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Domestic and Productive Earthen Architecture Conserved in Situ in Archaeological Sites of the Iberian Peninsula
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Sergio Manzano-Fernández
Sergio Manzano-Fernández *,
Camilla Mileto
Camilla Mileto ,
Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares
Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares and
Valentina Cristini
Valentina Cristini
Centro de Investigación en Arquitectura, Patrimonio y Gestión para el Desarrollo Sostenible (PEGASO), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Heritage 2024, 7(9), 5174-5209; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7090244 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 15 July 2024
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Revised: 11 September 2024
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Accepted: 11 September 2024
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Published: 14 September 2024
Abstract
For past societies on the Iberian Peninsula, one of the most prolific architectures was earthen construction, with a wealth of typologies and solutions derived from the legacy of local construction and materials. However, its study within the field of archaeology has been limited. The challenges posed by conservation, archaeological identification and social recognition have traditionally limited the dissemination of this type of architecture. Its low profile is perceived as fragile once the original protections collapse. The ethnological information preserved and linked to past ways of life and societies is crucial to the interpretation of the cultural development handed down over generations by different communities and now transmitted to the general public through archaeological sites. This research aims to provide an overview of the main earthen vestiges from domestic, productive and funerary architecture dating from the prehistoric, protohistoric, Roman and medieval periods. For this, a bibliographical review and data collection through fieldwork were conducted for numerous case studies. These included the classification of materials, compositions and construction techniques, creating an integrated comprehensive database with information on geography, measurements and the general state of conservation.
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Manzano-Fernández, S.; Mileto, C.; Vegas López-Manzanares, F.; Cristini, V.
Domestic and Productive Earthen Architecture Conserved in Situ in Archaeological Sites of the Iberian Peninsula. Heritage 2024, 7, 5174-5209.
https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7090244
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Manzano-Fernández S, Mileto C, Vegas López-Manzanares F, Cristini V.
Domestic and Productive Earthen Architecture Conserved in Situ in Archaeological Sites of the Iberian Peninsula. Heritage. 2024; 7(9):5174-5209.
https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7090244
Chicago/Turabian Style
Manzano-Fernández, Sergio, Camilla Mileto, Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares, and Valentina Cristini.
2024. "Domestic and Productive Earthen Architecture Conserved in Situ in Archaeological Sites of the Iberian Peninsula" Heritage 7, no. 9: 5174-5209.
https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7090244
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