SCIENTIA ANTIQUITATIS

From Conservation to Archaeological Sites

Mariana Durana Pinto, José d'Encarnação, Eduarda Vieira — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100

The fascination with the past remains began already many centuries ago, and became an intrinsic characteristic of Western peoples, and it was under this framework that Archaeology arose as a science, based on the need for the study and preservation of the traces found. Portugal was no exception, and along with the consolidation and evolution of Archaeology as a scientific and professional area, concerns associated with the preservation, safeguarding, and museumization of archaeological heritage appeared because of the archaeological campaigns themselves. It was in this context that the figure of the conservator-restorer gradually emerged, whose evolution, applied to archaeological goods, accompanied the development of this scientific area, especially after April 25, 1974.

A Comunidade Judaica de Portalegre no Século XV

Margarida Monteiro — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100

The Jewish Quarter of Portalegre in the 15th century was a thriving community in the Alto Alentejo, composed mainly of artisan and merchant families. This study aims to explore the community and its economic life, highlighting its privileges and the complex relationships with the Christian majority. It also examines the role of the Jewish quarter as a refuge for Jews expelled from Castile in 1492, as well as discussing the historical problem of the synagogue's location and its surrounding area. Our goal is to contribute to a deeper understanding of Jewish history in Portugal, with a particular focus on the Alentejan border region.

CIL II 45

José d'Encarnação — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100

CIL II 45 was published by Emil Hübner based in a draft made by Manuel do Cenáculo, archbishop of Évora (1724-1814). This epigraphic Roman monument disappeared and, therefore, various interpretations of his text were presented. Finally, the piece was found and a better interpretation - de visu - of the text and his relevance became possible. This paper reports the way of this investigation.

Notas al ara CIL II^2/13, 1398 procedente de Los Villares (Corral de Calatrava, Ciudad Real)

Gregorio Carrasco Serrano, Rosario Cebrián Fernández — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100

The main objective of this work is to study a funerary altar from the municipality of Corral de Calatrava in the province of Ciudad Real. It as well-preserved limestone altar, with a crown and base. At the top are two pulvini, and between them is corresponding focus. Also, in the central body is represented a crown in whose interior space is shown the formula of consecration to the gods Manes, DMS. The iconography of the decorative elements of the altar is completed with a patera and an urceus on its lateral faces. It is, without doubt, a singular piece within the epigraphic documentation of this area of the southern Meseta of Hispania such as the province of Ciudad Real.