Diachronic Domestic Spaces at Torre d’en Galmés: Results from the 2022-2023 Seasons of the Menorca Archaeological Project

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Menorca Archaeological Project (MAP) investigates the site of Torre d’en Galmés on the Balearic Island of Menorca (Spain). While the site is primarily known for its prehistoric Iron Age remains, it was also home to a small Medieval Islamic farming community, primarily in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries AD. built atop and between the Iron Age structures. MAP is dedicated to the excavation of the entirety of Torre d’en Galmés’ history, taking an explicitly multi-temporal approach to the understanding of both the Iron Age and Medieval habitations of the site. Since 2021, MAP has excavated multiple Islamic house compounds that have provided evidence of a population that had to quickly establish themselves in an abandoned prehistoric site after being removed from other parts of Spain as part of the Christian Conquest. The excavations have also shown that these Islamic structures preserve the Iron Age remains underneath them, illustrating the benefits of taking a multi-temporal approach. This paper will discuss the results of the 2022-2023 seasons specifically focusing on our understandings of the Islamic village and the excellent preservation of the Iron Age remains beneath it.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 40154.0