CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Spanish National Research Council)
Archaeology and Social Processes (IH, CCHS)
A qualitative and quantitative spatial analysis of settlement patterns in the lower Tagus river basin from the Late Iron Age to the Late Roman Empire, this paper aims to quantify how different settlement preferences were throughout these... more
This article contains the collection of Roman inscriptions in Villardiegua de la Ribera and Pino del Oro (Zamora), two villages straddling both sides of the Duero. They correspond to the typical morphology of inscriptions in western... more
A synthesis of pollen sequences from the provinces of León and Asturias dating to the 3000-1000 BP interval. The evolution of vegetation and the impact of human activity on it is assessed, with special attention being paid to changes... more
Action COST A27 ‘Landmarks’ has been a successful attempt at establishing an effective transnational interdisciplinary project around the theme of landscapes. Running from 2004 to 2007, and coordinated from Madrid, A27 has proven... more
Researching landscapes is the underlying theme of the Social Structure and Territory-Landscape Archaeology research group (SST-LA), which uses differents methods and techniques for the analysis, interpretation and valorisation of Cultural... more
Roman gold mining occurred on both sides of the Cantabrian moutain range, in the NW quadrant of the Iberian Peninsula, during the Early Roman Empire (1-2nd centuries). The geomorphological transfortamtions left a clear mark on the... more
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Excerpt: "This scientific pathology consists of two steps. First, the author acknowledges the latest advances in the field; Jones and Hall are the main references, with echoes of Eriksen, Shennan, Hodder and, ultimately, Barth. Following... more
Landscape studies are closely related, and strongly benefit, from Landscape Archaeology. As a tool to understanding the past, Archaeology enables the landscape to benefit from the rich heritage it includes. In this paper we outline what... more
The Conventus Iuridicus Asturum (mainly, though not only, modern Asturias and León provinces in Spain) was created after the Cantabrian Wars carried out by Augustus himself, which finished in 19 BC. Even though the NW quadrant of the... more
This articles reviews the results of the project «Research and valorisation of mining areas and civitates in NE Portugal (Bragança, Guarda and Castelo Branco districts bordering with Spain) (MinCiNEP)». Within it, archaeological areas of... more
In the South-West corner of the province of León lies a singular place known by the name Las Médulas. There, a Roman gold mine tore the land and left behind spectacular remains presided by the columns, picuezos, reaching to the sky, in a... more