The project started in 2009 with a geo-radar survey to determine the exact location of the monastery, which was unknown in both extent and location. In 2010, the monastery buildings were discovered south of the royal house. Halland's first monastery was founded at the mouth of the Viskan around 1194 on the initiative of Archbishop Absalon. Monks were sent here from Sorö monastery in Denmark and the monastery was favored by both Bishop Valdemar and King Valdemar Sejr. The monastery was significant during the Middle Ages and owned at most 200-300 farms. King Magnus Eriksson and Queen Blanka had "their little children" buried here, who died in infancy in the mid-14th century. After the Reformation, the monastery was gradually broken down and during the latter part of the 16th century and the first part of the 17th century, stone and lime were brought to Varberg Fortress and used as building material, after which the remains disappeared underground and were forgotten. There is an extension in the southern part of the eastern length. It was most relevant to begin the archaeological investigations at the small extension because the georadar measurements show very clear shapes that mean that one would certainly find building remains and thus for the first time get a picture of the monastery buildings in Ås. For future investigations with less clear structures, it would be useful to have an idea of the character of the building and the nature of the elves.