Studies of the early medieval pottery of al-Andalus

This paper presents a review of the studies of early medieval (Amiral and Caliphal) pottery in al-Andalus. It opens with a discussion of the first archaeological and ceramics surveys, including an assessment of their historical and theoretical contexts and their relevance to the developing disciplin...

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Authors: Carvajal López, José C., Jiménez Puertas, Miguel
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2011
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/353270
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/353270
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/80054979883
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Medieval archaeology
Islamic archaeology
Early medieval pottery
al-Andalus
Iberia
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Summary:This paper presents a review of the studies of early medieval (Amiral and Caliphal) pottery in al-Andalus. It opens with a discussion of the first archaeological and ceramics surveys, including an assessment of their historical and theoretical contexts and their relevance to the developing discipline. After discussion of the contributions and also shortcomings of current approaches, the article closes by sketching the direction of future research. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.