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Publication of a paper about S. Frutuoso de Montélios and the Convent of S. Francisco de Real
January, 2026
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It was published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage and is available for download, the paper S. Frutuoso de Montélios, analysis of the monument through new chronological inputs, authored by Francisco Andrade, Jorge Sanjurjo Sánchez, Rebeca Blanco-Rotea, and Manuela Martins. The paper presents the main results of archaeological research within the project “Conservation, Valorization, and Promotion of the Convent of S. Francisco de Real.” The archaeological intervention was led by the Archaeology Unit of the University of Minho.
The article focuses on the interpreted study of the building and includes the dating of some mortars through Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL). This provides a significant contribution to understanding the monumental complex, which also serves as the new headquarters of UAUM.
Participants: Francisco Andrade; Jorge Sanjurijo Sánchez (University Institute of Geology, University of A Coruña); Rebeca Blanco-Rotea; Manuela Martins
Promoting Institutions: Lab2PT/UAUM/Universidad de La Coruña
Paper available: HERE
