La Silla del Papa: habitat and necropolis (2014-2016 seasons)

Moret, Pierre; Martínez, Fernando Prados; Fabre, Jean‐Marc; Rodríguez, Elena Fernández; Fernández, Francisco José García; Gonzalez, Florian; Vialás, Helena Jiménez

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“…The excavations of recent years allow us to date the end of La Silla del Papa/Bailo to the period of Augustus (Moret et al . ). At that time the site was peacefully abandoned and the population was transferred from the heights of La Sierra de la Plata to the new town of Baelo on the Ensenada de Bolonia inlet.…”

Section: Settlement Dynamics and Landscape Structure Before And Aftermentioning

confidence: 97%

From Pre‐Roman Bailo To Roman Baelo: Long‐Term Landscape Dynamics In The Straits Of Gibraltar

Jiménez‐Vialás

Grau‐Mira

2019

Oxford J Archaeology

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Summary The Straits of Gibraltar have been historically an important maritime axis of connection between the Mediterranean and Atlantic areas of the Iberian Peninsula. For this reason, most of the archaeological research has focused on the coastal settlements, but its broader archaeological landscape remains mostly unknown. In this paper, we present recent intensive surveys in which a wide range of sites was detected, dating from the eighth century BC to the fourteenth AD. The ancient landscape is thus reconstructed over a long‐term perspective. Prior to the Roman expansion, the earlier Bailo‐La Silla del Papa was an urban central place that supported a dense network of subordinate settlements. Later on, the central settlement was transported from inland to the coastal town of Baelo Claudia, but the territorial structure remained based on a similar pattern.

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Section: Settlement Dynamics and Landscape Structure Before And Aftermentioning

confidence: 97%

From Pre‐Roman Bailo To Roman Baelo: Long‐Term Landscape Dynamics In The Straits Of Gibraltar

Jiménez‐Vialás

Grau‐Mira

2019

Oxford J Archaeology

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“…The hillfort of La Silla del Papa north of Tarifa constitutes a large Iron Age settlement north of the Strait of Gibraltar (Moret et al, 2008, 2010, 2017). It was first occupied during the 9th century BC and, thus, contemporaneous to the Phoenician presence at the coast (Brandherm, 2006; Núñez‐Calvo, 2008).…”

Section: Archaeological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While archaeological findings of hand‐crafted ceramics and the settlement's location (i.e., hilltop with inland orientation) indicate its indigenous origin, solid evidence for Phoenician and Punic contacts during the following centuries was found before La Silla del Papa was abandoned during the Augustan period and the population moved to Baelo Claudia (Moret & Prados‐Martínez, 2014). Recent studies fixed the date of the abandonment to 30–20 BC which corresponds with the foundation of Baelo Claudia (Moret et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For this purpose, geoarchaeological investigations were performed in the surroundings of two of the most important Iron Age settlements in southern Iberia, La Silla del Papa in Cádiz Province (Moret & Prados‐Martínez, 2014; Moret et al, 2010, 2014, 2017) and Los Castillejos de Alcorrín in Málaga Province (Marzoli et al, 2009, 2010, 2014; Marzoli, 2012; Renzi et al, 2014, 2016; Figure 1), both subject to archaeological investigations during the recent past. This article presents results from investigations on the Atlantic side of this interdisciplinary research project “Archeostraits.” Located approximately 20 km northwest of the Strait of Gibraltar at the south‐eastern end of the Gulf of Cádiz (Andalusia; Figure 2), La Silla del Papa was the central place of a territory which probably covered the bays of Bolonia and of Zahara.…”

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“…(b) Regional setting and location of the study area, that is, the catchment of the Río del Cachón. La Silla del Papa (Bailo), the Iron Age predecessor of Roman Baelo Claudia, is located on top of the Sierra de la Plata; Baelo Claudia was founded around 40–20 BC when its predecessor settlement Bailo was abandoned (e.g., Moret et al, 2008, 2017) [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]…”

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Mid‐ to late Holocene environmental changes and human‐environment interactions in the surroundings of La Silla del Papa, SW Spain

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In southern Iberia, the surroundings of the Strait of Gibraltar are known as a crossroad for population movements, cultural exchanges, and trade from Late Prehistory to modern times. However, questions remain about the impact of this historical development on the environment. The settlement of La Silla del Papa, an important hillfort in southern Andalusia (Cádiz), was occupied during the entire Iron Age, replaced by the coastal town Baelo Claudia during Roman times, and re‐occupied during Early Medieval times. As such, La Silla del Papa and its territory represent an ideal location for long‐term studies on human‐environment interactions. Within the framework of the interdisciplinary project “Archeostraits,” geoarchaeological investigations in the surroundings of La Silla del Papa aimed at constraining ecological conditions and human‐environment interactions during the mid‐ and late Holocene and during major human occupation phases. Our results document an early mid‐Holocene marine embayment in the lower floodplain of the Río del Cachón, rapidly turning into a coastal lagoon and later into freshwater‐dominated wetlands. After approximately 2100 BP (c. 150 BC), fluvial and alluvial deposition i600ing a high anthropogenic impact on the local landscape during Roman or post‐Roman times. Palynological results reveal fluctuating agricultural and pastoral activities and distinct periods of landscape opening during the Neolithic and Iron Age.

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Holocene coastal evolution and environmental changes in the lower Río Guadiaro valley, with particular focus on the Bronze to Iron Age harbour ‘Montilla’ of Los Castillejos de Alcorrín (Málaga, Andalusia, Spain)

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La Silla del Papa: habitat and necropolis (2014-2016 seasons)

Cited by 13 publications

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From Pre‐Roman Bailo To Roman Baelo: Long‐Term Landscape Dynamics In The Straits Of Gibraltar

From Pre‐Roman Bailo To Roman Baelo: Long‐Term Landscape Dynamics In The Straits Of Gibraltar

Mid‐ to late Holocene environmental changes and human‐environment interactions in the surroundings of La Silla del Papa, SW Spain

Holocene coastal evolution and environmental changes in the lower Río Guadiaro valley, with particular focus on the Bronze to Iron Age harbour ‘Montilla’ of Los Castillejos de Alcorrín (Málaga, Andalusia, Spain)

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