Fumier deposits in medieval Cártama (Spain)?
Rowena Banerjea
(1)
,
Monica Alonso-Eguiluz
(2)
,
Luc Vrydaghs
(2)
,
Yannick Devos
(2)
,
A. Schenkel
(3)
,
V. Meurice
(3)
,
Francisco Melero-García
(4)
,
Lionello F. Morandi
(5)
,
Jérôme Ros
(6)
,
Guillermo Garcia Contreras-Ruiz
(4)
,
Aleks Pluskowski
(1)
Jérôme Ros
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- ORCID : 0000-0002-6874-4183
Guillermo Garcia Contreras-Ruiz
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Résumé
Samples for soil micromorphology and phytolith analysis were collected in 2019 from excavations in Plaza de la Constitución, Cártama, Málaga, from medieval urban occupation relating to an area considered to be a landfill throughout the Andalusian period, located below the castle. The profile from which samples were collected, showed a refuse pit with a fill containing material culture from the early 13th century (Almohad period), which cut into occupation layers. The occupation may relate to a period of urban decline prior to the Islamic Conquest, which is a hypothesis that will be tested through further excavation.
Two block samples were collected for micromorphological analysis and five bulk samples for phytolith analysis. The upper micromorphology sample was collected from the refuse pit and the lower micromorphology sample was collected from occupation layers below. The combined analysis of soil micromorphology and phytolith morphometrics, and their examination under UV and Blue light has revealed the presence of dung, the deposition of fodder and bedding and the in situ burning of this material.
The term fumier is commonly used to refer to archaeological sediments that are composed of burnt animal dung and vegetal remains and interpreted as arising from pastoral activities. These sediments or sequences of sediments have been identified in rock shelter and cave sites in the Mediterranean region, dating from the Neolithic to Iron Age. They have not been conclusively identified outside of these contexts. In this paper, we highlight the similarities between our data from the urban occupation at Cártama, Málaga, with fumier deposits.
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Fumier deposits in medieval Cártama (Spain)?
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Samples for soil micromorphology and phytolith analysis were collected in 2019 from excavations in Plaza de la Constitución, Cártama, Málaga, from medieval urban occupation relating to an area considered to be a landfill throughout the Andalusian period, located below the castle. The profile from which samples were collected, showed a refuse pit with a fill containing material culture from the early 13th century (Almohad period), which cut into occupation layers. The occupation may relate to a period of urban decline prior to the Islamic Conquest, which is a hypothesis that will be tested through further excavation.
Two block samples were collected for micromorphological analysis and five bulk samples for phytolith analysis. The upper micromorphology sample was collected from the refuse pit and the lower micromorphology sample was collected from occupation layers below. The combined analysis of soil micromorphology and phytolith morphometrics, and their examination under UV and Blue light has revealed the presence of dung, the deposition of fodder and bedding and the in situ burning of this material.
The term fumier is commonly used to refer to archaeological sediments that are composed of burnt animal dung and vegetal remains and interpreted as arising from pastoral activities. These sediments or sequences of sediments have been identified in rock shelter and cave sites in the Mediterranean region, dating from the Neolithic to Iron Age. They have not been conclusively identified outside of these contexts. In this paper, we highlight the similarities between our data from the urban occupation at Cártama, Málaga, with fumier deposits.
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Auteur(s) |
Rowena Banerjea
1
, Monica Alonso-Eguiluz
2
, Luc Vrydaghs
2
, Yannick Devos
2
, A. Schenkel
3
, V. Meurice
3
, Francisco Melero-García
4
, Lionello F. Morandi
5
, Jérôme Ros
6
, Guillermo Garcia Contreras-Ruiz
4
, Aleks Pluskowski
1
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UOR -
University of Reading
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- Whiteknights, PO Box 217, READING, Berkshire, RG6 6AH,
- Royaume-Uni
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VUB -
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
( 303465 )
- Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel
- Belgique
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ULB -
Université libre de Bruxelles
( 303388 )
- Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 - 1050 Bruxelles
- Belgique
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UGR -
Universidad de Granada = University of Granada
( 302726 )
- Avda. del Hospicio, s/n C.P. 18010 Granada
- Espagne
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University of Pisa - Università di Pisa
( 366408 )
- Lungarno Pacinotti 43 - 56126 Pisa
- Italie
6
UMR ISEM -
Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier
( 29770 )
- Place E. Bataillon CC 064 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05
- France
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Anglais
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Titre du congrès |
Integrated Microscopy Approaches in Archaeobotany
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Date début congrès |
2023-04-01
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Date fin congrès |
2023-04-02
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Reading
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Royaume-Uni
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