The Muslims who inhabited the castle, settled on the most sheltered hillside, where the remains of houses, an oven and silos were found. After the conquest by King Afonso Henriques in 1147, the quarter was destroyed and replaced by the Christian cemetery of the Church of São Pedro de Canaferrim, with graves containing more than one individual including adults, children and adolescents resting in the same space. Numerous artefacts dating back to the Neolithic have also been discovered. The most outstanding object found is a complete vase typical of the 5th millennium BC.
