Agricultural landscapes of al-Andalus, and the aftermath of the feudal conquest

• Titel: Agricultural landscapes of al-Andalus, and the aftermath of the feudal conquest
• Mitwirkende: Kirchner, Helena [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Sabaté, Flocel [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: edited by Helena Kirchner and Flocel Sabaté
• Verlagsort: Turnhout
• Verlag: Brepols
• E-Jahr: 2021
• Jahr: [2021]
• Umfang: 277 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen, Karten
• Format: 25 cm
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: The medieval countryside ; vol. 22
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 978-2-503-59397-5
• ISBN: 2-503-59397-6
• DOI: doi:10.1484/M.TMC-EB.5.122892
• Schlagwörter: (g)al- Andalus / (s)Viehwirtschaft / (s)Landwirtschaft / (s)Gartenbau / (s)Bewässerung / (s)Archäologie / (z)Geschichte 700-1500
• Dokumenttyp: Aufsatzsammlung
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Agricultural landscapes of al-Andalus, and the aftermath of the feudal conquest. - Turnhout : Brepols, 2021. - 1 Online-Ressource (277 pages)
• Sach-SW: Agriculture - Espagne - Histoire - Jusqu'à 1500
• Sach-SW: Agriculture
• Sach-SW: Land use, Rural
• Sach-SW: Landscapes
• Sach-SW: History
• Geograph. SW: Spain
• Zeit-SW: To 1516
• K10plus-PPN: 1843835045

Abstract

This book is a compilation a series of significant, recent research on agricultural systems in al-Andalus, undertaken from an archaeological perspective, with particular reference to irrigated and drained areas, dry agriculture field systems, and pasturelands. This volume presents recent archaeological research on the agriculture and society of al-Andalus during the Middle Ages, especially from the perspective of 'hydraulic archaeology' -- an avenue of research developed by Spanish researchers which focuses on the analysis of irrigation systems created by Islamic colonists from the eighth century onwards. More recently, this research perspective has incorporated the analysis of other agricultural systems, such as dryland agriculture and pasturelands. All of these agricultural regimes are complementary in peasant-led subsistence agricultural systems. From a methodological perspective, this archaeological approach is highly innovative, and uses a wide range of techniques (aerial photography, cartographical analysis, field survey, archival research, and archaeological excavation) in order to outline the size and boundaries of cultivation and grazing areas, to define specific plots of land and the related road networks, and to identify other associated facilities, such as watermills. In connection with these topics, several issues are discussed: the earmarking of rural or urban farming areas for irrigation, draining, or dryland agriculture; the process of construction and the subsequent evolution of these farming areas; the transformations undergone by these areas after the feudal conquest; and, finally, the identification of pasturelands and the analysis of the evidence concerning their management