Abstract:

Sidilianum, located on the top of a small hill next to the bank of the river Ter, offers a unique opportunity to learn about the various transformations of the territory between Late Antiquity and the medieval world, given that it was clogged and sealed by a fluvial dune. The research strategies facilitate the chronological sequence from its origin as a villa (end of the 4th century), its occupation as an agricultural agglomeration with a parish church and necropolis (beginning of the 10th century), until its forced abandonment and relocation of the population at the end of the 11th century. The work also includes the consolidation, restoration and adaptation of the site for visits by the public. The interventions are part of the four-year archaeological and palaeontological research project of the Generalitat de Catalunya ECLOC/Ecclesiæ, coemeteria et loci (sæc. viii-xi). Sancti Cirici de Colera, Sidilianum, Sancti Hilarii de Breda, Olerdola.