7 research outputs found
Indicios de minerĂa romana en GuipĂșzcoa. El Coto Minero de Arditurri. Oyarzun.
La presencia de la sociedad romana en la comarca del Bidasoa, parece estar muy relacionada con el desarrollo de una minerĂa basada en la explotaciĂłn de plata, al pie del macizo de Peñas de Aya. En concreto ha sido en el Coto Minero de Arditurri donde se han localizado ejemplos de esta actividad, muy mermados en comparaciĂłn con las descripciones que se realizaron en el siglo pasado. El objetivo de este estudio es el de presentar las caracterĂsticas y morfologĂa de las galerĂas conservadas
MINERĂA ROMANA EN EL CANTĂBRICO ORIENTAL
Conditioned by its geological nature, the mountainous areas of the so-called âBasque arcâ are rich in testimonies of veins and breeding grounds of minerals that have been exploited for millennia. As they have gone forward research on the Roman past of this territory, the study of mining has been gaining prominence to become a fundamental reference. Thanks to the discovery of dozens of mines of iron, copper, silver and gold it has been possible to deepen on the knowledge of the territory planning in the context of the Empire. This article is a review of available mining records, its chronological setting and its relationship to the imperial administration.Condicionadas por su naturaleza geolĂłgica, las zonas montañosas del llamado âarco Vascoâ son ricas en testimonios de f ilones y criaderos de minerales que han sido explotados desde hace milenios. Conforme han ido avanzando las investigaciones sobre el pasado romano de este territorio, el estudio de la minerĂa ha ido cobrando protagonismo hasta convertirse en una de las referencias fundamentales. Se han descubierto decenas de explotaciones orientadas a la extracciĂłn de minerales de hierro, cobre, plata y oro, cuyas caracterĂsticas permiten profundizar en el conocimiento de la ordenaciĂłn del territorio en el contexto del Imperio. En este artĂculo se hace un repaso de los registros mineros disponibles, de su encuadre cronolĂłgico y de su vinculaciĂłn con la administraciĂłn imperial
Les installations portuaires romaines dâIrun/Oiasso (Pays basque, Espagne) : entre Ă©quipement fonctionnel et façade urbaine
Cet article porte sur les caractĂ©ristiques des installations portuaires et sur leurs relations avec la monumentalisation de la polis dâOiasso. En effet, Ă la fin du ier s. apr. J.-C. sâengage un vaste processus de transformation urbaine, marquĂ© notamment par la mise en place dâune terrasse horizontale de 600 m de long pour 350 m de large. Sur lâesplanade nouvellement Ă©tablie â suite Ă la suppression des reliefs marquants et au remblaiement de certaines irrĂ©gularitĂ©s avec ce mĂȘme matĂ©riau extrait â, lâĂ©tablissement de la trame urbaine sâeffectua selon un plan rĂ©gulier et avec lâajout dâĂ©lĂ©ments caractĂ©ristiques comme des thermes publics. Câest durant cette phase de rĂ©amĂ©nagement urbain que la construction dâimportantes infrastructures portuaires fut Ă©galement entreprise. Ă ce jour, les informations ont Ă©tĂ© rĂ©coltĂ©es sur trois zones portuaires et sur une demi-douzaine dâinstallations, permettant de distinguer les quais, les quais secs, les jetĂ©es, les rampes et les petites plates-formes. Il est frappant de constater que, dans certains cas, ces constructions ont Ă©tĂ© bĂąties au bord dâun estuaire oĂč les bateaux ne pouvaient accĂ©der quâĂ marĂ©e haute, lorsque lâeau atteignait un certain niveau. Lâutilisation de ce port Ă©tait donc limitĂ©e Ă une pĂ©riode relativement courte et variable en fonction des cycles lunaires. Par consĂ©quent, il est envisageable que ces structures aient Ă©tĂ© construites comme une contribution au projet de monumentalisation urbaine.In the border town of Irun/Oiasso (Basque Country, Spain), located on the left bank and 6 km from the mouth of the Bidasoa River, evidence of the first Roman port on the Iberian Peninsula and in the Bay of Biscay were discovered in 1992. This discovery marked a turning point in the recognition of the Roman past within Basque territories of the Atlantic coast. Their presence had until then been denied or considered marginal. The breadth of archaeological evidence found in Irun has given significant visibility to the existence of different types of port facilities and this research has extended to other geographic areas. To date, information has been obtained on three harbor areas and a half a dozen other facilities, and allows for differentiation between dry docks, breakwater jetties, slipway jetties and small platforms. The archaeological context is also very rich, composed of thousands of ceramic fragments and other important collections, including wooden objects, seed and textile remains... Archaeological endeavors were not limited to the port area; indeed, they were undertaken across the entirety of the historic center of Irun according to the tenets and methods of rescue archeology. In this environment, significant remains of urban constructions were discovered, including, most importantly, the traces of a substantial urban remodeling that took place at the end of the 1st c. AD. It was a process of comprehensive transformation, that created a horizontal terrace 600 m long and 350 m wide: for which, the unequal terrain was levelled, surplus soil from hilly areas being used to raise depressed levels. On this flattened ground