Artieda 2011

Physical framing and Geo-Morphologic As behind already we relate, the Small farm Sobreiras 1 bes situated in the clientele and concelho of Portimo, district of Faro. Physically one meets inserted in a maritime terrace, a zone of Joint between the sea and the mountain range where, a series of natural resources, if finds available. These characteristics would come to condition the activities of the communities that there, throughout the times, if had fixed. Regionally, it is inserted in a zone of soft topography and reduced declivities that, according to Geologic Letter of Portugal, leaf 52? Portimo (to scale 1/50 000), dates of the Pliocnico. These lands are characterized for red, underlying sand successions which occur carbonated rocks strong carsificadas pertaining to the Carbonated Formation of Lakes-Portimo, dated of the Miocnico.

Thus, in general traces, it will be able to be said that, of the geomorfolgico point-of-sight, the Small farm is inserted in a corresponding area to a coastal terrace, with abundant water lines that go to empty to the Beach of the Ford; plio-plistocnicos and holocnicos that, in what it concerns to geology, are combined in a zone of miocnicas limy formations and arenaceous deposits. Description-Archaeological framing In the area in study, the vestiges oldest date of the Paleolithic period. One is about deposits located in maritime terraces, of which they are example Alvor 3 (CNS 18629), Pedregais (CNS 18632), Boio 1 (CNS 18630), Arens Joo (CNS 18631) and Ford 1 (CNS 11780). The materials collected there consist of cut ltica industry. The Neolithic period meets well represented in the area in question, being to point out the small farms with occupation of this period: Alvor (CNS 7219) and in its immediacy, Grajo (CNS 18633).