Drainage and Irrigation Systems in Madīna Ṭurṭūša (Tortosa, Spain) (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries)

From the evidence contributed by the written documentation produced after the feudal conquest of Tortosa in 1148, and by means of the archaeological and hydraulic survey, it has been possible to determine the boundaries of the irrigated and drained areas associated with Madīna Ṭurṭūša and to describ...

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Autores: Kirchner, Helena|||0000-0002-3877-4138, Virgili Colet, Antoni|||0000-0001-5952-9791, Puy Maeso, Arnald|||0000-0001-9469-2156
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Huerta
Al-Andalus
Irrigation
Hydraulic archaeology
Drainage
Tortosa
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spelling Drainage and Irrigation Systems in Madīna Ṭurṭūša (Tortosa, Spain) (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries)Kirchner, Helena|||0000-0002-3877-4138Virgili Colet, Antoni|||0000-0001-5952-9791Puy Maeso, Arnald|||0000-0001-9469-2156HuertaAl-AndalusIrrigationHydraulic archaeologyDrainageTortosaFrom the evidence contributed by the written documentation produced after the feudal conquest of Tortosa in 1148, and by means of the archaeological and hydraulic survey, it has been possible to determine the boundaries of the irrigated and drained areas associated with Madīna Ṭurṭūša and to describe how they were organised before and after the conquest. This paper arises from research focussed on the irrigated urban area called Pimpí, lying north of the city of Tortosa and the sector called, in the earliest documents, prato Tortose, which spread south of the city and occupied the left bank of the Ebro all the way to its mouth. The plain of Les Arenes constitutes the starting point of this sector. Pimpí plots were irrigated by wells and water-lifting wheels (sanīya) while Les Arenes and part of the southern pratum where drained and mainly dedicated to cereal and vine growing. The farmed area linked to Madīna Ṭurṭūša was composed of three distinct areas: the irrigated one, the drained one dedicated to cereal and vines, and the uncultivated pratum used as pasturelandBrepols 22021-01-0120212021-01-01Capítol de llibrehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/307106https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1484/M.TMC-EB.5.124544reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3071062026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Drainage and Irrigation Systems in Madīna Ṭurṭūša (Tortosa, Spain) (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries)
title Drainage and Irrigation Systems in Madīna Ṭurṭūša (Tortosa, Spain) (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries)
spellingShingle Drainage and Irrigation Systems in Madīna Ṭurṭūša (Tortosa, Spain) (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries)
Kirchner, Helena|||0000-0002-3877-4138
Huerta
Al-Andalus
Irrigation
Hydraulic archaeology
Drainage
Tortosa
title_short Drainage and Irrigation Systems in Madīna Ṭurṭūša (Tortosa, Spain) (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries)
title_full Drainage and Irrigation Systems in Madīna Ṭurṭūša (Tortosa, Spain) (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries)
title_fullStr Drainage and Irrigation Systems in Madīna Ṭurṭūša (Tortosa, Spain) (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries)
title_full_unstemmed Drainage and Irrigation Systems in Madīna Ṭurṭūša (Tortosa, Spain) (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries)
title_sort Drainage and Irrigation Systems in Madīna Ṭurṭūša (Tortosa, Spain) (Eighth-Twelfth Centuries)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kirchner, Helena|||0000-0002-3877-4138
Virgili Colet, Antoni|||0000-0001-5952-9791
Puy Maeso, Arnald|||0000-0001-9469-2156
author Kirchner, Helena|||0000-0002-3877-4138
author_facet Kirchner, Helena|||0000-0002-3877-4138
Virgili Colet, Antoni|||0000-0001-5952-9791
Puy Maeso, Arnald|||0000-0001-9469-2156
author_role author
author2 Virgili Colet, Antoni|||0000-0001-5952-9791
Puy Maeso, Arnald|||0000-0001-9469-2156
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Huerta
Al-Andalus
Irrigation
Hydraulic archaeology
Drainage
Tortosa
topic Huerta
Al-Andalus
Irrigation
Hydraulic archaeology
Drainage
Tortosa
description From the evidence contributed by the written documentation produced after the feudal conquest of Tortosa in 1148, and by means of the archaeological and hydraulic survey, it has been possible to determine the boundaries of the irrigated and drained areas associated with Madīna Ṭurṭūša and to describe how they were organised before and after the conquest. This paper arises from research focussed on the irrigated urban area called Pimpí, lying north of the city of Tortosa and the sector called, in the earliest documents, prato Tortose, which spread south of the city and occupied the left bank of the Ebro all the way to its mouth. The plain of Les Arenes constitutes the starting point of this sector. Pimpí plots were irrigated by wells and water-lifting wheels (sanīya) while Les Arenes and part of the southern pratum where drained and mainly dedicated to cereal and vine growing. The farmed area linked to Madīna Ṭurṭūša was composed of three distinct areas: the irrigated one, the drained one dedicated to cereal and vines, and the uncultivated pratum used as pastureland
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