Rua da Igreja, 2 – 7750-338 Mértola
7750-338 Mértola
Portugal
- Heritage
- Research
Campo Arqueológico de Mértola (CAM) is a cultural and scientific association without profit goals created in 1988; it was declared a collective entity of public utility in 1995. The organs of CAM are a General Council, Board of Direction, Account Commission and Scientific Board. The General Council includes all the associates of CAM and it is its chief deliberative assembly. It is presided by a board of President and two secretaries. The Board of Direction is the executive organ of CAM and includes the Director secretary, treasurer, two voters and an executive team.
Since its foundation CAM has as its objectives the survey and research of archaeological, ethnographic and artistic values in the region of Mértola and to proceed to its safekeeping especially the Islamic heritage. Collaboration with the Universities of Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Since its foundation, CAM has carried out a multidisciplinary scientific investigation in the area of social sciences. Besides a particular interest the following projects financed by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT); the organisation of scientific events of international relevance: IV International Conference "Mediaeval Pottery in the Mediterranean", Lisbon, 1987 and "Mediaeval Harbours of the Mediterranean", Mértola, 2001, the coordination in Portugal of Discover Islamic Art project and the conception and creation of the Mértola's Museum: "Castle" (1991), "Paleochristian Basilica" (1993) and "Islamic Art" (2001 ), etc. The publishing programme of CAM has reached over twenty titles, of which are worth mentioning the magazine Mediaeval Archaeology (9 issues published).