Landscapes of (re)conquest: dynamics of multicultural frontiers in medieval South-west Europe

Ruiz, Guillermo García-Contreras; Pluskowski, Aleks; Alexander, Michelle; Banerjea, Rowena; García, Marcos García

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“…Between the 12th and 19th centuries, various phases of occupation and re‐occupation were identified, with a clear phase of rebuilding in the late medieval/early modern period, which was also documented in written sources (Arenas Esteban, 2008, p. 32). Further small‐scale excavations in the albacar took place in 2015, 2016 and 2017 as part of LoR's pilot projects, with the aim of clarifying the stratigraphy in different parts of the fortified complex and collecting paleoenvironmental samples for further analysis, which are ongoing (Banerjea et al, 2020; García‐Contreras Ruiz et al, 2016).…”

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“…2 This project investigates the character of medieval frontiers in south‐western Europe from a socio‐environmental perspective, focusing on the relationship between castles and their associated territories within the context of the creation and dissolution of frontiers (García‐Contreras Ruiz, 2018, 2020). The main pilot for LoR was developed at Molina de Aragón (García‐Contreras Ruiz et al, 2016), whose historical territory is partly encompassed by the Molina‐Alto Tajo UNESCO Geopark, dominating the eastern part of Guadalajara province. Both castles are defined by a principal fortified residence connected with one or more substantial enclosed wards, as well as outer fortified elements.…”

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Geophysical survey at the frontier of medieval Iberia: The castles of Molina de Aragón and Atienza (Guadalajara, Spain)

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This paper presents the results of geophysical surveys conducted within two castles in central Iberia: the fortifications of Molina de Aragón and Atienza, both located within the modern province of Guadalajara in Spain. They represent essential case studies for understanding the transformations of the frontier societies of medieval south‐western Europe, because both were founded during the Andalusi period, both played a fundamental role at the time of the military confrontations between opposing Islamic and Christian states, and both became capitals within the feudal dependencies of the Crown of Castile during the Late Middle Ages. At present, these castles are uninhabited and protected archaeological sites, with no modern developments within their wards; the adjacent towns have developed on the outskirts of their outer walls. Although both castles have been the focus of uneven amounts of archaeological research, geophysical surveys, the first conducted at these sites, have proved to be a fundamental tool not only for planning future archaeological investigations but also for the data that they have provided on the potential roles of these castle wards.

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Geophysical survey at the frontier of medieval Iberia: The castles of Molina de Aragón and Atienza (Guadalajara, Spain)

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Banerjea

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“…Asimismo, temáticas que habían sido menos analizadas, como los espacios de secano o la ganadería están siendo cada vez más abordadas, aunque con menos aportaciones hasta la fecha para el periodo andalusí 2 . Asuntos de estudio en el ámbito ibérico pero también extrapolables al europeo en general, donde se busca integrar el examen de los registros documentales escritos y arqueológicos, con la introducción cada vez más presente de técnicas arqueológicas para acometer lecturas arqueomorfológicas del paisaje, análisis geoarqueológicos o paleobotánicos (García-Contreras et al, (2020); Pluskowski, et al, 2011) y zooarqueológicos (Villar y García, 2017;García y Moreno, 2018;García, García-Contreras y Pluskowski, 2021). Una combinación metodológica y de fuentes que aboga por la multidisciplinareidad para reconstruir los paisajes rurales medievales, incluyendo no sólo los agrarios o ganaderos, sino también las marismas o los medios acuáticos (Vanslembrouk, Alexander y Thoen, 2005; Arias, Haidvogl, Hoffmann, Didier, Jungwirth y Winiwarter, 2015).…”

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Medio ambiente, recursos naturales y paisaje agrario en los espacios medievales (siglos VIII-XV). Introducción

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2021

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El presente texto recoge una presentación e introducción reflexiva sobre el contenido de este número 22 de "Anales de la Universidad de Alicante. Historia Medieval", con especial atención a la temática que preside el Dosier Monográfico. Desde una aproximación global, se hace un balance en torno al estudio del medio ambiente, los recursos naturales y el paisaje agrario para cronología medieval y a posteriori se pasa a presentar y realizar una descripción de los diferentes trabajos que engloaban el mismo y las cuestiones tratadas por los distintos autores.

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Are Postcolonial Narratives useful in Al-Andalus Archaeology?.

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2021

Anduli

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Archaeological investigations of al-Andalus has become increasingly important in medieval studies, but it has traditionally been left out of the research agenda of European medieval archaeology. This is due to its exoticism and not fitting in well with the construction of a European identity and Spanish national history based on Christian expansion and the “Reconquest” process. At the same time, due to the geographical location and geopolitical position of the Iberian Peninsula within the “West”, scholars working on Islamic archaeology have dedicated less attention to al-Andalus than to other territories. Several factors pose a challenge for current research: the possibility of confrontation with feudal societies; the increasing importance given to technological transfer all along al-Andalus; religious, economic and institutional differences within Christian territories; the importance given in recent years to the identity construction of alterity; and the strong impact that the Andalusi period had on the creation of current landscapes, especially due to irrigated agriculture. This paper tries to reflect on and analyze the historiographical marginality of al-Andalus in both European medieval archaeology and Islamic archaeology. The aim is to understand how we have built an international narrative of the marginality of a territory that is theoretically outside Europe and outside the environment in which classical Islam developed, based mainly on literature produced in English on this matter. In short, this paper poses the question of whether postcolonial theory is a valid category of analysis for al-Andalus.

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Landscapes of (re)conquest: dynamics of multicultural frontiers in medieval South-west Europe

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Geophysical survey at the frontier of medieval Iberia: The castles of Molina de Aragón and Atienza (Guadalajara, Spain)

Geophysical survey at the frontier of medieval Iberia: The castles of Molina de Aragón and Atienza (Guadalajara, Spain)

Medio ambiente, recursos naturales y paisaje agrario en los espacios medievales (siglos VIII-XV). Introducción

Are Postcolonial Narratives useful in Al-Andalus Archaeology?.

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