Handicrafts Cividade de Terroso

castro ceramics had many different drawings.

castro ceramics (goblets , vases) evolved during ages, primitive system use of potter s wheels. however, amphorae , use of glass started common romanization. these amphorae, essentially, served transport , storage of cereals, fruits, wine , olive oil.

many of ceramics found in cividade de terroso had local characteristics. pottery seen man s work , significant amounts found great variety, showing cheap, important , accessible product.

native pottery.

however, city s ceramic structure practically identical ones found in other castros of same period. decoration of vases of incisive type (decoration cut clay before firing), scapulae , impressed vases existed; adobe lace, in rope form, or without incisions found.

drawings in s , assigned palmípedes, found in engraved vases, these printed other printed or engraved drawings. other decorative forms, can appear mixed , diverse techniques, include circles, triangles, semicircles, lines, in zig-zag, in total of 2 hundred of different kinds of drawings.

weaving sufficiently generalized , seen woman s duty , progressing, during roman period; weights of sewing press found , sets of ten of cossoiros. discovery of shears strengthened idea of systematic breeding of sheep use wool.

metallurgy in cividade de terroso.

numerous vestiges of metallurgic activities had been detected , great amounts of casting slags, fibulae, fragmented iron objects , other metals remains discovered, lead, copper/bronze, tin , perhaps gold. gatos (for repairing ceramics), pins, fibulae, stili , needles in copper or bronze, demonstrating work in copper , alloys 1 of common activities of town. iron used many every-day objects, nails found, hooks , tip of scythe or dagger.

near door of wall (in southwest of city) workshop identified, given in place vestiges of activity had been found such use of fire high temperatures, nugget , slags casting metals, ores , other indications.

goldsmithery contributed póvoa de varzim being reference proto-historical archaeology in north-western iberian peninsula. namely, finding of complete jewellery: earrings of laundos , articulated necklace , earrings of estela. in proper cividade, certifications of works in gold , silver had been collected rocha peixoto. in mountain range of rates, ancient mining explorations visible: castro , roman ones, given these hills possessed essential gold , silver used jewellery production.

in 1904, mason while building mill in top of são félix hill, in vicinity of smaller castro de laundos, found vase jewellery inside, these pieces had been bought rocha peixoto took them museum of porto. jewellery made using evolved technique, similar ones made in mediterranean, namely use of plates , welds, filigree , granulated.