A PLACE IN THE WORLD

The site...

This story begins at Lagar Velho, a rockshelter located in the Lapedo Valley, next to a tributary of the River Lis, a few kilometres north-east of the city of Leiria. This area is situated at the northern end of the Extremadura Limestone Massif, which includes the Aire and Candeeiros Sierras and features a wide range of Upper Palaeolithic archaeological sites. The Lagar Velho discoveries revolutionised the more recent history of human evolution. But that's another story! In this exhibition, we highlight the animals that once lived here and the stories their bones tell us, through archaeological research.