This project aims to perform an analysis and assessment of the main phases of development the of Bracara Augusta in articulation with its territory, between the first century and the end of Late Antiquity.
A diachronic analysis of urban-rural landscapes relationship, which allows us to formalize a wide range of issues concerning:
- the role of indigenous people within the evolution of urban or rural context,
- the changes of settlement and resources exploitation
- the impact of the town on the surrounding territories
- the regional effects of the third century crisis
- impact of the Diocletian reforms and of the Sueves domain of Galaecia from the fifth century onwards.
| Task.list | Task name | Lead by |
| Task.1 | Analysis of urban constructive contexts | Manuela Martins |
| Task.2 | Topographic analysis, mapping and modeling of the urban evolution | Manuela Martins |
| Task.3 | Recovery and analysis of rural and paleoenvironmental data available | Helena Paula Carvalho |
| Task.4 | Evaluation and selection of rural research areas | José Meireles; Helena Paula Carvalho |
| Task.5 | Field survey and mapping of the selected rural areas | Helena Paula Carvalho |
| Task.6 | Paleoenvironmental analysis | José Meireles |
| Task.7 | Analysis and mapping of the historical data | Francisco Mendes |
| Task.8 | GIS development and data capture | Natália Botica; Helena Paula Carvalho |
| Task.9 | Integration and evaluation of results | Manuela Martins |