The ruins are situated along the margins of the Sever River, alongside the village of São Salvador da Aramenha. Its remnants extend along a valley/plain crossed by the E.N.359 motorway and overlooked by the hilltop citadel of the
Castle of Marvão. At the base of this winding river, the site is secluded within dense vegetation and high forest. Within these ruins are the old bridge downstream, where the Tower of Portagem (a rectangular tower with eastern entrance) and the bridge of Portagem are located. Many of the excavations were concentrated over the obvious ruins or where there was evidence of subterranean structures associated with a Roman presence. Discoveries include parts of a Roman city wall with towers and a gate on the south side, with residential buildings; a road; a monumental paved square; remains of a house in the location Quinta do Deão; parts of a public bath building; and a centrally located forum with well-preserved temple podium, walls of a porticus and
cryptoporticus. The town plan follows a regular rectangular layout organized along two main perpendicular street axes, linking the central forum to its main gates. A city wall surrounds a roughly rectangular area of some 20 hectares. Several extramural buildings, cemeteries and roads constitute the suburban area. Four areas of note: • the
Porta do Arco (
Arch doorway) and group of monuments, which included dispersed remnants, the base of two towers (6.3 metre diameters) that flanked the entrance to the city, a hearth and a public square (21.3 metres by 10.75 metres), oriented east to west; • a Forum and temple, an elevated podium of a temple (17.3 metres by 9 metres) on the extreme southeast, a structure that could have been the foundations of a staircase, as well as similar vestiges of the foundations of a monument; • a Residence (called the
edifício da Quinta do Deão) with kitchen, whose walls are supported by the ancient walls; a pavement and water pipes/conduits; and many materials from the original Roman building were used in the construction, including inscriptions; • a small Baths complex associated with the Forum. Also discovered in these excavations were artefacts typical of the Roman era, including coins, pottery and glass, some of which were transferred to the
National Museum of Archaeology in
Lisbon. The Quinta do Deão hosts an on-site museum where the most interesting finds from Ammaia are displayed. ==Artifacts==