The work of the sixth archaeological excavation campaign in the area of Cerca das Alcarias, in the village of Mesquita, in the municipality of Mértola, ended on Tuesday, October 15. The work had started on September 1, as part of the IACAM project – Archaeological Intervention in the Cercas das Alcarias.
The scientific coordination was overseen by Maria de Fátima Palma, from the Archaeological Camp of Mértola, and Bilal Sarr, from the University of Granada, in Spain, with support from the town council. The excavation included an international team of researchers and students from Portugal and Spain, including PhD candidate Manuel Tristán Martín Ruiz.
Throughout the campaign period, the team lived alongside the community of the village of Mesquita, sharing the first results of the excavation. The work focused on sectors II and III, with the aim of understanding the residential structures of the Islamic period in a rural context.
