Paper short abstract:

In this presentation we intent to make an assessment regarding Lisbon waterfront archaeology during the Early-Modern period, including the formation processes of the archaeological record, their chronology and relationship with the construction of the waterfront and port operation.

Paper long abstract:

Since the 1990s that construction works in Lisbon’s riverfront have demonstrated the buried archaeological potential of the city associated with maritime activities: ship remains, shipwrecks and nautical structures, covering a large period of waterfront development, from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

In this presentation we intent to make an assessment regarding these findings, focusing on several issues including the formation processes of those archaeological, their chronology and relationship with the construction of the waterfront and port operation in the Early-Modern period. Aspects related to the shipbuilding and the context of the several ships will also be focused.