«Tavira in the 1th century through the eyes of archaeology» is the theme of the conference that archaeologists Sandra Cavaco and Jaquelina Covaneiro will give next Tuesday, February 14st, in two places, at different times: Museu do Traje in São Brás de Alportel, at 30:18 pm, and Convento de São José, in Lagoa, at 00:XNUMX pm.
Lectures are sponsored by Algarve Archaeological Association (AAA) and their dispersion has to do with the “geographical distribution of members and friends” of the AAA.
As part of the lectures, the authors point out that «in the XNUMXth century, Tavira was one of the most important cities in Portugal, and its port was one of the busiest, trading with ships from all over the Mediterranean, selling goods and importing all kinds of of products".
«It was a time of great wealth and the city grew in size and importance. Some testimonies of this past can be seen in the streets of Tavira, in its buildings, churches and convents, but others have been hidden for several layers of time and archeology is slowly recovering them».
In this lecture, the archaeologists will share «some of this evidence», the reason for choosing this theme being linked to the 500th anniversary of the elevation of Tavira to the City, celebrated on the 16th of March.
Sandra Cavaco was born in Mértola and grew up in the Algarve. Graduated from the University of Lisbon (1999), Master from the University of Algarve (2012) and currently a PhD student at the University of Évora. Working at the Municipality of Tavira since 2001, his main research interests include local history/archaeology and medieval/modern ceramics. Sandra is a founding member of the CIGA Group (Islamic Ceramics of Gharb al‑Andalus).
Jaquelina Covaneiro was born in Coimbra and grew up in Ourém (Santarém). Graduated from the University of Coimbra (1995), she obtained a master's degree from the University of Lisbon (2005). Working at the Municipality of Tavira since 2002, his main research interests include local history/archaeology, medieval/modern ceramics and fauna studies. Jaquelina is also a founding member of the CIGA Group.
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