Castro of Vila Nova de São Pedro

The Castro of Vila Nova de São Pedro is a Chalcolithic archaeological site in the civil parish of Vila Nova de São Pedro, municipality of Azambuja [1]. It is important for the discovery of thousands of arrowheads within its fortified settlement, associated with the Chalcolithic period of human settlement, and in particular with the long-lived fortified town, or castro, of Zambujal [1]. Within its perimeter are the vestiges of a semi-circular domed oven/kiln, alongside a limestone space and cistern [1]. The oven and ancillary space constitutes a group associated with the industrial fabrication of ceramics, receiving water from the cistern for its operation [1]. The site was discovered in 1936 by Raposo [1].