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- Economy and subsistence in the Early Neolithic site of Carrascal (Oeiras, Portugal)Publication . Cardoso, João Luís; Valente, Maria JoãoEarly Neolithic settlements in southwestern Iberia are rare and, so far, only a few faunal assemblages, mostly from Portuguese Estremadura, have been analysed. The zooarchaeological studies suggest that animal husbandry was introduced to the area by Neolithic marine settlers originating from the Mediterranean and that domesticated animal herding, particularly sheep, was of outmost importance to the human communities. Located in lower Estremadura, Carrascal is an open-air site, featuring several dwelling structures, a diversified set of artefacts, and a well-established chronology for its Early Neolithic occupation (cal BC). It also yielded a faunal assemblage of considerable size and variability, which includes vertebrates (mammals and fishes) and invertebrates (molluscs). The present study, which focuses on the vertebrate materials, shows that during Early Neolithic the community that inhabited Carrascal practiced a diversified set of subsistence activities in which animal husbandry was prevalent. There is an abundance of caprines (mainly sheep) and swine, followed by cattle. The age at death data suggests a mixed animal exploitation system, with swine being mostly killed at a younger age (presumably for meat), while cattle was slaughtered after reaching adulthood (perhaps for milk production) and caprines show a mixed pattern. This study also reinforces the idea that, for the Neolithic communities living in lower Estremadura, hunting was a less prevailing activity (aurochs and, perhaps, wild boar were identified, but red deer is absent in Carrascal) when compared with the human groups that lived in the central Estremadura Limestone Massif, a situation that may be due to different ecosystems and human demography.
- Pensando programas curriculares como os projetistas pensamPublication . Duarte, Rogério; Nobre, Ângela Lacerda; Pimentel, Fernando; Jacquinet, MarcAs instituições de ensino superior têm de estar alerta para as mudanças que ocorrem na sociedade e por isso precisam inovar e transformar os seus programas curriculares. Uma ferramenta usada para potenciar a inovação nas empresas é a metodologia Pensando como um Projetista (Design Thinking). Será esta ferramenta útil também para o desenvolvimento de programas curriculares? O presente artigo procura uma resposta a esta questão apresentando a metodologia Pensando como um Projetista, discutindo a sua adequação no contexto de instituições de ensino superior e defendendo a articulação entre esta metodologia com o ensino assente em resultados (outcome based education), com princípios de alinhamento construtivo, como forma mais eficiente de desenvolver programas curriculares em instituições do ensino superior.