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The present work intends to illustrate the importance of the archaeological works carried out by employees of the Penal Colony of Vila Fernando (Elvas) and the portuguese archaeologist Abel Viana (1896-1964) for the knowldege of roman funerary reality in Alto Alentejo (Portugal). Between the 1930s and 1950s were identified/ explored more than one hundred sites, incluinding 23 necropolis dated from roman period and/or Late Antiquity. The necropolis of Chaminé (Vila Fernando, Elvas) is presented as an example of the roman funerary reality documented in that geographic área.

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Romans, funerary archaeology, Alentejo (Portugal), Penal Colony of Vila Fernando, Abel Viana, necropolis

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Mónica da Silva Rolo, Universidade de Lisboa. R. Bocage, n.º 83 - Atibá

2645-240 Alcabideche (Cascais)