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This book presents, in sixteen papers, recent developments and some of the main topics seen in academic Medieval Archaeology studies in Spain. The papers explore some of the emergent and consolidated topics of the discipline, such as landscapes, cities, rural spaces, bio-archaeological records, archaeology of architectures, agrarian archaeology, post-Roman archaeology, colonial archaeology in the Canary Islands and the archaeology of religious minorities, opening new lines of enquiries and providing new theoretical and methodological approaches. An overview of Medieval Archaeology studies in Spain is offered, proposing a wide range of topics for discussion. Finally, the book explores the connections between Spanish Medieval Archaeology and other European traditions, specifically, English, Italian and Portuguese Medieval Archaeology.

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Author:   Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo (Professor of Archaeology, University of the Basque Country)
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.429kg
ISBN:  

9781784919238

ISBN 10:   1784919233
Pages:   434
Publication Date:   31 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   Spanish

Table of Contents

Preface, Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo (Universidad del País Vasco, UPV‐EHU); Introduction: 1. The future of Medieval Archaeology in Spain. Reflections and proposals, Juan Antonio Quirós (Universidad del País Vasco, UPV‐EHU); Spanish Medieval Archaeology from a european perspective: 2. Italia e Spagna, archeologie e medioevo: riflessioni su storie, paradigmi e future (prossimo venturo), Sauro Gelichi (Università Ca`Foscari); 3. Early Medieval ‘places and spaces’. Breaking down boundaries in British Archaeology, Helena Hamerow (University of Oxford); 4. Os últimos 30 anos da Arqueologia Medieval portugesa (1987‐2017), Catarina Tente (Universidade Nova Lisboa); Trends and topics: 5. Treinta años de una nueva arqueología de al‐Andalus, Alberto García Porras (Universidad de Granada); 6. Treinta años de arqueología en el norte de la Península Ibérica, Carlos Tejerizo (Universidad de Catamarta, Argentina), Juan Antonio Quirós (Universidad del País Vasco, UPV‐EHU); 7. La ciudad durante la Alta Edad Media: balance y propuesta de nuevas perspectivas metodológicas para el estudio de los escenarios urbanos en la Península Ibérica, Julia Sarabia‐Bautista (Universidad de Alicante); 8. Ciudad andalusí y arqueología. Un espacio para la reflexión, Irene Montilla Torres (Universidad de Jaén); 9. La Arqueología del paisaje como lugar donde hacer realmente compleja nuestra disciplina, José María Martín Civantos (Universidad de Granada); 10. De la Arqueología del paisaje a la Arqueología Agraria, Margarita Fernández Mier (Universidad de Oviedo); 11. Los últimos 30 años de la arqueología del período post‐imperial y visigodo, Alfonso Vigil‐Escalera Guirado (Universidad de Salamanca); 12. De la Arqueología mudéjar a la arqueología morisca: del islam permitido al islam prohibido, Olatz Villanueva Zubizarreta (Universidad de Valladolid); 13. Arqueología medieval de las minorías religiosas de la península ibérica: el caso de los judíos, Jorge A. Eiroa (Universidad de Murcia); 14. Zooarqueología y Edad Media en la Península Ibérica, Idoia Grau‐Sologestoa (University of Sheffield), Marcos García‐García (Universidad de Granada); 15. Arqueología de la producción arquitectónica en el Altomedievo Hispánico. Tecnología y contexto, María Ángeles Utrero (CSIC); 16. Arqueología y Media aetas en el archipiélago canario. Una reflexión y dos estudios de caso, Jorge Onrubia Pintado (Universidad de Castilla La Mancha), María del Cristo González Marrero (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

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Juan Antonio Quirós is a Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the University of the Basque Country, Honorary Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Archaeology (University College London), and Visiting Fellow at All Souls College (University of Oxford). He is the director of the ‘Heritage and Cultural Landscapes Research Group’ of the University of the Basque Country and the 'Rural Medieval Research Group', CSIC-UPV/EHU. His principal interests lie in the study of the archaeology of landscapes, the archaeology of rural communities, Mediterranean Archaeology, Archaeology of Architectures, and the study of Social Complexity. Besides, he is very interested in a multi-proxy and multidisciplinary approach to cultural resources. Some of his recent works include ‘Arqueología de una comunidad campesina medieval: Zornoztegi’ (Bilbao, 2018); ‘Longhouses, house biography and social complexity in Early Medieval Northwestern Iberia’ (Arqueología de la Arquitectura 2017); ‘Local identities and desertions in Late Medieval period’ (Reti Medievali, 2017); ‘Social complexity in Early Medieval rural communities’ (Oxford, 2016); and ‘Agrarian Archaeology in Early Medieval Europe’ (Quaternary International 346, 2014). Currently, he is preparing a book about the Archaeology of Medieval Peasantry.

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