Mariana Nabais
Biographic Data
| ID | 133349 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mariana Nabais |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mariana |
| FAMILY NAME | Nabais |
| SIGNATURE | NABAIS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5344-237X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Subsistence change during the Romanisation of southern Portugal
The cultural and economic transition from the Late Iron Age to the Roman Republican period in the Iberian Peninsula, often termed ‘Romanisation’, involved the Roman pacification of Iron Age communities between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE. This transition can be traced through changes in subsistence practices, yet the lack of detailed comparative research in southern Portugal has limited regional interpretations. This study presents results from…
Faunal resource use in the Solutrean of Western-Central Iberia
Gruta do Caldeirão (Tomar, Portugal), first excavated in 1979–1988, contains a well-dated stratigraphic sequence spanning the last 60,000 years of the region’s Prehistory. Excavation resumed in 2021–2025; here, we report on the zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of the small assemblage of macromammal remains retrieved in the Late Gravettian/Protosolutrean to Upper Solutrean levels explored during this latter phase of work at the site. Taxo…
Ungulates and carnivores from the late MIS-5 Neanderthal occupation of Gruta da Figueira Brava (Portugal)
This study examines the ungulate and carnivore remains recovered from the Middle Palaeolithic site of Gruta da Figueira Brava, Portugal, to assess Neanderthal subsistence strategies in the region during late Marine Isotope Stage 5 (MIS-5). The site, now facing the Atlantic Ocean, was located up to 2 km inland at the time of occupation, providing access to both terrestrial and coastal environments. Despite extensive fragmentation and carbonate enc…
Roman Republican Subsistence Strategies
This study examines the zooarchaeological remains from Castelo Velho de Safara, southern Portugal, to explore subsistence strategies and economic practices during the Roman Republican occupation. Located on a naturally defensive platform, the site reveals a rich stratigraphic sequence spanning from the Chalcolithic to the early Roman Empire. The analysis of faunal remains recovered from Compartment 2 focuses on taxonomic identification, anatomica…
Experimental replication of early human behaviour in bird preparation
The origin of complex behaviour amongst early humans is a subject of heated debate within the scientific community, and the study of small prey remains has become a significant aspect when examining such modern behaviour. Nonetheless, the consumption of small prey by human populations poses analytical difficulties due to the often negligible, or entirely absent, traces on bone surfaces. To address this difficulty, an experimental study focusing o…
Nova Planta Do Castelo Velho De Safara
Com este estudo apresenta-se uma nova perspectiva tridimensional do Castelo Velho de Safara (Moura), um dos grandes povoados muralhados da Idade do Ferro/período Romano Republicano existentes na linha do Rio Guadiana, criada a partir de um levantamento de alta resolução realizado com sensor LiDAR acoplado a um drone. O resultado obtido permitiu a definição detalhada da planta da muralha, o que implicou a revisão da superfície de ocupação, que ago…
The exploitation of crabs by Last Interglacial Iberian Neanderthals
Hominin consumption of small prey has been much discussed over the past decades. Such resources are often considered to be unproductive in the Middle Paleolithic due to their limited meat yield and, hence, low energy return. However, ethnographic studies suggest that small prey—including shellfish—are a reliable, predictable and by no means marginal resource, and there is increasing evidence for their inclusion in hominin diets during the Middle …
Human-bird interaction in last Interglacial Iberia
Composition and manufacture of a rare gold example of the Mesopotamian "tree of life" iconography and coeval jewellery in southwestern Iberian Peninsula
Brief overview of zooarchaeological research within the framework of Middle Palaeolithic subsistence theories
In the course of a general review of zooarchaeological studies, particular attention is given to the development of the thinking process associated with hominin dietary strategies. Since the dawn of archaeological studies animal bones were noticed and recovered in association with man‐made tools. Since then, faunal remains have been discussed as the result of human dietary practices. However, the way such feeding activities were conducted has bee…
Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers
Fruits of the sea The origins of marine resource consumption by humans have been much debated. Zilhão et al. present evidence that, in Atlantic Iberia's coastal settings, Middle Paleolithic Neanderthals exploited marine resources at a scale on par with the modern human–associated Middle Stone Age of southern Africa (see the Perspective by Will). Excavations at the Figueira Brava site on Portugal's Atlantic coast reveal shell middens rich in the r…
Chelonian use in Portugal
