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The excavation of the necropolis of Oirós

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The excavation of the necropolis of Oirós

Historical milestone · Vila de Cruces, Deza, Pontevedra

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The campaign carried out in 1973 on this megalithic necropolis of more than fifteen mámoas is considered the first excavation of contemporary Galician archaeology, and it marked a change of method in the discipline.

1973

Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain (CC BY 2.0)

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