The last Open Day at the Vale de Boi archaeological site took place on Saturday, 20 July, culminating 20 years of research.
The approximately 70 visitors who were welcomed by the team of archaeologists coordinated by Nuno Bicho, from Interdisciplinary Center for Archeology and Evolution of Human Behavior (ICArEHB), from the University of Algarve.
Several children participated who showed great attraction for the artefacts on display and the work in progress, also participating in some of the operations.
Discovered in 1998, this important archaeological site is now recognized as the largest and oldest known Paleolithic deposit in the southern peninsular, with chronological records dating back to 34 years.
His research, promoted by the University of Algarve, has been supported by the Municipality of Vila do Bispo, namely with the creation of the Archaeological Research Nucleus of Vila do Bispo, an inter-institutional cooperation tool that works at the Center for Hosting Research in Vila do Bispo, municipal equipment that rehabilitated the deactivated facilities of the former kindergarten in Budens.
This was the last day of archaeological excavations in Vale de Boi, after two decades of field and laboratory research.
The large thousands of artefacts and ecofacts exhumed at the site now require a few more decades of academic research as well as their exhibition value and museological interpretation in a process of sociocultural sharing and devolution that will take place in the future Vila do Bispo Museum – O Celeiro da História.
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