Before ‘the Gates of Tartessos’: Indigenous Knowledge and Exchange Networks in the Late Bronze Age Far West

Ruíz-Gálvez, Marisa

doi:10.1017/cho9781139028387.015

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“…Cultural connections and exchanges between the southern Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and the eastern Mediterranean are clearly evidenced at the end of the 2nd millennium BC and proved by the presence materials from those areas recovered in Iberia (Ruiz-Gálvez, 2015;Torres Ortiz, 2008;Valério et al, 2018), and the identification of Iberian materials in the eastern Mediterranean (Mazar, 2004;Wood et al, 2019). However, in none of these cases was there evidence of fruit tree remains.…”

Section: Fruit Trees In the Iberian Peninsulamentioning

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Fruits arriving to the west. Introduction of cultivated fruits in the Iberian Peninsula

Pérez‐Jordà

Peña‐Chocarro

Gordó

2021

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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Section: Fruit Trees In the Iberian Peninsulamentioning

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Fruits arriving to the west. Introduction of cultivated fruits in the Iberian Peninsula

Pérez‐Jordà

Peña‐Chocarro

Gordó

2021

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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“…In fact, the existence of large ships presupposes the need for even more small ships and terrestrial conveyances to service the extended tendrils of connectivity by sea and land. This is not to say that longer sea routes generate smaller tributary routes; rather, these longer routes are built upon and within existing integrated and overlapping regional and intermediate networks- Tartaron's (2013, 189-99) coastscapes and maritime small worlds (see also Ruiz-Gálvez 2014).…”

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Cyprus, Sardinia and Sicily: A Maritime Perspective on Interaction, Connectivity and Imagination in Mediterranean Prehistory

Knapp¹,

Russell²,

Dommelen³

2021

CAJ

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In this study, we outline a maritime perspective on interaction in the Late Bronze/early Iron Age Mediterranean. In response to what has elsewhere been termed the ‘maximalist’ approach, which foregrounds direct, long-distance trading connections between distant Mediterranean regions as a key feature of Late Bronze Age exchange systems, we propose a more nuanced, ‘minimalist’ and argue that notions of contact, connectivity and mobility need to be carefully distinguished if we wish to discuss both the material and social dimensions of maritime mobility. In particular, we critique the prominently proposed, allegedly direct trade route between Sardinia and Cyprus. The network we suggest hinges on multiply connected nodes, where a variety of social actors take part in the creation and maintenance of maritime connections. By unpacking several such nodes between Sardinia and Cyprus, we demonstrate that simply asserting the dominance of Sardinian, Cypriot or Aegean mariners falls short of the complex archaeological evidence and eschews possible social interpretations. In conclusion, we submit that maritime connectivity is an inherently social activity, and that a culturally diverse prehistoric Mediterranean was connected by multiple interlocking and overlapping networks.

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“…Situated in the coastal wetlands created by two rivers flowing into the Atlantic, the site of Huelva was likewise an indigenous settlement, where Phoenician material culture was imported as early as the 9 th century BC. It offered access to an important mining district in the interior, which enabled its inhabitants to establish connections across both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean (Ruiz-Gálvez Priego 1986;2014). A small quantity of Sardinian pottery amidst a rich variety of Phoenician and other imports shows the involvement of both indigenous communities in Phoenician commercial networks Gonzales de Canales et al, 2006).…”

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Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean

Moricca

Bouby

Bonhomme

et al. 2021

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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The present study aims to contribute to the investigation of the role of Phoenicians in the spreading and trade of the grapevine through the morphometric analysis of grape pips. Waterlogged and charred samples were selected from three Iron Age sites in the Western Mediterranean: Motya (Sicily, Italy), Nuraghe S'Urachi (Sardinia, Italy) and Huelva (Andalusia, Spain). While only Motya is a Phoenician foundation, all three were nevertheless associated with Phoenician expansion and cultural interaction. Ten cultivars from the "Vivaio Federico Paulsen" in Marsala (western Sicily) were chosen as modern reference material.The key challenge was the comparison of archaeological pips preserved through different fossilization processes, which was overcome using two reference datasets of the same modern cultivars, one uncharred and one charred.Statistical analyses of pip outlines show that archaeological remains from these sites is morphologically comparable to that of modern varieties, suggesting that the archaeological finds represent domesticated grapevines.PCA analyses allowed an inter-site comparison, showing that samples from the three sites are clearly distinguishable based on their morphology. This indicates the use of different varieties which may be due to different factors.Our analysis represents a first step towards a better understanding of diachronic and synchronic relationship between vines grown in the ancient West Mediterranean, which could be expanded by analysing grape pips from more contexts and more sites, compared against a wider selection of modern cultivars.

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Before ‘the Gates of Tartessos’: Indigenous Knowledge and Exchange Networks in the Late Bronze Age Far West

Cited by 24 publications

References 17 publications

Fruits arriving to the west. Introduction of cultivated fruits in the Iberian Peninsula

Fruits arriving to the west. Introduction of cultivated fruits in the Iberian Peninsula

Cyprus, Sardinia and Sicily: A Maritime Perspective on Interaction, Connectivity and Imagination in Mediterranean Prehistory

Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians: Morphometric analyses of pips from modern varieties and Iron Age archaeological sites in the Western Mediterranean

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