A relutância das populações rurais às influências orientalizantes do 1o milénio a.C
As intervenções arqueológicas em várias ocupações rurais datadas do 1o milénio a.C. na margem direita do curso médio do rio Guadiana, em Portugal, levadas a cabo no âmbito do plano de salvaguarda da Barragem de Alqueva, permitiram a recolha de cinco conjuntos zooarqueológicos provenientes da Rocha do Vigio 2, Espinhaço de Cão 1, Monte dos Musgos 10, Malhada dos Gagos 13 e Malhada das Mimosas 2. O estudo arqueofaunístico demonstrou uma marcada dep…
Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal
A total of 270 Middle Palaeolithic sites are recorded in the Portuguese Archaeology Archive. Of these, only a few have been systematically excavated and shown to present valuable archaeological information or reliable absolute dating evidence. Just 13 sites yielded animal remains. Most of these assemblages, however, are of indeterminate origin or are the result of natural or carnivore accumulations. Only three sites yielded faunal assemblages pro…
Animal Bones from the Late Neolithic Site of Ponte da Azambuja 2 (Évora, Portugal)
Neolithic faunal assemblages are scarce in Portugal, and although some trends related to the beginning of domestication are now becoming understood, more data and further zooarchaeological analyses are necessary to fully understand them. Ponte da Azambuja 2 is a set of three Late Neolithic ditch enclosures located in the Alentejo region, Southern Portugal. It was discovered in 2008 by the archaeological unit Crivarque during the construction of a…
The exploitation of crabs by Last Interglacial Iberian Neanderthals
Hominin consumption of small prey has been much discussed over the past decades. Such resources are often considered to be unproductive in the Middle Paleolithic due to their limited meat yield and, hence, low energy return. However, ethnographic studies suggest that small prey—including shellfish—are a reliable, predictable and by no means marginal resource, and there is increasing evidence for their inclusion in hominin diets during the Middle …
Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal
A total of 270 Middle Palaeolithic sites are recorded in the Portuguese Archaeology Archive. Of these, only a few have been systematically excavated and shown to present valuable archaeological information or reliable absolute dating evidence. Just 13 sites yielded animal remains. Most of these assemblages, however, are of indeterminate origin or are the result of natural or carnivore accumulations. Only three sites yielded faunal assemblages pro…
Human-bird interaction in last Interglacial Iberia
Chelonian use in Portugal
Experimental replication of early human behaviour in bird preparation
The origin of complex behaviour amongst early humans is a subject of heated debate within the scientific community, and the study of small prey remains has become a significant aspect when examining such modern behaviour. Nonetheless, the consumption of small prey by human populations poses analytical difficulties due to the often negligible, or entirely absent, traces on bone surfaces. To address this difficulty, an experimental study focusing o…
Animal Bones from the Late Neolithic Site of Ponte da Azambuja 2 (Évora, Portugal)
Neolithic faunal assemblages are scarce in Portugal, and although some trends related to the beginning of domestication are now becoming understood, more data and further zooarchaeological analyses are necessary to fully understand them. Ponte da Azambuja 2 is a set of three Late Neolithic ditch enclosures located in the Alentejo region, Southern Portugal. It was discovered in 2008 by the archaeological unit Crivarque during the construction of a…
Animal Bones from the Late Neolithic Site of Ponte da Azambuja 2 (Évora, Portugal)
Neolithic faunal assemblages are scarce in Portugal, and although some trends related to the beginning of domestication are now becoming understood, more data and further zooarchaeological analyses are necessary to fully understand them. Ponte da Azambuja 2 is a set of three Late Neolithic ditch enclosures located in the Alentejo region, Southern Portugal. It was discovered in 2008 by the archaeological unit Crivarque during the construction of a…
A relutância das populações rurais às influências orientalizantes do 1o milénio a.C
As intervenções arqueológicas em várias ocupações rurais datadas do 1o milénio a.C. na margem direita do curso médio do rio Guadiana, em Portugal, levadas a cabo no âmbito do plano de salvaguarda da Barragem de Alqueva, permitiram a recolha de cinco conjuntos zooarqueológicos provenientes da Rocha do Vigio 2, Espinhaço de Cão 1, Monte dos Musgos 10, Malhada dos Gagos 13 e Malhada das Mimosas 2. O estudo arqueofaunístico demonstrou uma marcada dep…
Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal
A total of 270 Middle Palaeolithic sites are recorded in the Portuguese Archaeology Archive. Of these, only a few have been systematically excavated and shown to present valuable archaeological information or reliable absolute dating evidence. Just 13 sites yielded animal remains. Most of these assemblages, however, are of indeterminate origin or are the result of natural or carnivore accumulations. Only three sites yielded faunal assemblages pro…
