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Frijao is a peculiar Iron Age place in Northwest Portugal. Its peculiarity derives mostly from what appears to be the remains of a ritual of commensality found in a pit or ditch.Structures in Frijao were exclusively made of perishable materials. These were destroyed by an apparently man-made and ritual fire that appears to be articulated with a riveted cauldron. In the main structure of the site – a large pit or ditch – several ceramic vessels of different typologies, including several inner-wing pots seem to have been disposed and sealed quickly after being used. In this same structure, fruits of different species were found in association with frequent charcoal and ashes. The analysis that were carried out led to the identification of Quercus acorns and three crops: naked wheat (Triticum aestivum / durum), emmer (Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum) and broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum).Unfortunately no sampling strategy was implemented during the field work which makes it impossible to evaluate whether the carpological remains that were studied are representative of what was actually there. It is clear that this context is of the utmost relevance for the understanding of social practices in the regional Iron Age, but unsuitable field work makes its interpretation more difficult. Key-words: Frijao, Cereals, Acorns, Ritual of commensality, Iron Age Frutos e sementes de um ritual de comensalidade da Idade do Ferro no sitio de Frijao (Braga, NW de Portugal) Frijao, localizado no municipio de Braga, e um sitio da Idade do Ferro com caracteristicas peculiares. O seu caracter unico resulta principalmente dos testemunhos de rituais de comensalidade encontrados numa estrutura negativa.As estruturas de Frijao eram constituidas por materiais pereciveis que foram destruidos por um incendio, aparentemente para fins rituais, que parece estar relacionado com um caldeirao de rebites. Na principal estrutura do sitio – uma grande estrutura negativa – varios recipientes cerâmicos de diferentes tipologias, incluindo varios vasos de asa interior, parecem ter sido utilizados e rapidamente amortizados. Nesta mesma estrutura, frutos de diferentes especies foram encontrados em associacao com abundantes carvoes e cinzas. As analises realizadas permitiram identificar bolotas (Quercus) e tres cultivos: trigo de grao nu (Triticum aestivum/durum), trigo de grao vestido (Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum) e milho-miudo (Panicum miliaceum).Infelizmente, nao foi implementada qualquer estrategia de recolha de amostras sedimentares durante os trabalhos de campo, tornando impossivel perceber se os vestigios carpologicos estudados sao representativos do que se encontrava no contexto arqueologico. E evidente a relevância deste contexto para a compreensao das praticas rituais e relacoes sociais na regiao durante a Idade do Ferro mas a metodologia de campo adotada nao foi adequada, o que torna a interpretacao ainda mais dificil. Palavras-chave: Frijao, Cereais, Bolotas, Rituais de comensalidade, Idade do Ferro

Fruits and seeds from an Iron Age ritual of commensality in Frijão (Braga, NW Portugal)