Peasant agency and peopling processes in Early Medieval Catalonia: Some thoughts and examples of rural landscape (5th-9th centuries)

Álvaro Rueda, Karen and Travé Allepuz, Esther (2024) Peasant agency and peopling processes in Early Medieval Catalonia: Some thoughts and examples of rural landscape (5th-9th centuries). In: Local Societies and Peasantry Agencies in Medieval Iberia. Reti Medievali E-Book (50). Firenze University Press, Firenze, pp. 233-263. ISBN 979-12-215-0530-6

Preview

Text 10. ÁlvaroRueda-TravéAllepuz.pdf - Published Version Download (2MB) | Preview

Abstract

The historical and archaeological approach to peopling processes, landscape articulation and social organization during the Early Middle Ages is a complex issue that requires an integrated management of written and material sources. Under Frankish rule, Catalonia was a border area developing its own inner strategies of settlement based upon agrarian expansion. Habitat structures and habitat nuclei show an evolution in parallel to the formation of Counties. Archaeological record of late villae, early medieval settlements presenting diverse features, and agrarian landscapes with silos are some examples which illustrate the impact of peasant agency on the landscape during this period. Examining material culture and the evolution of pottery in this area during the early medieval and medieval periods is also a valuable tool to understand the local and regional networks of peasant communities. This paper aims at offering an updated state of the art, together with some reflections about the methodological strategies used in order to explore the role of peasantry during this period in the Catalan area.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This study is part of the current research tasks carried out by the Medieval and Postmedieval Archaeology Research Group GRAMP-UB (2021-SGR-00236) at the University of Barcelona, to which the authors belong, and it is included in our Landscape Analysis research line.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Early Middle Age, Catalonia, Peasantry, Rural Settlement, Agrarian Landscape
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History D History General and Old World > DP Spain
Depositing User:	dr Vincenzo De Luise
Date Deposited:	12 Aug 2025 06:43
Last Modified:	12 Aug 2025 06:43
URI:	http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/7212

Downloads

Actions (login required)

View Item