Ana Catarina Sousa
Biographic Data
| ID | 3725361 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ana Catarina Sousa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ana Catarina |
| FAMILY NAME | Sousa |
| SIGNATURE | SOUSA A C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6133-7406 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 25 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Life Cycle. Links Between Settlements And Burial Caves During The Chalcolithic In The Lisbon Peninsula (Portugal)
This paper explores the spatial relationships between Chalcolithic settlements and funerary caves in the Lisbon Peninsula (Portugal), employing GIS-based cost surface modelling, Least Cost Path analysis, and Tobler’s Hiking Function. Using a focused case-study approach, we model potential paths connecting domestic and mortuary spaces, revealing patterns of accessibility, symbolic appropriation, and spatial memory across varied landscapes. Results…
Northern exposure
This study re-examines the personal adornment assemblage from the Bela Vista tholos (Sintra, Portugal), highlighting the rediscovery of a long-lost amber bead and clarifying the chronology and provenance of associated artifacts. The bead has been identified as Baltic amber through the use of FTIR spectroscopy. This material is known to be exceptionally rare in Iberian contexts prior to the Bronze Age. Complementary analyses (MACLAS and VORTEX) li…
A forest of green beads
This study addresses critical gaps in the provenance analysis of variscite and related green phosphate minerals, which serve as key tracers of prehistoric socio-economic networks in Late Prehistoric Europe (c. 6000–1200 BC). Despite their significance, existing provenance models are limited by small, unrepresentative datasets, outdated data processing techniques, and a lack of robust validation metrics. These limitations hinder the accurate recon…
Crafting illusions
The discovery of a set of beads, comprising both Sicilian amber and resin-coated beads in the Middle Bronze Age burial site of Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona, Spain), has sparked inquiries into whether the coating was intended for imitation or counterfeiting of amber. We assert that human-made materials, such as bead coatings, are intentionally conceived, designed, and crafted to fulfill specific functions. Thus, for an object to effectively …
A (re)descoberta da necrópole do Pai Mogo (Lourinhã, Portugal) e o fenómeno dos sepulcros tipo tholoi na Península de Lisboa
A (re)descoberta da necrópole do Pai Mogo, localizada na Lourinhã, Portugal, representa um avanço significativo no estudo dos sepulcros tipo tholoi na Península de Lisboa. Estes sepulcros são marcos do Calcolítico ibérico, notáveis pela sua arquitectura, deposições funerárias e oferendas votivas. O tholos do Pai Mogo, alvo de escavações em 1971, foi posteriormente vandalizado e aterrado. Cinquenta anos após a primeira intervenção, uma nova campan…
Unlocking archaeological data online via the Pepadb (Prehistoric Europe's Personal Adornment Database) initiative for Open Science
PEPAdb (Prehistoric Europe's Personal Adornment Database) is a long-term, open-ended project that aims to improve access to archaeological data online. Its website ( https://pepadb.us.es ) publishes and analyses datasets about prehistoric personal adornment, drawing on the results of various research projects and bibliographic references
From dots to dynamics
O concheiro do Lisandro (Mafra, Lisboa, Portugal)
O presente artigo efectua uma primeira apresentação do concheiro neolítico do Lisandro (Mafra, Lisboa, Portugal), numa abordagem interdisciplinar. Identificado em 2017 e objecto de uma escavação de emergência em 2018, Lisandro apresenta um depósito conquífero entre dunas, evidenciando uma ocupação exclusivamente relacionada com o consumo de fauna malacológica (bivalves e gastrópodes) datada do 3o quartel do 5o milénio a.n.e. Trata-se de um sítio …
A closer look at the forgotten bones of the Dolmen of Pedras Grandes (Odivelas, Portugal). (Examining old human remains 7)
The Dolmen of Pedras Grandes (Odivelas, Lisboa, Portugal) was discovered and excavated at the end of the 19th century by Carlos Ribeiro. In 2004, this monument was re-excavated by Rui Boaventura and a complete study was conducted. The Dolmen of Pedras Grandes presents a polygonal chamber and a very short passage and may have had a short period of burial activity in the 4thmillennium as indicated by the radiocarbon dates and the “archaic” artefact…
