3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity. - History Lab https://historylab.es Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity. - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 The illustrated utopia of a fortified island https://historylab.es/the-illustrated-utopia-of-a-fortified-island/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-illustrated-utopia-of-a-fortified-island Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/la-ilustrada-utopia-de-una-insulafortificada/ The old Isla Plana, off the coast of Alicante and Santa Pola, has long been an insular enclave valued both for its geographical position and for the wealth of fish in its surrounding waters. However, it remained uninhabited until the last third of the 18th century, when an ambitious project for a military stronghold and civil colonization of the island was promoted, in accordance with the reformist philosophy of the Spanish Enlightenment in the time of King Carlos III. , halfway between utopia and reality. That project would be known as Nueva Tabarca, in memory of the origin of its first settlers. Two characters were key in its configuration and development: the former captain general of Valencia and later president of the Council of Castilla, the Count of Aranda, and the military engineer, Infantry Colonel Fernando Méndez de Rao Sotomayor.

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]]> The old Isla Plana, off the coast of Alicante and Santa Pola, has long been an insular enclave valued both for its geographical position and for the wealth of fish in its surrounding waters. However, it remained uninhabited until the last third of the 18th century, when an ambitious project for a military stronghold and civil colonization of the island was promoted, in accordance with the reformist philosophy of the Spanish Enlightenment in the time of King Carlos III. , halfway between utopia and reality. That project would be known as Nueva Tabarca, in memory of the origin of its first settlers. Two characters were key in its configuration and development: the former captain general of Valencia and later president of the Council of Castilla, the Count of Aranda, and the military engineer, Infantry Colonel Fernando Méndez de Rao Sotomayor.

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]]> Ethnoarchaeological study of the evolution of a seasonal high-mountain habitat in Lugo, Galicia, Spain https://historylab.es/ethnoarchaeological-study-of-the-evolution-of-a-seasonal-high-mountain-habitat-in-lugo-galicia-spain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethnoarchaeological-study-of-the-evolution-of-a-seasonal-high-mountain-habitat-in-lugo-galicia-spain Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/estudio-etnoarqueologico-de-la-evolucion-de-un-habitat-estacional-de-alta-montana-en-lugo-galicia-espana/ We present an ethnoarchaeological study of an alzada, a seasonal habitat in the high mountains of Lugo, linked to summer pastoral activity and, to a lesser extent, to agricultural activity, in order to establish, in accordance with the data obtained through anthropological and geographical fieldwork, an explanatory model of the process of almost total abandonment of the site and the acquisition of new functions and meanings that it has recently taken on. In this way it is possible to understand, in the light of the ethnographic, historical and anthropological context, the archaeological remains of this place of occupation.

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]]> We present an ethnoarchaeological study of an ‘alzada’, a seasonal habitat in the high mountains of Lugo, linked to summer pastoral activity and, to a lesser extent, to agricultural activity, in order to establish, in accordance with the data obtained through anthropological and geographical fieldwork, an explanatory model of the process of almost total abandonment of the site and the acquisition of new functions and meanings that it has recently taken on. In this way it is possible to understand, in the light of the ethnographic, historical and anthropological context, the archaeological remains of this place of occupation.

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]]> The medieval city https://historylab.es/the-medieval-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-medieval-city Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:47:04 +0000 https://historylab.es/la-cidudad-medieval/ Video of the permanent exhibition of the National Archaeological Museum. Medieval World Area: Christian Kingdoms.

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]]> Video of the permanent exhibition of the National Archaeological Museum. Medieval World Area: Christian Kingdoms.

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]]> Origins of settlement in the San Ildefonso valley. Pastoralism in the Sierra del Guadarrama Mountains and its archaeological typologies in the pine forests of Valsaín https://historylab.es/origins-of-settlement-in-the-san-ildefonso-valley-pastoralism-in-the-sierra-del-guadarrama-mountains-and-its-archaeological-typologies-in-the-pine-forests-of-valsain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=origins-of-settlement-in-the-san-ildefonso-valley-pastoralism-in-the-sierra-del-guadarrama-mountains-and-its-archaeological-typologies-in-the-pine-forests-of-valsain Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:46:57 +0000 https://historylab.es/origenes-del-poblamiento-en-el-valle-de-san-ildefonso-el-pastoreo-en-la-sierra-delguadarrama-y-sus-tipologias-arqueologicasen-los-pinares-de-valsain/ It has often been assumed that the origin of the population in the Sierra de Guadarrama had to do with the logging of the forest. However, the analysis of the documentation in this article demonstrates that such permanent settlement had to do with pastoralism, resulting in the repeated construction of resources that still exist and are awaiting in-depth study.

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]]> It has often been assumed that the origin of the population in the Sierra de Guadarrama had to do with the logging of the forest. However, the analysis of the documentation in this article demonstrates that such permanent settlement had to do with pastoralism, resulting in the repeated construction of resources that still exist and are awaiting in-depth study.

