Túmulo 5 de Forno dos Mouros (Ortigueira, A Coruña). Primeiros resultados

Abstract

This text shows the results of the archaeological excavation of the burial mound identified as the n.5 of the «Fomo dos Mouros» group, in the range of Coriscada (Ortigueira, A Coruña). Despite being one of the most significant mounds of the area, it has been very poorly preserved. The final objective of this project was the gathering of archaeological and historical information about the monument and the preservafion and enhancement of the site in order to make it understandable for the public, as part of a broader plan of cultural and touristic presentation at the regional level. The mound is a large site, showing indicators of lost monumental structures (a megalithic chamber), but it was substantially transformed in the last centuries. Its main singularity is the presence of an earlier burial mound that was later covered and preserved by the construction of the currently visible barrow. The further construction of a major mound over it allowed an exceptional preservation of the burial chamber and gave way to a rather complex stratigraphie sequence that reflects a series of long and richr building processes.