In the Sorraia River Valley (Coruche, Portugal)
This article is the result of archaeological and paleoenvironmental investigations carried out within the scope of the ANSOR project in the Sorraia valley (Coruche), on the left bank of the Lower Tagus. In the analysis of settlement dynamics between 5500 and 1800 a.n.e. we considered four moments: 1) The first peasant societies of the ancient Neolithic; 2) The Middle and Late Neolithic; 3) Chalcolithic; 4) The Early Bronze Age. The Sorraia valley…
Shine on you crazy diamond
Fluorite ornaments have been recorded in different sites of Europe since Upper Paleolithic. Due to its visual appearance and physical properties, some translucent or transparent mineralogies like fluorite were searched for or casually acquired by late prehistory’s human communities. After intensive research on archaeological contexts from the Iberian Peninsula with personal ornaments from 4th to 2nd millennia BCE, we have recently identified and …
Assessment of the environmental impacts of medical devices
O Sítio Do Moinho Do Custódio (Arruda Dos Vinhos)
No âmbito da Carta Arqueológica de Arruda dos Vinhos (2013-2015) efectua-se uma leitura global das ocorrências datáveis do 4o e 3o milénios a.n.e. neste território. O sítio do Moinho do Custódio, identificado em 2006, é objecto de uma análise circunstanciada, com as limitações inerentes a recolhas de superfície. Apresenta-se ainda uma breve análise dos modelos de povoamento do Neolítico final e Calcolítico, confrontando os dados de Arruda dos Vin…
The stone beads from Barrada’s hypogeum 1 (Aljezur, Algarve, Portugal). Greenstone distribution patterns in the Iberian Southwest late Neolithic
Distribución y consumo de cuentas de fluorita y translúcidas en la península ibérica del VI al II milenios ANE
Los minerales translúcidos fueron apreciados por las sociedades prehistóricas por su rareza, y fueron utilizados como elementos altamente simbólicos. Este trabajo aborda el uso y la caracterización de las cuentas translúcidas de la península ibérica, mediante análisis químico (espectroscopía Raman, espectrómetro de fluorescencia de rayos X portátil, difracción de rayos X y espectroscopia en región visible y en infrarrojo cercano) y contextual, ju…
The genomic history of the Iberian Peninsula over the past 8000 years
Genomics of the Iberian Peninsula Ancient DNA studies have begun to help us understand the genetic history and movements of people across the globe. Focusing on the Iberian Peninsula, Olalde et al. report genome-wide data from 271 ancient individuals from Iberia (see the Perspective by Vander Linden). The findings provide a comprehensive genetic time transect of the region. Linguistics analysis and genetic analysis of archaeological human remains…
Los huesos olvidados del dolmen de Carrascal (Agualva, Sintra, Portugal). Examinando los restos humanos antiguos
El dolmen de Carrascal (Sintra, Portugal) fue descubierto a finales del siglo XIX. Los restos óseos humanos depositados en el Museu dos Serviços Geológicos (Lisboa) han sido re-analizados con un programa que investiga el estilo de vida de las poblaciones del Neolítico Final de las regiones del centro/sur de Portugal.Según los recientes trabajos de campo enmarcados en el proyecto de Recuperación y Valorización del monumento llevados a cabo por el …
Technology and mobility
The Neolithic site of Casas Novas (Coruche, Portugal) has provided the earliest evidence of Neolithic occupation currently known on the left bank of the Tagus River. The material culture and the radiocarbon date show an occupation that fits in the earliest moments of the regional Neolithic. The typological and decorative characteristics of the ceramic assemblage show contacts and influences both from Mediterranean and the Iberian Meseta. In order…
The curious case of the Mesolithic Iberian dogs
Amber, beads and social interaction in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula
Paisajes sagrados de la Edad de Bronce tardía en el occidente de la Península Ibérica
