This morning I decided to go for a walk alongside the coast, to enjoy the warmer temperatures and take a few pictures. As I descended upon a
cliff near the water, on a secluded, yet beautiful part of coast, I noticed what
appeared to be an old wall/ruin, protruding through the sand and vegetation.
At first I didn’t think much of it, as I got closer to it however;
I realized this wall was manmade; apparently it had been buried under the sand
for some time and got exposed by the excessive amounts of rain we’ve had in
Portugal the last few weeks, which have caused some eroding to the dunes on our
coastline.
It seems rather unusual for someone to have built a home
this close to the ocean, there is also the possibility the ocean wasn’t this
close to the shoreline centuries ago though.
I am curious about archeology, but the extent of my
qualifications as an archeologist does not go much past curiosity, today
though, for a few minutes, I suddenly became Albert Tobias Clay.
Everywhere I looked there was an artifact and I didn’t even
have to do any digging. I gathered a couple of hands full of items and headed
home to take these pictures and catalogue the items as best as I know how.
My plan is to return to the site armed with some homemade
tools, to see what else I might be able to unearth on this site, but the truth
be said, I’m not even sure there’s any
historical value to these items.
I hope you enjoy the pictures and my story and please stay
tuned for a follow-up, after my next archeology curiosity expedition.