Chelonian use in Portugal
Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers
Fruits of the sea The origins of marine resource consumption by humans have been much debated. Zilhão et al. present evidence that, in Atlantic Iberia's coastal settings, Middle Paleolithic Neanderthals exploited marine resources at a scale on par with the modern human–associated Middle Stone Age of southern Africa (see the Perspective by Will). Excavations at the Figueira Brava site on Portugal's Atlantic coast reveal shell middens rich in the r…
Brief overview of zooarchaeological research within the framework of Middle Palaeolithic subsistence theories
In the course of a general review of zooarchaeological studies, particular attention is given to the development of the thinking process associated with hominin dietary strategies. Since the dawn of archaeological studies animal bones were noticed and recovered in association with man‐made tools. Since then, faunal remains have been discussed as the result of human dietary practices. However, the way such feeding activities were conducted has bee…
Nova Planta Do Castelo Velho De Safara
Com este estudo apresenta-se uma nova perspectiva tridimensional do Castelo Velho de Safara (Moura), um dos grandes povoados muralhados da Idade do Ferro/período Romano Republicano existentes na linha do Rio Guadiana, criada a partir de um levantamento de alta resolução realizado com sensor LiDAR acoplado a um drone. O resultado obtido permitiu a definição detalhada da planta da muralha, o que implicou a revisão da superfície de ocupação, que ago…
The exploitation of crabs by Last Interglacial Iberian Neanderthals
Hominin consumption of small prey has been much discussed over the past decades. Such resources are often considered to be unproductive in the Middle Paleolithic due to their limited meat yield and, hence, low energy return. However, ethnographic studies suggest that small prey—including shellfish—are a reliable, predictable and by no means marginal resource, and there is increasing evidence for their inclusion in hominin diets during the Middle …
Human-bird interaction in last Interglacial Iberia
Composition and manufacture of a rare gold example of the Mesopotamian "tree of life" iconography and coeval jewellery in southwestern Iberian Peninsula
Experimental replication of early human behaviour in bird preparation
The origin of complex behaviour amongst early humans is a subject of heated debate within the scientific community, and the study of small prey remains has become a significant aspect when examining such modern behaviour. Nonetheless, the consumption of small prey by human populations poses analytical difficulties due to the often negligible, or entirely absent, traces on bone surfaces. To address this difficulty, an experimental study focusing o…
Ungulates and carnivores from the late MIS-5 Neanderthal occupation of Gruta da Figueira Brava (Portugal)
This study examines the ungulate and carnivore remains recovered from the Middle Palaeolithic site of Gruta da Figueira Brava, Portugal, to assess Neanderthal subsistence strategies in the region during late Marine Isotope Stage 5 (MIS-5). The site, now facing the Atlantic Ocean, was located up to 2 km inland at the time of occupation, providing access to both terrestrial and coastal environments. Despite extensive fragmentation and carbonate enc…
Roman Republican Subsistence Strategies
This study examines the zooarchaeological remains from Castelo Velho de Safara, southern Portugal, to explore subsistence strategies and economic practices during the Roman Republican occupation. Located on a naturally defensive platform, the site reveals a rich stratigraphic sequence spanning from the Chalcolithic to the early Roman Empire. The analysis of faunal remains recovered from Compartment 2 focuses on taxonomic identification, anatomica…
Subsistence change during the Romanisation of southern Portugal
The cultural and economic transition from the Late Iron Age to the Roman Republican period in the Iberian Peninsula, often termed ‘Romanisation’, involved the Roman pacification of Iron Age communities between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE. This transition can be traced through changes in subsistence practices, yet the lack of detailed comparative research in southern Portugal has limited regional interpretations. This study presents results from…
Faunal resource use in the Solutrean of Western-Central Iberia
Gruta do Caldeirão (Tomar, Portugal), first excavated in 1979–1988, contains a well-dated stratigraphic sequence spanning the last 60,000 years of the region’s Prehistory. Excavation resumed in 2021–2025; here, we report on the zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of the small assemblage of macromammal remains retrieved in the Late Gravettian/Protosolutrean to Upper Solutrean levels explored during this latter phase of work at the site. Taxo…
Geography (12 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 works) · Biology (9 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (7 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Taphonomy (7 works) · Subsistence agriculture (6 works) · Zooarchaeology (6 works)