Excavaciones arqueológicas en Penedo do Lexim (Mafra) han proporcionado datos interesantes sobre su ocupación durante el Bronce Final. La información disponible indica que su función principal no se relaciona con actividades domésticas permanentes, sino con prácticas extraordinarias y esporádicas, que parecen asociarse al comercio interregional o de larga distancia y/o con actividades rituales. En este trabajo presentamos las evidencias arqueológ…
Clay combustion structures in early Mesolithic at Cova da Baleia (Mafra, Portugal)
Distribution and chronological framework for Iberian variscite mining and consumption at Pico Centeno, Encinasola, Spain
AMS radiocarbon and OSL dating, and profiling were used to directly delimit periods of variscite production at Pico Centeno Mine 2. These results were integrated with analysis of other well-dated periods of variscite production to establish an Iberian-wide chronological framework. Variscite production at Pico Centeno Mine 2 began at ~ 5200 BC, coincident with alpine jade production or Casa Montero Iberian flint production. Variscite was only used…
El hacha de jadeíta de Portela do Outeiro (Sertã, Castelo Branco, Portugal)
contexto de origen. El hacha en cuestin tan slo cuenta con una ficha de inventario manuscrita en la que aparece la siguiente descripcin (fig
Walls, Gates and Towers. Fortified Settlements in the South and Centre of Portugal
In relation to the question of violence in the third millennium BCE, a synthesis is presented of fortified sites situated in the Centre and South of Portugal. The analysis is divided into three large territorial units: 1. Upper Eastern Algarve, with special emphasis on the Cerro do Castelo de Santa Justa; 2. Alentejo, in particular the middle Alentejo, where some recently excavated settlements and farms are to be found (São Pedro and Porto das Ca…
Amber, beads and social interaction in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula
The curious case of the Mesolithic Iberian dogs
Technology and mobility
The Neolithic site of Casas Novas (Coruche, Portugal) has provided the earliest evidence of Neolithic occupation currently known on the left bank of the Tagus River. The material culture and the radiocarbon date show an occupation that fits in the earliest moments of the regional Neolithic. The typological and decorative characteristics of the ceramic assemblage show contacts and influences both from Mediterranean and the Iberian Meseta. In order…
O concheiro do Lisandro (Mafra, Lisboa, Portugal)
O presente artigo efectua uma primeira apresentação do concheiro neolítico do Lisandro (Mafra, Lisboa, Portugal), numa abordagem interdisciplinar. Identificado em 2017 e objecto de uma escavação de emergência em 2018, Lisandro apresenta um depósito conquífero entre dunas, evidenciando uma ocupação exclusivamente relacionada com o consumo de fauna malacológica (bivalves e gastrópodes) datada do 3o quartel do 5o milénio a.n.e. Trata-se de um sítio …
Walls, Gates and Towers. Fortified Settlements in the South and Centre of Portugal
In relation to the question of violence in the third millennium BCE, a synthesis is presented of fortified sites situated in the Centre and South of Portugal. The analysis is divided into three large territorial units: 1. Upper Eastern Algarve, with special emphasis on the Cerro do Castelo de Santa Justa; 2. Alentejo, in particular the middle Alentejo, where some recently excavated settlements and farms are to be found (São Pedro and Porto das Ca…
El hacha de jadeíta de Portela do Outeiro (Sertã, Castelo Branco, Portugal)
contexto de origen. El hacha en cuestin tan slo cuenta con una ficha de inventario manuscrita en la que aparece la siguiente descripcin (fig
Distribution and chronological framework for Iberian variscite mining and consumption at Pico Centeno, Encinasola, Spain
AMS radiocarbon and OSL dating, and profiling were used to directly delimit periods of variscite production at Pico Centeno Mine 2. These results were integrated with analysis of other well-dated periods of variscite production to establish an Iberian-wide chronological framework. Variscite production at Pico Centeno Mine 2 began at ~ 5200 BC, coincident with alpine jade production or Casa Montero Iberian flint production. Variscite was only used…
Clay combustion structures in early Mesolithic at Cova da Baleia (Mafra, Portugal)
Paisajes sagrados de la Edad de Bronce tardía en el occidente de la Península Ibérica
