Las Médulas (León), la formación de un paisaje cultural minero

[EN] The Archaeological Area of las Médulas (León) constituten an ideal setting in North-West of Spain to gain an understanding of both the new mining technologu and the true extent of the historical and cultural change it signified. This paper tries to show the main trends of the formation of such...

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Authors: Sánchez-Palencia Ramos, Francisco Javier, Fernández Posse, María Dolores, Fernandez Manzano, Julio, Orejas Saco del Valle, Almudena, Pérez García, L.C
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1998
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/345378
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/345378
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cultural lanscape
Mining archaeology
North-West of Iberian Peninsula
Paisaje Cultural
Arqueominería
Noroeste de la Península Ibérica
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Summary:[EN] The Archaeological Area of las Médulas (León) constituten an ideal setting in North-West of Spain to gain an understanding of both the new mining technologu and the true extent of the historical and cultural change it signified. This paper tries to show the main trends of the formation of such a mining cultural landscape, from the time of the Pre-Roman castros (hilforts) to the ultimate desertion of the Roman gold mines.