast experience in topics related to the different styles of rock art in the Northwest, their interrelation with settlement and the handling of GIS. He has been working since 2020, having carried out excavations, archaeological monitoring and cleaning and surveying rock art.
He is a researcher in a project registered with Lab2PT. He presented oral communications and posters at national and international scientific events. He also gave open classes as part of the Master’s Degree in Archaeology at the University of Minho, on topics dealing with prospecting and the use of new digital tools in the study of rock art. In addition to his master’s dissertation, he is the author of 1 article in a national peer-reviewed journal, 1 article in an international peer-reviewed journal (integrated in Scopus), 1 book chapter, 2 articles in conference proceedings and 2 posters. Regarding academic performance, the author of this project received the “University of Minho Excellence Grant” in 2019 and the “Mário Cardoso Award” in 2020. He recently obtained a doctoral scholarship, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, starting in 2024, and is currently finishing the 1st year of his doctorate.

 

 

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