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]]> The Asturian jet makers of the 16th century: the art and industry of jet. Survivals https://historylab.es/the-asturian-jet-makers-of-the-16th-century-the-art-and-industry-of-jet-survivals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-asturian-jet-makers-of-the-16th-century-the-art-and-industry-of-jet-survivals Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:46:57 +0000 https://historylab.es/los-azabacheros-asturianos-del-siglo-xvi-arte-e-industria-del-azabache-pervivenciasenlace-externo/ This article analyses the work of the Asturian azabacheros, justified among other reasons by the large number of mines, especially on the eastern coast. Their great mastery of their work meant that they were contracted from Santiago de Compostela itself, the only recipient of the material. The work of jet has continued up to the present day, as is reflected in the numerous objects of various types that exist.

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]]> This article analyses the work of the Asturian azabacheros, justified among other reasons by the large number of mines, especially on the eastern coast. Their great mastery of their work meant that they were contracted from Santiago de Compostela itself, the only recipient of the material. The work of jet has continued up to the present day, as is reflected in the numerous objects of various types that exist.

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]]> Archaeology of the late medieval Jewish quarter of Lorca (Murcia) https://historylab.es/archaeology-of-the-late-medieval-jewish-quarter-of-lorca-murcia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=archaeology-of-the-late-medieval-jewish-quarter-of-lorca-murcia Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:46:49 +0000 https://historylab.es/arqueologia-de-la-juderia-bajomedieval-de-lorca-murcia/ The excavation of the castle of Lorca (Murcia) over the last fifteen years has brought to light the archaeological remains of a complete Jewish quarter from the 14th and 15th centuries. Among the different elements found, its synagogue stands out, which is one of the few preserved examples of this type of medieval building that has come down to us without having been transformed into a church, and its spectacular set of glass chandeliers. The project developed in the late medieval Jewish quarter of Lorca allows us to reconstruct daily life on the Castilian-Nazari border and to define some archaeological indicators for the identification of medieval Jewish populations.

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]]> The excavation of the castle of Lorca (Murcia) over the last fifteen years has brought to light the archaeological remains of a complete Jewish quarter from the 14th and 15th centuries. Among the different elements found, its synagogue stands out, which is one of the few preserved examples of this type of medieval building that has come down to us without having been transformed into a church, and its spectacular set of glass chandeliers. The project developed in the late medieval Jewish quarter of Lorca allows us to reconstruct daily life on the Castilian-Nazari border and to define some archaeological indicators for the identification of medieval Jewish populations.

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]]> The forms of rural urbanity in al-Andalus Taifa. Peasant strategies of consumption and distinction in the farmhouse of El Quemao (Sarrión, Teruel) https://historylab.es/the-forms-of-rural-urbanity-in-al-andalus-taifa-peasant-strategies-of-consumption-and-distinction-in-the-farmhouse-of-el-quemao-sarrion-teruel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-forms-of-rural-urbanity-in-al-andalus-taifa-peasant-strategies-of-consumption-and-distinction-in-the-farmhouse-of-el-quemao-sarrion-teruel Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:46:49 +0000 https://historylab.es/las-formas-de-la-urbanidad-rural-en-el-al-andalus-taifa-estrategias-campesinas-de-consumo-y-distincion-en-la-alqueria-de-el-quemao-sarrion-teruel/ We present the data obtained during the three archaeological excavation campaigns (2015, 2017 and 2018) carried out at El Quemao (Sarrión, Teruel), an Andalusian farmhouse made up of a dozen dwellings with a central courtyard that was occupied between the Caliphate and Taifa periods. The documentation work, which has already made it possible to recognise the complete plan of the settlement, has focused on carrying out several probes in four of the dwellings with the aim of gaining in-depth knowledge of the functioning of the domestic routines of the rural communities in this part of al-Andalus.

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]]> We present the data obtained during the three archaeological excavation campaigns (2015, 2017 and 2018) carried out at El Quemao (Sarrión, Teruel), an Andalusian farmhouse made up of a dozen dwellings with a central courtyard that was occupied between the Caliphate and Taifa periods. The documentation work, which has already made it possible to recognise the complete plan of the settlement, has focused on carrying out several probes in four of the dwellings with the aim of gaining in-depth knowledge of the functioning of the domestic routines of the rural communities in this part of al-Andalus.

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]]> Almallutx. Last Muslim settlement in Mallorca https://historylab.es/almallutx-last-muslim-settlement-in-mallorca/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=almallutx-last-muslim-settlement-in-mallorca Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:46:49 +0000 https://historylab.es/almallutx-ultimo-asentamiento-musulman-en-mallorca/ Almallutx is a Muslim site of more than 120,000 m2, located in the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range in Mallorca, which is the last Muslim settlement on the island. It is an authentic urban nucleus, created on the site of a farmhouse by the Muslims who fled to the mountains after the conquest of King Jaume I.

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]]> Almallutx is a Muslim site of more than 120,000 m2, located in the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range in Mallorca, which is the last Muslim settlement on the island. It is an authentic urban nucleus, created on the site of a farmhouse by the Muslims who fled to the mountains after the conquest of King Jaume I.

