The migration and colonisation of Berber and Arab clan groups in the Balearic Islands (10th -13th century)

The arrival of Berber and Arabic clans in the Balearic Islands from the 10th century onwards led to the emergence of new kinds of settlements and agricultural areas. There is evidence for earlier Muslim expeditions and also for the pacts that these expeditionaries made with local population, but the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Kirchner, Helena|||0000-0002-3877-4138
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:307026
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/307026
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Al-Andalus
Islamic Balearic Islands
Agrarian archaeology
Island colonisation
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Sumario:The arrival of Berber and Arabic clans in the Balearic Islands from the 10th century onwards led to the emergence of new kinds of settlements and agricultural areas. There is evidence for earlier Muslim expeditions and also for the pacts that these expeditionaries made with local population, but there is no trace of stable settlement until AD 902, when the occupation of the islands formally began. This article synthesises the archaeological evidence left by this process, and the information that may be obtained from an archaeological analysis of agricultural areas.