KILNS / STORAGE SILOS OF THE IRON AGE ARCHITECTURE OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA: ABOUT SOME “PIT HOUSES” AND CIRCULAR STRUCTURES OF THE AZOUGADA

Abstract

In the field documentation of the excavations carried out in the 40s of the 20th century in Azougada (Moura, Portugal) several circular structures were recorded. They had a foundation made with rocks and adobe walls and were sometimes associated with combustion evidence and carbonized seeds. They are morphologically similar to a set of structures identified mainly in the southern segment of the Iberian Peninsula, in the Iron Age, interpreted as kilns or storage silos.

In this work, a systematization of the data concerning these structures, as well as an intent to contribute to the knowledge of Azougada’s architecture, are made.