Abstract
The settlement site of Pena Redonda was firstly known in 1981 after an unauthorized excavation that revealed the remains of a round hut and associated materials, belonging to the phases I and II of the Castros Culture (800-400 BC / 400-100 BC). The main singularity of the site comes from the atypical location, in the flat highlands and at the bottom of a small hill. This placement, together with the abundance of rock carvings, constitute a typical Bronze Age landscape rather than an Iron Age one; besides, the site itself lacks the characteristic shape of a hillfort. The archaeological excavation of two huts, previously affected by the illicit works, documented the existence of a long term occupation of the site throughout the phases I and II, which discards the possibility of a seasonal or short term use of the site and poses the question of the selection of this specific location. The historical density of the surroundings and the particular conditions of the natural environment are both factors to be considered. The absence of archaeological contexts following the II century BC (which allowed a good preservation of the preroman remains) remarks the interest of this site.
Highlights
The settlement site of Pena Redonda was firstly known in 1981 after an unauthorized excavation that revealed the remains of a round hut and associated materials, belonging to the phases I and II of the Castros Culture (800-400 BC / 400-100 BC)
A primeira intervención non tivo un carácter anticuario: todos os arredores do monte están fürados polos vecinos das aldeas do val que extraen de aquí a auga necesaria para regar os seus campos, situados debaixo do monte no que se atopa o xacemento
Como xa dixemos, o xacemento está dominado por un coto mais alto: a única forma de defensa sería arrodear todo este outeiro con murallas, pois aínda se se construise unha muralla que separase a Pena Redonda do coto, aquela ficaría baixo as armas dos posibles asaltantes
Summary
Resumen O xacemento de Pena Redonda é coñecido desde 1981 a raíz dunha intervención furtiva que sacou á luz restos dunha estructura circular e material da Fase I e II da Cultura Castrexa O interese do sitio radica no seu estrafio emprazamento, perto dunha chan elevada e dominado por un outeiro. A escavación de dúas cabanas, que foran afectadas polos furtivos, deu como resultado a constatación dunha longa ocupación durante as fases I e II, o que fai desbotar a idea de que se trate dun lugar de habitación ocasional e traza cuestións sobre a elección deste lugar determinado. A densidade histórica dos arredores e o particular escenario natural son indubidablemente factores que hai que ter en conta. C. -que permitiu a boa conservación dos restos prerromanos- reforza, se cabe, o interese deste xacemento
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