Vale do Mouro
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The Vale do Mouro located in the present day municipality of Meda, has been excavated since 2003 by archaeologists
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...

. Thus far, these excavations have revealed Roman baths
Roman Baths
The Roman Baths complex is a site of historical interest in the English city of Bath. The house is a well-preserved Roman site for public bathing....

, a tiled patio with figurative elements, spear points, pottery, coins, building elements, among other artifacts
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact or artefact is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest"...

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Archaeological surveys in the valley have revealed a Neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...

settlement, seven thousand years old, and have revealed a Roman village that archaeologists believe to be "revolutionary" in the study of rural country at the time.

At the beginning of the first century AD, there was a "village," and bythe third century AD, a wealthy man at the expense of his profits from wine, grain and oil production, as well as mining of iron, tin , silver or lead, converted the village calling for the technical rooms, mosaic flooring, build showers, mills and ironworks.

In a golden age, there is a strong likelihood that you have resorted to creating a free workers 'Vicus' (village) where the gods and the festivities would have some collective nature, something that could revolutionize the known history of this Roman village.
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