PT EN

 

SUNK - Early Modern Shipwrecks under Tagus Mouth
 

 

 

Start . 2021

Principal Investigators . José António Bettencourt (CHAM) / Augusto Salgado (CINAV) / António Fialho (Câmara Municipal de Cascais) / Jorge Freire (CHAM)

 

Institutions

 

Funding Entity

Câmara Municipal de Cascais

CHAM — Centro de Humanidades

 

Main Research Units

CHAM — Centro de Humanidades
 


Partners

Câmara Municipal de Cascais
Centro de Investigação Naval (CINAV) - Escola Naval (EN)
Museu de Marinha
Património Cultural, I.P.

 

 

The strategic importance of the Lisbon river entrance corresponds to an unparalleled scientific and heritage potential in Portugal, which occupies an important place in the development of underwater archeology in the country. Shipwrecks from the modern period stand out, between Cabo da Roca and Bugio, having been studied for several decades by several generations of archaeologists. The project aims to contextualize shipwreck sites from the modern era in transoceanic navigation, adopting, whenever possible, methodologies with minimal impact on archaeological contexts. The research includes the systematic survey of a vast area, based on the analysis of historical and geophysical data, between Cabo Raso and São Julião da Barra. To date, the analysis of multibeam surveys carried out by the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), within the scope of the Coastal Monitoring Programme of Continental Portugal – COSMO programme, which cover the northern area of ​​the bar and the surroundings of the Bugio lighthouse. These made it possible to locate targets that revealed, after diving, previously unknown archaeological sites, highlighting three shipwrecks between Parede and Carcavelos – Parede 1, Carcavelos 12 and Carcavelos 13, which show characteristics that point to the 18th or early 19th century and military use.


 

Team

 

 

 

José António Bettencourt (CHAM)  .  Principal investigator

Augusto Salgado (CINAV)  .  Principal investigator

António Fialho (Câmara Municipal de Cascais)  .  Principal investigator

Jorge Freire (CHAM)  .  Principal investigator

 

Researchers

Cristóvão Fonseca (CHAM)
Tiago Silva (CHAM)
Patrícia Carvalho (CHAM)
Teresa Lacerda (CHAM)

 

Collaborator

José António da Silva Lourenço Gonçalves (Património Cultural, I.P.)