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The archaeological site of Tróia conserves structures from the 1st to the 6th century CE. Together with residential areas intended for workers and factory owners, 25 different workshops have been identified, with a total of 182 square processing tanks. The largest workshop was over 1,000 m² and
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the richness of fish and salt in the estuary of the River Sado led to the creation of fish industries centred on Cetóbriga (now Setúbal) and the Tróia
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discovered in this basilica seems to indicate that it was pre-Christian. This range of funerary contexts highlights the long duration of the occupation of this area, as well as the profound religious transformations experienced during the period.
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made up of niches in the walls that were designed to hold urns containing the ashes of the dead. There is also evidence of graves, assumed to be
Christian, from the second half of the 5th century CE. There was also a
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when she was still a princess. In 1850 the excavations gained new impetus with the creation of the
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In addition to the commercial buildings, archaeologists have identified thermal baths, which occupied an area of 450 m². They included an
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with an underground heating system, as well as swimming pools and an exercise room. The complex also had four burial zones, including a
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