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- Roman amphora production in the Algarve (Southern Portugal)Publication . Bernardes, João Pedro; Viegas, CatarinaDuring the Roman period, pottery production was disseminated across the Algarve region, mainly on the coast, and in most cases it has a direct connection with fish-salting units. Somewhat fewer than ten production sites are known to have manufactured amphorae and complementarily domestic pottery and building ceramics, although on only five of them have the fabrics been studied and published. The site at Martinhal on the westernmost part of the coast deserves to be specially highlighted, since it is the only one where the dimensions of the production area are better known, and there are features that allow the evaluation of the structures that supported the production. Most of these production centres began in the 3rd century AD and were dedicated mostly to the manufacture of amphorae to contain and transport fish products, such as types Almagro 50, Almagro 51c and Almagro 51a-b/Algarve 1. Local production prior to the 3rd century was rare, and the only workshops known were located in the eastern Algarve, in S. Bartolomeu de Castro Marim and in Manta Rota, where a late variant of type Dressel 14 was produced. The increase in fish salting from the 3rd century onward certainly contributed to the affirmation of the pottery production units in the region.
- Augusto e a (re)organização administrativa do sul da LusitâniaPublication . Bernardes, João PedroLiterary, archaeological and numismatic sources allow us to meet various oppida in southern Lusitania in the 1st century BC. As in other parts of Hispania, the new administrative order drawn by Augustus at the end of this century, will rank and choose to capital of civitates several of these cities. Not all will succeed; the presence or absence of elites, the local resources or investment in infrastructure will lead the success of a few and the wasting of other, even sometimes to its disappearance. The development process of the new order initiated by Augustus will culminate in a new reality in which the most visible is the dismantling of the tribal structure and the emergence of a new territory dominated by new centralities and regional networks. This paper observes the most significant changes operated in southern Lusitania.