Resumo
During the last few years, my research has dealt with the social construction of landscapes during Late Prehistory in mountainous areas of NW Iberia. Based in the integrated study of material culture, palaeoenvironmental and ethnographic datasets, I am exploring the potential of Landscape Archaeology for building long-term narratives on the anthropization of the uplands. This line of inquiry allows archaeologists to better understand the relations between human communities and their environment. In addition, it emphasizes the relevance of human agency in the making of landscapes. Therefore, Landscape Archaeology becomes a useful strategy for informing policymaking on tourism, heritage and land-use management.My previous research included surveys, excavations and spatial analysis in the Pigüeña valley (Asturias) and the mountains of Babia (León), where I am currently conducting a field project in alpine and subalpine areas. These case studies are relevant for understanding the earlier anthropization of the uplands in connection with pastoralism, assessing the impact produced by the fully sedentarization of societies during the Iron Age, or recognizing the influence of the Roman conquest in the exploitation of the environment.I am looking forward to establish comparative projects with archaeologists working in similar mountainous areas, and with scholars from disciplines such as palaeoenvironmental studies, History, Geography or Ethnography working in uplandenvirons.
Palabras chave
Landscape Archaeology. Late Prehistory. Pastoralism. Anthropization. NW Iberia.