Beja

Country
Portugal

County/ Region
Beja/ Alentejo

Archaeological Period
1400-1500 AD

Year of excation
Unknown

Species present

  • Vertebra of a small, unidentified whale
The district of Beja (red) on the map of Portugal. © University Museum of Bergen

References

  • Detry, C., Santos, A. B., Casimiro, T., Caessa, A., & Mota, N. 2020. Animal remains from 17th century Carnide, Lisbon, Portugal. In Umberto Albarella, Cleia Detry, Catarina Ginja, Ana Elisabete Pires, Sónia Gabriel, & João Tereso (Eds.), The Archaeology of Animals: From The Mediterranean to the Atlantic. Oxford: Oxbow, p. 10