[2] With vestiges of human occupation dating to the Paleolithic, the largest concentration of archeological sites identified with the Neolithic.
[4] On 11 October the project was published in a decision that classified the villa as Sítio de Interesse Público (Site of Public Interest) and fixed it within the respect Special Protection Zone, in the declaration 13546/2012 (Diário da Reoública, Série 2, 197).
[4] Surveys were undertaken at the beginning of the following decade, resulting in the identification of various structures, including impermeable mortar tank plastered with lime, sand and tile.
[3] This interpretation was reinforced by the stucco walls, and quality of excavated materials (such as glasses, bowls and ceramics, like the pots and pans discovered).
[3][6] Of special note was the discovery of fragments of South Galacian, Hispânica and African terra sigillata (the last being the majority) confirming the sites Roman descendancy.