Abstract
This text shows the results of the archaeological excavation of the burial mound identified as the n.5 of the «Fomo dos Mouros» group, in the range of Coriscada (Ortigueira, A Coruna). Despite being one of the most significant mounds of the area, it has been very poorly preserved. The final objective of this project was the gathering of archaeological and historical information about the monument and the preservafion and enhancement of the site in order to make it understandable for the public, as part of a broader plan of cultural and touristic presentation at the regional level. The mound is a large site, showing indicators of lost monumental structures (a megalithic chamber), but it was substantially transformed in the last centuries. Its main singularity is the presence of an earlier burial mound that was later covered and preserved by the construction of the currently visible barrow. The further construction of a major mound over it allowed an exceptional preservation of the burial chamber and gave way to a rather complex stratigraphie sequence that reflects a series of long and richr building processes.
Highlights
This text shows the results of the archaeological excavation of the burial mound identified as the n.5 of the «Fomo dos Mouros» group, in the range of Coriscada (Ortigueira, A Corufia)
A partires do deseño dun programa xeral de actuacións, artellado en tomo ó Plan Ortegalia, a Fundación centrou as súas primeiras actividades na habilitación de infraestructuras estables en Ortigueira e na intervención inicial sobre os elementos do patrimonio cultural da zona
Entre eles destacan notablemente unha serie de conxuntos tumulares que están situados na mesma ruta de tránsito que aproveita o camino, e que foron intensivamente documentados polos traballos de D
Summary
O conxunto tumular de Fomo dos Mouros localízase na divisoria da serra da Coriscada, liña de cimas que é o segundo chanzo do que, partindo dende a zona extrema de Bares, constitue unha extensa liña de elevacións orientadas en sentido norte-sur e que chega ata a cubeta de As Pontes (Figura 1). O túmulo que agora nos ocupa forma parte dun conxunto de nove (Figura 2) coñecido como Fomo dos Mouros-Coriscada (para distinguilo do grupo emprazado na serra da Faladora con este mesmo nome), tendo dun deles somentes referencias, estando actualmente destruido (no plano, ó 2 de Cruce de San Pedro). O túmulo 5 sitúase na parte norte do grupo, na cota mais elevada de todos eles, dominando dende o seu extremo setentrional un pequeño chan cunha lixeira pendente cara o sur e que se estende nun arco de sur a sudoeste respecto a el, chan onde se implantan tres túmulos mais do conxunto: un (o túmulo n° 4) a só 1 m del cara o sudoeste, e os outros dous limitando tanto física como visualmente dita zona chaira polo sur (o túmulo xf 2) e polo sudoeste (o túmulo rf 3)
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