Metallic artifacts from the outside area of Monte Molião (Lagos, Portugal)

Abstract

In 2005 and 2006, preventive archaeological works that took place in the surrounding area of the settlement of Monte Molião, in the Lagos bay, lead to the identification of negative structures with considerable size. Although its significance is still difficult to interpreted, its filling allowed to recover a significant association of archaeological artifacts dated between the late 2nd / early 1st c. BC. In this paper we will focus specifically on the set of metallic objects retrieved in the abovementioned contexts.