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Book SynopsisLa transformación del mundo rural en la isla de Mallorca durante la Antigüedad tardía presents the study of the rural landscape of the eastern part of the island of Mallorca (Balearic Islands) during Late Antiquity, providing new data that improves our understanding of one of the least well-known periods of the island. The author describes the results of the study of old archaeological surveys carried out on the island – which had not been published yet – and the results of new archaeological surveys. The conclusions from these studies detected a series of trends that help to better understand the settlement patterns of the island during the transition from the Roman period to medieval times. Furthermore, they help to obtain an overview of different transformations that occurred in the rural world in a territory that was strongly marked by its insularity. Equally discernable in this territory was the role played by the old indigenous substrate, which was reflected in the survival or re-use of pre and proto-historic settlements.
Trade Review‘Archaeology on the Balearic Islands has taken immense strides in the last two decades, led primarily by Miguel Angel Cau (including excavations at Pollentia), and with the present author now contributing strongly to new investigations and debates. This volume is part-based on her Barcelona University thesis of 2013, a subsequent postdoctoral project, and published and ongoing work on Mallorca. It offers a very informative and revealing image of rural settlement, land use and change across a long Late Antiquity (AD 300–903), with the end-date marking the full Arab conquest of this Byzantine enclave (after periods of raiding since the early 8th century).’ – Neil Christie (2022): Medieval Archaeology, 65/2, 2021
Table of ContentsPrólogo ;
Presentación ;
1. El estudio del mundo rural tardoantiguo en la isla de Mallorca: motivaciones y encuadre histórico ;
2. Aproximación a la ocupación del mundo rural durante la Antigüedad tardía en Mallorca ;
3. La ocupación rural de la zona este de Mallorca: los ejemplos de Manacor y Sant Llorenç des Cardassar ;
4. Los patrones de asentamiento de la Antigüedad tardía en Mallorca: una nueva prospección en la zona este ;
5. Las basílicas y su relación con las rutas de comunicación ;
6. La transformación del mundo rural en la Mallorca tardoantigua: cristianos, campesinos y pastores ;
7. Consideraciones finales ;
Bibliografía ;
Índice
