From the Sea to the Land: An Archaeological Study of Iberian Footwear during the Early Modern Period

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

A complex paper, discussing an interesting casuistic. Well-documented and written.

Author Response

No comments

Reviewer 2 Report

The submission is a complete manuscript entitled "From the Sea to the Land: An Archaeological Study of Iberian 2 Footwear During the Early Modern Period".

This is a well-written, tidy and well-structured manuscript. The authors clearly explain the purpose of the study.

After carefully evaluating the manuscript, I've only some minor recommendations I hope the authors take into account before publication. I hope the authors take my comments as constructive advice.

General comments

-          Although it's clear that Campo das Cebolas is a name, it would be appreciated if the authors could translate the proper name into English. The same happens with other proper nouns written in Spanish or Portuguese in Figures 1, 7, 16, and 17. This will improve the readability and understanding of English speakers.

-          Figure 6 is not mentioned in the main document.

-          Line 494, please add a space between Figure and 13.

Discussion and Conclusions

 

·         The authors should consider introducing a critical evaluation of key areas addressed in the Discussions and derive conclusions from the results obtained. A more elaborated integration of the results obtained with the literature already published, such as those referencing North European collections, would be necessary. 

Author Response

Point 1: General comments

- Although it's clear that Campo das Cebolas is a name, it would be appreciated if the authors could translate the proper name into English. The same happens with other proper nouns written in Spanish or Portuguese in Figures 1, 7, 16, and 17. This will improve the readability and understanding of English speakers.

Response 1: Site names that might pose translation issues have been kept in their original names but we add the English translation of site names and other nouns in parenthesis.

Point 2:

-  Figure 6 is not mentioned in the main document.

Response 2: revised

Point 3:

-  Line 494, please add a space between Figure and 13.

Response 3: revised

 

Point 4: Discussion and Conclusions

• The authors should consider introducing a critical evaluation of key areas addressed in the Discussions and derive conclusions from the results obtained. A more elaborated integration of the results obtained with the literature already published, such as those referencing North European collections, would be necessary.

Response 4: Critical evaluation were considered and improved as suggested, within the information available in this research. Indeed, Northern European studies were highly relevant as a methodological basis for our own study, particularly in terms of the recording and analysis methods applied to footwear remains. In comparative terms we can hardly go much further. Actually, comparison with Northern European typologies, particularly Scandinavian models, has shown that the situation within the Iberian empires is substantially different.

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