Excavaciones arqueológicas en Penedo do Lexim (Mafra) han proporcionado datos interesantes sobre su ocupación durante el Bronce Final. La información disponible indica que su función principal no se relaciona con actividades domésticas permanentes, sino con prácticas extraordinarias y esporádicas, que parecen asociarse al comercio interregional o de larga distancia y/o con actividades rituales. En este trabajo presentamos las evidencias arqueológ…
The genomic history of the Iberian Peninsula over the past 8000 years
Genomics of the Iberian Peninsula Ancient DNA studies have begun to help us understand the genetic history and movements of people across the globe. Focusing on the Iberian Peninsula, Olalde et al. report genome-wide data from 271 ancient individuals from Iberia (see the Perspective by Vander Linden). The findings provide a comprehensive genetic time transect of the region. Linguistics analysis and genetic analysis of archaeological human remains…
Los huesos olvidados del dolmen de Carrascal (Agualva, Sintra, Portugal). Examinando los restos humanos antiguos
El dolmen de Carrascal (Sintra, Portugal) fue descubierto a finales del siglo XIX. Los restos óseos humanos depositados en el Museu dos Serviços Geológicos (Lisboa) han sido re-analizados con un programa que investiga el estilo de vida de las poblaciones del Neolítico Final de las regiones del centro/sur de Portugal.Según los recientes trabajos de campo enmarcados en el proyecto de Recuperación y Valorización del monumento llevados a cabo por el …
Technology and mobility
The Neolithic site of Casas Novas (Coruche, Portugal) has provided the earliest evidence of Neolithic occupation currently known on the left bank of the Tagus River. The material culture and the radiocarbon date show an occupation that fits in the earliest moments of the regional Neolithic. The typological and decorative characteristics of the ceramic assemblage show contacts and influences both from Mediterranean and the Iberian Meseta. In order…
The curious case of the Mesolithic Iberian dogs
Amber, beads and social interaction in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula
The stone beads from Barrada’s hypogeum 1 (Aljezur, Algarve, Portugal). Greenstone distribution patterns in the Iberian Southwest late Neolithic
Distribución y consumo de cuentas de fluorita y translúcidas en la península ibérica del VI al II milenios ANE
Los minerales translúcidos fueron apreciados por las sociedades prehistóricas por su rareza, y fueron utilizados como elementos altamente simbólicos. Este trabajo aborda el uso y la caracterización de las cuentas translúcidas de la península ibérica, mediante análisis químico (espectroscopía Raman, espectrómetro de fluorescencia de rayos X portátil, difracción de rayos X y espectroscopia en región visible y en infrarrojo cercano) y contextual, ju…
A closer look at the forgotten bones of the Dolmen of Pedras Grandes (Odivelas, Portugal). (Examining old human remains 7)
The Dolmen of Pedras Grandes (Odivelas, Lisboa, Portugal) was discovered and excavated at the end of the 19th century by Carlos Ribeiro. In 2004, this monument was re-excavated by Rui Boaventura and a complete study was conducted. The Dolmen of Pedras Grandes presents a polygonal chamber and a very short passage and may have had a short period of burial activity in the 4thmillennium as indicated by the radiocarbon dates and the “archaic” artefact…
In the Sorraia River Valley (Coruche, Portugal)
This article is the result of archaeological and paleoenvironmental investigations carried out within the scope of the ANSOR project in the Sorraia valley (Coruche), on the left bank of the Lower Tagus. In the analysis of settlement dynamics between 5500 and 1800 a.n.e. we considered four moments: 1) The first peasant societies of the ancient Neolithic; 2) The Middle and Late Neolithic; 3) Chalcolithic; 4) The Early Bronze Age. The Sorraia valley…
Shine on you crazy diamond
Fluorite ornaments have been recorded in different sites of Europe since Upper Paleolithic. Due to its visual appearance and physical properties, some translucent or transparent mineralogies like fluorite were searched for or casually acquired by late prehistory’s human communities. After intensive research on archaeological contexts from the Iberian Peninsula with personal ornaments from 4th to 2nd millennia BCE, we have recently identified and …
Assessment of the environmental impacts of medical devices
O Sítio Do Moinho Do Custódio (Arruda Dos Vinhos)
