Matosinhos topographic map
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Matosinhos
At the end of the Bronze Age, much like most of the northwest peninsula, settlements expanded into proto-urban agglomerations at high altitudes (castros), associated with a culture with specific characteristics that predominated until the 1st century. Until today there still exist vestiges of castros dotting the landscapes, such as the assets collected from the Castro of Monte Castelo in Guifões. The natural conditions and navigability of the Leça River estuary assisted maritime transport, that depended on the transport of a diverse flow of merchandise from throughout Imperial Roman. Here, the products were offloaded and redistributed to other sites within the region.
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Name: Matosinhos topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal (41.17149 -8.72916 41.27311 -8.59545)
Average elevation: 44 m
Minimum elevation: -3 m
Maximum elevation: 145 m
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