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Book SynopsisSince 1985, Spanish archaeology has radically improved its organisation and effectiveness, supported by law and the transfer of powers to deal with archaeology from central to regional governments. There have been many excavations on development sites in towns and the countryside, but also new studies of rural landscapes and monuments. As in other European countries, this has produced a mountain of as yet undigested information about the history and archaeology of this fascinating country over four centuries.Now two Spanish archaeologists, aided by a large number of colleagues in Spain, France, Germany and Britain, have produced the first survey in either English or Spanish of the last 30 years of investigations, new discoveries and new theories. Chapters deal with the rural and urban habitat, daily life, trade and technology, castles and fortifications, the display of secular power and all three religions of medieval Spain: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. This is a major contribution to the archaeology of medieval Europe and a handbook for archaeologists and travellers.
Trade ReviewSuch an ambitious book is difficult to summarize; it is astonishing that so little attention has been paid until now to such a rich archaeological resource;Salon
Table of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgementsForeword by John Schofield1. THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGYMagdalena Valor and Avelino Gutierrez2. RURAL SETTLEMENT AND LANDSCAPEMagdalena Valor and Inaki Garcia Camino3. URBAN SETTLEMENTMagdalena Valor and Avelino Gutierrez4. HOUSING AND DOMESTIC LIFEMagdalena Valor and Avelino Gutierrez5. TECHNOLOGY, CRAFT AND INDUSTRYRicardo Cordoba6. TRADE, TRANSPORT AND TRAVELMagdalena Valor and Avelino Gutierrez7. FORTIFICATIONSMagdalena Valor and Avelino Gutierrez8. THE DISPLAY OF SECULAR POWERMagdalena Valor and Avelino Gutierrez9. RELIGIONS AND RELIGIOUS BUILDINGSMagdalena Valor and Fernando Miguel10. LIFE, DEATH AND MEMORYFernando Gil and Magdalena Valor11. CONCLUSIONS AND HOPES FOR THE FUTUREMagdalena Valor, Avelino Gutierrez and John Schofield
