Los baptisterios de Egitania (Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal). Contexto arqueológico y cultural

espanolEn el ambito del proyecto de investigacion IGAEDIS (Da civitas Igaeditanorum a Egitânia. A construcao e evolucao da cidade e a definicao dos seus territorios da Epoca Romana ate a doacao dos Templarios - seculos I a XII) se han realizado diferentes actuaciones arqueologicas en la actual aldea historica de Idanha-a-Velha (Portugal). Ademas, la revision de anteriores intervenciones, complementadas con la realizacion de dataciones absolutas, han permitido atribuir una cronologia mas temprana de la asignada hasta ahora a los dos “baptisterios” documentados en el yacimiento. Esta nueva lectura nos lleva a plantear un renovado marco de reflexion y critica historica, tanto de estas construcciones - piscinas bautismales - como del contexto en el que se insertan. Un ejercicio presentado en este trabajo de manera diacronica, con el objetivo de mejorar el conocimiento sobre la evolucion historica de este sitio arqueologico entre los siglos IV-VIII. EnglishIn the scope of the research project IGAEDIS (From the civitas Igaeditanorum to Egypt. The construction and evolution of the city and the definition of its territories from the Roman era until the donation of the Templars -1st to 12th centuries) several archaeological activities have been carried out in the historic village of Idanha-a-Velha (Portugal). The project, as also the aim to review the previous archaeological interventions, studying the stratigraphy, the correlated archaeological artefacts and promoting several radiocarbon and OSL analysis. In what the two “baptisteries” concerns, the research permitted to review the chronology of these structures, that are earlier than the several chronologies proposed until now. These results implied a new reflection about meaning of the both baptismal fonts and their historical and religious contexts. In this paper is presented and interpretation of the archaeological contexts of these structures and is discussed their meaning within the scope of the urban changes that occurred in Idanha-a-Velha between 4th to 7th centuries.