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]]> El Tolmo de Minateda https://historylab.es/el-tolmo-de-minateda/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=el-tolmo-de-minateda Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:46:49 +0000 https://historylab.es/el-tolmo-de-minateda/ 'El Tolmo de Minateda' is a hill that stands at a strategic crossroads between the southern Meseta and the Mediterranean coast. It has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. In 1988, a systematic project was initiated by the University of Alicante and the Museum of Albacete. The project, directed by Lorenzo Abad, Sonia Gutiérrez, Blanca Gamo and Pablo Cánovas, involves several overlapping sites and, consequently, very different historical problems in their own diachronic sequence, which are dealt with by different teams. Among all the lines developed, it is worth highlighting the significance of 'El Tolmo de Minateda' for research into the Early Middle Ages. The peculiar diachrony of the settlement, practically uninhabited before the 7th century and abandoned in its urban condition after the 9th century, makes it a spectacular laboratory for analysing the early medieval phases that are usually diluted in other urban centres of Roman or Islamic origin. 'El Tolmo' shows an urban space from the Visigothic period in the process of Islamisation, but which does not yet reflect the triumph of Islamic society. This opens up new research perspectives that require us to reconsider the problem of the revival of certain cities in the Visigothic period in a framework of a supposed crisis of urban life; the materiality of their urban facilities and the level of their buildings; the transformation of domestic structures and the influence of Islamisation on this evolution; the definition of pre-caliphate Islamic urban planning; the survival of indigenous traditions in the culture and the material indicators of social and cultural change, etc.

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]]> ‘El Tolmo de Minateda’ is a hill that stands at a strategic crossroads between the southern Meseta and the Mediterranean coast. It has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. In 1988, a systematic project was initiated by the University of Alicante and the Museum of Albacete. The project, directed by Lorenzo Abad, Sonia Gutiérrez, Blanca Gamo and Pablo Cánovas, involves several overlapping sites and, consequently, very different historical problems in their own diachronic sequence, which are dealt with by different teams. Among all the lines developed, it is worth highlighting the significance of ‘El Tolmo de Minateda’ for research into the Early Middle Ages. The peculiar diachrony of the settlement, practically uninhabited before the 7th century and abandoned in its urban condition after the 9th century, makes it a spectacular laboratory for analysing the early medieval phases that are usually diluted in other urban centres of Roman or Islamic origin. ‘El Tolmo’ shows an urban space from the Visigothic period in the process of Islamisation, but which does not yet reflect the triumph of Islamic society. This opens up new research perspectives that require us to reconsider the problem of the revival of certain cities in the Visigothic period in a framework of a supposed crisis of urban life; the materiality of their urban facilities and the level of their buildings; the transformation of domestic structures and the influence of Islamisation on this evolution; the definition of pre-caliphate Islamic urban planning; the survival of indigenous traditions in the culture and the material indicators of social and cultural change, etc.

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]]> Calatrava la Vieja: from an Andalusian city to the cradle of a military order. 8th-15th centuries https://historylab.es/calatrava-la-vieja-from-an-andalusian-city-to-the-cradle-of-a-military-order-8th-15th-centuries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calatrava-la-vieja-from-an-andalusian-city-to-the-cradle-of-a-military-order-8th-15th-centuries Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:46:49 +0000 https://historylab.es/calatrava-la-vieja-de-ciudad-andalusi-a-cuna-de-una-orden-militar-s-viii-xv/ Presentation of the results obtained after more than 30 archaeological intervention campaigns at this important medieval site in La Meseta. On the south bank of the Guadiana, with pre-Roman antecedents, its importance in history dates back to the 9th century, in the Andalusian period, when it became the main inhabited centre on the road between Córdoba and Toledo. In the mid-12th century, when it passed into Christian hands for the first time, it was the place where the first Hispanic military order was founded, adopting its toponym as its name. Its important strategic role would last and grow during the seventeen years in which it passed back into Islamic hands under the Almohads, thus becoming the vanguard of their power in al-Andalus. After 1212, when it definitively became part of the kingdom of Castile, its role in the region was gradually replaced by other towns, and it was finally abandoned at the beginning of the 15th century.

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]]> Presentation of the results obtained after more than 30 archaeological intervention campaigns at this important medieval site in La Meseta. On the south bank of the Guadiana, with pre-Roman antecedents, its importance in history dates back to the 9th century, in the Andalusian period, when it became the main inhabited centre on the road between Córdoba and Toledo. In the mid-12th century, when it passed into Christian hands for the first time, it was the place where the first Hispanic military order was founded, adopting its toponym as its name. Its important strategic role would last and grow during the seventeen years in which it passed back into Islamic hands under the Almohads, thus becoming the vanguard of their power in al-Andalus. After 1212, when it definitively became part of the kingdom of Castile, its role in the region was gradually replaced by other towns, and it was finally abandoned at the beginning of the 15th century.

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