History
With vestiges of human occupation dating to the Paleolithic, the largest concentration of archeological sites identified with the Neolithic. The region was sought by different groups for its hunting, supported by its watercourses. Its first settlers were also attracted to the fertile lands and its distance from Felicitas Julia Olissipo (Lisbon). The municipality was always important to archeologists; in the second quarter of the 20th century, pioneers in Portuguese archeology were common in the region, including university professor Manuel Heleno (director of the Museum Dr. José Leite de Vasconcellos), who was a figure of reference in ethnographic studies and archeology. On 19 November 2000, the Associação de Arqueologia da Amadora (Amadora Archaeological Association) proposed that the village be classified as national patrimony, which supported by the IIPA on 1 October 2001 and nine days later a process was opened by the vice-president of the IPPAR. On 27 July 2009, a proposal was issued by the DRCLVTejo for the classification of the property as an Imóvel de Interesse Público (Property of Public Interest), that fixed it in the complementary Special Protection Zone. But, the DRCLVTejo issued a later proposal over the restrictions applied (on 14 November 2011), resulting in its requalification on 6 January 2012. These proposals were approved on 23 January of the following year by the Conselho Nacional de Cultura (National Council for Culture). 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). ==Architecture==
Architecture
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. 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. ==See also==