No âmbito da Carta Arqueológica de Arruda dos Vinhos (2013-2015) efectua-se uma leitura global das ocorrências datáveis do 4o e 3o milénios a.n.e. neste território. O sítio do Moinho do Custódio, identificado em 2006, é objecto de uma análise circunstanciada, com as limitações inerentes a recolhas de superfície. Apresenta-se ainda uma breve análise dos modelos de povoamento do Neolítico final e Calcolítico, confrontando os dados de Arruda dos Vin…
O concheiro do Lisandro (Mafra, Lisboa, Portugal)
O presente artigo efectua uma primeira apresentação do concheiro neolítico do Lisandro (Mafra, Lisboa, Portugal), numa abordagem interdisciplinar. Identificado em 2017 e objecto de uma escavação de emergência em 2018, Lisandro apresenta um depósito conquífero entre dunas, evidenciando uma ocupação exclusivamente relacionada com o consumo de fauna malacológica (bivalves e gastrópodes) datada do 3o quartel do 5o milénio a.n.e. Trata-se de um sítio …
Crafting illusions
The discovery of a set of beads, comprising both Sicilian amber and resin-coated beads in the Middle Bronze Age burial site of Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona, Spain), has sparked inquiries into whether the coating was intended for imitation or counterfeiting of amber. We assert that human-made materials, such as bead coatings, are intentionally conceived, designed, and crafted to fulfill specific functions. Thus, for an object to effectively …
A (re)descoberta da necrópole do Pai Mogo (Lourinhã, Portugal) e o fenómeno dos sepulcros tipo tholoi na Península de Lisboa
A (re)descoberta da necrópole do Pai Mogo, localizada na Lourinhã, Portugal, representa um avanço significativo no estudo dos sepulcros tipo tholoi na Península de Lisboa. Estes sepulcros são marcos do Calcolítico ibérico, notáveis pela sua arquitectura, deposições funerárias e oferendas votivas. O tholos do Pai Mogo, alvo de escavações em 1971, foi posteriormente vandalizado e aterrado. Cinquenta anos após a primeira intervenção, uma nova campan…
Unlocking archaeological data online via the Pepadb (Prehistoric Europe's Personal Adornment Database) initiative for Open Science
PEPAdb (Prehistoric Europe's Personal Adornment Database) is a long-term, open-ended project that aims to improve access to archaeological data online. Its website ( https://pepadb.us.es ) publishes and analyses datasets about prehistoric personal adornment, drawing on the results of various research projects and bibliographic references
From dots to dynamics
Northern exposure
This study re-examines the personal adornment assemblage from the Bela Vista tholos (Sintra, Portugal), highlighting the rediscovery of a long-lost amber bead and clarifying the chronology and provenance of associated artifacts. The bead has been identified as Baltic amber through the use of FTIR spectroscopy. This material is known to be exceptionally rare in Iberian contexts prior to the Bronze Age. Complementary analyses (MACLAS and VORTEX) li…
A forest of green beads
This study addresses critical gaps in the provenance analysis of variscite and related green phosphate minerals, which serve as key tracers of prehistoric socio-economic networks in Late Prehistoric Europe (c. 6000–1200 BC). Despite their significance, existing provenance models are limited by small, unrepresentative datasets, outdated data processing techniques, and a lack of robust validation metrics. These limitations hinder the accurate recon…
Life Cycle. Links Between Settlements And Burial Caves During The Chalcolithic In The Lisbon Peninsula (Portugal)
This paper explores the spatial relationships between Chalcolithic settlements and funerary caves in the Lisbon Peninsula (Portugal), employing GIS-based cost surface modelling, Least Cost Path analysis, and Tobler’s Hiking Function. Using a focused case-study approach, we model potential paths connecting domestic and mortuary spaces, revealing patterns of accessibility, symbolic appropriation, and spatial memory across varied landscapes. Results…
Geography (16 works) · Archaeology (14 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (13 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (11 works) · Prehistory (10 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 works) · Archaeological and Historical Studies (8 works) · Art (8 works) · Humanities (6 works) · Geology (5 works)