Abstract
In this third volume of the Perdigões monographic series, the results of the excavations carried out in Ditch 7 and in three Chalcolithic pits during 2014 and 2015 in the so-called Sector P at Perdigões are presented. These negative structures and their infilling stratigraphy are described. This is followed by an analysis of the sequence of radiocarbon dates obtained for Ditch 7 and the integration of this structure into the constructive sequence of the Perdigões ditch system. The archaeological materials are studied, and the faunal data are reanalysed in light of a new phasing of the ditch fills, whose infilling dynamics are examined based on the distribution of materials. Finally, a first general and provisional synthesis is presented for the occupation sequence of the centre of Perdigões, still under excavation. It is proposed a phasing for the construction of the various timber circles, different hut structures, funerary contexts of cremations, structured deposits, and stone-paved closures, over a time span extending approximately between 2800 and 2000 BC, allowing this central area to be characterised as an “assembly” space that brings into relation a multiplicity of structures, practices, and lived experiences.