The definition of an inland territory (including the interior north and centre of Portugal), defined by shared physiographic and climactic characteristics and not political borders, allowing the creation of a methodological platform for new approaches;

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The identification of the diversity and uniformity of material culture, occupation strategies and social and symbolic practices, looking at the dynamics, rhythms and meanings of the interregional and extra-regional interaction;

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The definition of regional chronologies, articulating local sequences with large scale periodisation. An understanding of the rhythms and specific temporalities of the different processes that characterise communities’ experiences in Late Prehistory, identifying possible moments of rupture or social-cultural change;

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The identification and characterisation of the different spaces of action of prehistoric communities in order to think about the terminology in use today and to discuss, considering the specificities of archaeological sites, what is the most appropriate nomenclature in current research;

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The analysis and understanding of strategies used to maintain and transform the social order and of the spaces used to stage power.