A Multi-Disciplinary Study of Woodcrafts and Plant Remains that Reveals the History of Pontevedra’s Harbour (Northwest Iberia) Between the 13th and 19th Centuries AD

Seijo, María Martín; Lorenzo, Miguel Sartal; Kaal, Joeri; Teira-Brión, Andrés

doi:10.1080/14614103.2018.1522782

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“…All 92 PB01 seeds were recovered from the bed of the river Lérez within a space occupied by the medieval dock of the city of Pontevedra. The infilling of the site in the 15th and 16th centuries preserved – waterlogged – the seeds and fragments of Vitis leaves (Martín‐Seijo et al 2018). Carbon14 dating of one of the seeds returned a result of 1280–1395 cal AD (Beta‐442 852:650 ± 30) (Teira Brión 2013).…”

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Morphometric comparison of current, Roman‐era and medievalVitisseeds from the north‐west of Spain

Alonso

Gago

Santiago

et al. 2020

Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research

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Background and Aims: Vitis vinifera seeds from one Medieval and two Roman-era archaeological sites in Galicia (northwestern Spain) were morphologically compared to seeds of different cultivated varieties (V. vinifera subsp. sativa) in the same areas and with those of wild grapevines (V. vinifera subsp. sylvestris) from different parts of Spain and the French Basque Country. Methods and Results: The length and width at different points of each seed were measured and different relationships determined from these values for later comparison. Morphologically, the seeds from the Roman sites appeared to belong to both V. vinifera subsp. sylvestris and V. vinifera subsp. sativa. Those from the Medieval site were similar to present cultivars. Conclusions: The close relationships of certain currently cultivated varieties to some of the Roman samples indicate these varieties may be older than the others examined. Indeed, the seeds of the variety Albariño showed similar morphometric characteristics to the seeds found at both the Roman and Medieval sites. Since Albariño is traditionally cultivated in the same area as these sites, this variety may have been grown as long ago as Roman times. Significance of the Study: This work throws light on the origin and domestication of cultivated grapevine varieties during Roman and Medieval times.

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Morphometric comparison of current, Roman‐era and medievalVitisseeds from the north‐west of Spain

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Gago

Santiago

et al. 2020

Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research

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“…The volume of grain fluctuated according to the economic and political situation, and it was both imported from outside the Peninsula (e.g., from France) and exported from other regions of the kingdom such as Castile [2]. Wine arrived in Pontevedra from the Mediterranean regions of the Iberian Peninsula, and the locally produced wines from the region of O Ribeiro were exported to France or Great Britain from its docks [2,71]. This commercial framework shows the vitality of ports as nodes for the expansion and supply of a wide range of agricultural products over long distances, something that is observed not only in Galicia, but also in other European territories [72].…”

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The Town as Agrarian Dissipative Structure: Cash Crops in the Medieval Kingdom of Galicia

Teira-Brión¹,

Doce²,

Lorenzo³

et al. 2022

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Towns emerged as dynamic economic and political centers during the Middle Ages, giving rise to the emergence of new social classes. As a result of these functions, a new relationship began to be forged with the rural world, which supplied towns with foodstuffs that satisfied new social demands. Archaeobotanical analysis (carpology) allows us to understand the flow of cash crops by tracing seeds and fruits produced in the countryside that were consumed in and redistributed from the towns. The study of waterlogged contexts from medieval archaeological sites in the Kingdom of Galicia (Santiago de Compostela, Padrón, and Pontevedra) has provided a set of species that played a crucial role in the economy of the urban dwellers and that possibly were related to differential access or food preferences. Evidence for fruits (grapes, chestnuts, figs, apples, and cherries, among others), garden crops (melon), and cereals (foxtail millet, rye, naked wheat, and oat) has been documented. Broomcorn millet is particularly abundant, demonstrating that it was important for subsistence. Some of the species found (medlar, turnip/grelo, and spinach) are novel in the archaeobotanical literature of the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula.

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“…The volume of grain fluctuated according to the economic and political situation, and it was both imported from outside the Peninsula (e.g., from France) and exported from other regions of the kingdom such as Castile [2]. Wine arrived in Pontevedra from the Mediterranean regions of the Iberian Peninsula, and the locally produced wines from the region of O Ribeiro were exported to France or Great Britain from its docks [2,68]. This commercial framework shows the vitality of ports as nodes for the expansion and supply of a wide range of agricultural products over long distances, something that is observed not only in Galicia, but also in other European territories [69].…”

Section: The Town As Distributormentioning

confidence: 99%

The Town as Agrarian Dissipative Structure: Cash Crops in the Medieval Kingdom of Galicia

Teira-Brión¹,

Doce²,

Lorenzo³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Towns emerged as dynamic economic and political centers during the Middle Ages, giving rise to the emergence of new social classes. As a result of these functions, a new relationship began to be forged with the rural world, which supplied towns with foodstuffs that satisfied new social demands. Archaeobotanical analysis (carpology) allows us to understand the flow of cash crops by tracing seeds and fruits produced in the countryside that were consumed in and redistributed from the towns. The study of waterlogged contexts from medieval archaeological sites in the Kingdom of Galicia (Santiago de Compostela, Padrón, and Pontevedra) has provided a set of species that played a crucial role in the economy of the urban dwellers and that possibly were related to differential access or food preferences. Evidence for fruits (grapes, chestnuts, figs, apples, and cherries, among others), garden crops (melon), and cereals (foxtail millet, rye, naked wheat, and oat) has been documented. Broomcorn millet is particularly abundant, demonstrating that it was important for subsistence. Some of the species found (medlar and turnip/grelo) are novel in the archaeobotanical literature of the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula.

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A Multi-Disciplinary Study of Woodcrafts and Plant Remains that Reveals the History of Pontevedra’s Harbour (Northwest Iberia) Between the 13th and 19th Centuries AD

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

Morphometric comparison of current, Roman‐era and medievalVitisseeds from the north‐west of Spain

Morphometric comparison of current, Roman‐era and medievalVitisseeds from the north‐west of Spain

The Town as Agrarian Dissipative Structure: Cash Crops in the Medieval Kingdom of Galicia

The Town as Agrarian Dissipative Structure: Cash Crops in the Medieval Kingdom of Galicia

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