Archaeology at São Jorge Castle — Excavations & Methods

Methods in brief

• Stratigraphic excavation: reading layers to sequence occupation.
• Typology & dating: pottery classification and coin seriation.
• Conservation in the field: stabilising fragile finds before lab treatment.

Notable discoveries

• Roman-era fragments, medieval domestic pottery, and structural foundations that illuminate urban changes.

Reader task: Visit the small museum to see representative finds and read their labels with stratigraphic notes.