Materiales prehistóricos de a Ceada das Chás/ Castelo de Lobarzánuna aproximación desde el conjunto cerámico y sus patrones decorativos

Abstract

Thi study is focused on the spatial analysis of the prehistoric remains and the techniques and decorative patterns of the pottery assemblage recorded at A Ceada das Chás/Castelo de Lobarzán (Oímbra/Monterrei, Ourense). Our results allow us to address questions regarding the occupation, settlement patterns and chronology. We propose an occupation model in altitude, articulated around granite blocks and likely with perishable structures. In addition, the presence of relevant archaeological materials inside the small caves close to the pottery dispersion areas, and the recent identification of schematic paintings in one of them, increase the range of uses of the archaeological site, including their symbolic use. This arhcaeological evidence, together with the pottery assemblage, the flint tools and other allochthonous materials, reinforces the hypothesis of the Támega River as a relevant interaction corridor and its role during prehistory in the Northwest of iberia.