An Interdisciplinary Study of Early Mediaeval Churches in North-Western Spain (Galicia)

Bibliographic Data

ID13124451
AuthorsJorge Sanjurjo-Sánchez (0000-0002-7559-8647, Universidade da Coruña, corresponding author), Rebeca Blanco-Rotea (0000-0003-3975-2149, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), José Carlos Sánchez-Pardo (0000-0003-2899-4951, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)
Year2019
Volume2
Issue1
Pages599-610
Publication date2019-02-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHeritage (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2571-9408 • E-ISSN: 2571-9408
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/heritage2010039
OpenAlexW2913295327
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited17

Over the last five years, the EMCHAHE (Early Medieval Churches: History, Archaeology and Heritage) Project has analysed the architecture, archaeology and history of numerous rural churches of the High Middle Ages in Galicia (NW Spain), through its historical, stratigraphic and chronological study. As a result, the knowledge of this historical period has been broadened and even changed, as well as an interdisciplinary methodology on how to approach this type of study. According to the results obtained, the project has allowed us to reflect on two issues, the potential of a relatively low-cost type of study to understand, assess and disseminate this type of heritage and the special appreciation and ownership that local communities have towards these churches as an engine of sustainable social development

Archaeology · Art · Cultural heritage · Geography · Middle Ages · Period (music · Archaeological and Historical Studies · Building materials and conservation · History · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology · Architecture