Opening of a large ditch
Perdigões, 2700 a.C./ Perdigões, 2700 AC
In Perdigões, large collective projects were carried out to open ditches that enclosed specific areas. The opening of Ditch 7, 3 meters deep and 4 meters wide, enclosed the central space where a circular wooden ceremonial structure was located.
Funerary ritual of deposition of cremations
Perdigões, 2500 a.C./ Perdigões, 2500 AC
In the centre of Perdigões, funerary rituals were performed, where human cremated remains transported in large containers were deposited in pits . The containers were then broken and also deposited in the ditches as part of the ritual.
Ritualised cerimony in the centre os Perdigões
Perdigões, 2700 a.C./ Perdigões, 2700 AC
The large circular wooden structure located in the centre of Perdigões would be the stage for ritualized ceremonies, which were associated with the collective consumption of various animals.
Arrival at Perdigões and construction of a tomb
Perdigões, 2500 a.C./ Perdigões, 2500 AC
As a ceremonial centre, people from peripheral territories and further away came to Perdigões. They participated in ceremonies, in the opening of ditches or in the construction of tombs, activities that assumed an aggregating role in a supportive and retributive social organization.