the settlement was built following an ordered layout and including characteristic elements of this kind of urban environment, such as public bathhouses. The port facilities are contemporary to one another and prior to these constructions, the shores of the estuary were previously lacking in such infrastructure. Micropaleontological studies on benthic foraminifera present in the sediments collected during the archaeological excavations, trace the evolution of sedimentation and shed light on the process of filling these harbor zones. Analysis of the tidal cycles allows us to understand that, in some cases such as the Tadeo Murgia multi-level dock, the facilities were built on the edge of the estuary, in an area accessible only at high tide. Its use was therefore limited to a relatively short period and varied depending on the lunar cycles. These observations have led to the suggestion that these installations may have been built as contributions toward the development of monumentality within the settlement
Wild, managed and cultivated plants in northern Iberia: an archaeobotanical approach to Medieval plant exploitation in the Basque Country
Results from an archaeobotanical study of three Medieval and Post-Medieval sites of the
Basque Country are presented. Data reveals the presence of a large range of plant
species from different types of productive spaces: agricultural fields, orchards and gardens,
and forests which complemented each other to provide different types of resources
to the inhabitants of the area. Species such as the medlar (Mespilus germanica), the
quince (Cydonia oblonga) or the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) are documented for the
first time in the Iberian Peninsula.The work of L. Peña-Chocarro is part of the project Nuevos cultivos,
nuevos paisajes: Agricultura y antropizaciĂłn del paisaje entre las
primeras sociedades campesinas del norte peninsular (HAR2011-
23716) directed by L. Zapata (UPV)Peer reviewe
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus en un ladrillo de Oiasso (IrĂșn)
Les fouilles rĂ©cemment rĂ©alisĂ©es dans les thermes romains d'IrĂșn, l'antique Oiasso, ont rĂ©vĂ©lĂ©, parmi d'autres matĂ©riaux de construction en terre cuite, un fragment de brique portant l'estampille M. AE LEP. L'inscription identifie sans nul doute Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, le consul de 6 de n.âŻĂš., gouverneur de l'Hispanie CitĂ©rieure vers 14, et petit-fils du triumvir LĂ©pide.The excavations recently carried out in the Roman thermae of Irun, the ancient Oiasso, have revealed among other building materials of baked clay a brick fragment bearing the stamp M. AE LEP. The inscription unfailingly identifies Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, consul in 6 A.D., governor of Hispania Citerior about 14 A.D., and grandson of triumvir Lepidus
Les ports romains dans les Trois Gaules
Ce dossier dresse un bilan des ports romains fouillĂ©s Ă ce jour dans les Trois Gaules (Lyonnaise, Aquitaine et Belgique) et plus particuliĂšrement dans lâArc Atlantique et les eaux intĂ©rieures. Prenant appui sur les communications prĂ©sentĂ©es dans le cadre dâun colloque organisĂ© Ă Nantes en 2018, il rend compte de prĂšs dâun siĂšcle de recherches et de dĂ©couvertes reflĂ©tant lâĂ©mergence de lâarchĂ©ologie portuaire dans cet espace non mĂ©diterranĂ©en, tout en offrant une image inĂ©dite de ports antiques Ă©tablis en fond dâestuaire ou sur les rives de fleuves et de riviĂšres. La prĂ©paration de ce volume a Ă©tĂ© lâoccasion de mettre plus particuliĂšrement Ă lâhonneur les configurations, les infrastructures, les systĂšmes architecturaux et les choix techniques retenus pour Ă©quiper une partie du triptyque portuaire usuel, Ă savoir lâespace liĂ© aux activitĂ©s de (dĂ©)chargement, en pied de berge, et Ă lâespace navigable. Le programme de fouilles menĂ© entre 2005 et 2016 sur le port fluvio-maritime du quartier de Saint-Lupien Ă RezĂ© (Loire-Atlantique), en bordure dâun bras disparu de la Loire, est Ă lâorigine du colloque de Nantes et donc de ce dossier. Il a rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© des quais remarquablement conservĂ©s et construits en caissons Ă pans de bois et blocages de pierres. Il a Ă©galement permis de rassembler de multiples donnĂ©es au sein des alluvions accumulĂ©es Ă leur pied (faune, insectes, textilesâŠ). Câest cet ensemble qui a en particulier servi de point de comparaison Ă la prĂ©sentation de plusieurs autres sites portuaires mis en Ă©vidence dans les bassins de la Seine (Aizier [Eure], Incarville [Eure], Rouen [Seine-Maritime], Blainville-sur-Orne [Calvados], Reims [Marne], Pont-Sainte-Maxence [Oise], Chelles [Seine-et-Marne], Les Mureaux [Yvelines]), de la Loire (Tours [Indre-et-Loire], OrlĂ©ans [Loiret], Bourges [Cher]) ou encore de la Garonne (Barzan [Charente-Maritime], Saintes [Charente-Maritime], NaintrĂ© [Vienne], Bordeaux [Gironde]). Afin dâen enrichir le propos et dâen prolonger la discussion, ce dossier sâachĂšve par une ouverture chronologique (Vix [CĂŽte-dâOr]), doublĂ©e dâune ouverture gĂ©ographique, de lâautre cĂŽtĂ© de la ligne de partage des eaux, cĂŽtĂ© Rhin, RhĂŽne et MĂ©diterranĂ©e, avec une prĂ©sentation de ports bĂątis en contexte portuaire lacustre, fluvio-lacustre ou lagunaire (Besançon [Doubs], la Suisse, Irun [Pays basque, Espagne] et Narbonne [Aude])