Jorge De Torres
Biographic Data
| ID | 3623340 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jorge De Torres |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jorge |
| FAMILY NAME | De Torres |
| SIGNATURE | DE TORRES J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Heritage Sciences (Incipit-CSIC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Networked spaces: The spatiality of networks in the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean
The 34 articles published in this volume form the proceedings of the 9th Red Sea conference held at Lyon in July 2019, whose core topic was the “spatiality of networks in the Red Sea”, including the western Indian Ocean. In the networked space that the Erythra Thalassa never ceased to be, stable factors such as landscape, climate, and wind patterns have been constantly entangled with more dynamic elements, such as human activity. The contributors…
Nomads Trading with Empires: Intercultural Trade in Ancient Somaliland in the First to Seventh Centuries CE
This article presents new data from fieldwork in the de facto state of Somaliland, a region in the Horn of Africa historically inhabited by nomadic pastoralists who played a key role in commercial exchange from the first century BCE onward. Relations between ancient empires and nomadic populations have received comparatively little attention in relation to other groups living within or outside imperial boundaries. Our understanding of these inter…
Characterization of Glass, Shell, and Fishbone Beads on Ibo Island (Northern Mozambique) in the Context of the Indian Ocean Trade
Asia in the Horn. The Indian Ocean trade in Somaliland
The Indian Ocean trade in the Horn of Africa during the Middle Ages has received much less attention than in other regions of the Islamic world, such as the Gulf and East Africa. The Horn is still too often represented as a void in maps showing routes and distributions of trade goods. In this article we present the results of archaeological surveys conducted between 2016 and 2020 in places of trade around Berbera, one of the main Red Sea ports in…
Introduction to Special Issue: African Rock Art and Digital Practice
The fair and the sanctuary: Gathering places in a nomadic landscape (Somaliland, 1000-1850 AD)
Gathering places play a paramount role among pastoralists. Markets, sanctuaries, graves and watering places are foci of ritual, economic and social activity. They facilitate inter and intragroup relations, including trade, marriage arrangements, political alliances, conflict resolution ceremonies, the dispersal of news and religious activities. In this article the authors will explore two types of gathering places used by nomadic pastoralists in …
Exploring long distance trade in Somaliland (AD 1000–1900): Preliminary Results From the 2015–2016 Field Seasons
Somaliland was a key region in the trade routes connecting the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean from antiquity to the nineteenth century. However, little archaeological work on this topic has been carried out in the region to date. A new project by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) intends not only to assess the role of Somaliland in the Indian Ocean network, but also to understand the participation of local communit…
Judith and the Dragon: A Jesuit architectural relief from Gorgora Iyäsus church, 1626–1632
In the 2014 excavations at the Jesuit church of Gorgora Iyäsus on the northern shore of Lake Ṭana a remarkable relief in stone was unearthed. The relief was originally part of the church’s façade. It represents the biblical heroine Judith over a dragon and it contains two inscriptions in Gǝʿǝz from the Book of Judith and Genesis. This piece represents one of the few recorded inscriptions on stone from the end of the Aksumite period to the present…
Intervenciones Arqueológicas. A la búsqueda de las huellas de la presencia humana en el valle
The text describes the excavations undertaken in different sites of the valley. The reasons for their choice and the results obtained. Seventeen sites were tested, either burial mounds or shelters. We can contextualize the human presence in the valley at different time periods: Late Neolithic, Late Neolithic-Copper Age, Bronze Age and Middle Ages. Also, and despite the plundering, some interesting features regarding the tumuli could be observed t…
Desenredando patrones en el arte rupestre de Oukaïmeden
Statistical analysis was applied to the study of Oukaïmeden rock art as a way to obtain chronological information. By means of correspondence analysis we identified trends in the representation of the various individual motifs in the valley rock art. Subsequently we analyzed recurrent associations and overlappings, which led us to the last scale of analysis: the dating of rock art stations
Ensamblando datos. SIG y la historia humana del valle de Oukaïmeden
Geographic Information Systems have become recently a methodological device to analyze the social configuration of historical landscapes. This paper deals with mobility and visibility as basic agents of the landscape organization, which is in turn, one of the theoretical bases of ARPA’s project. Hence, the need of applying these methodological tools to achieve a deeper knowledge of that process. GIS techniques show a direct connection between roc…
Conclusiones y nuevas vías de análisis
Main conclusions achieved by the ARPA project are discussed in the present paper. Although we do not discard previous sporadic visits, up to now, the oldest evidences of human regular use of the Oukaïmeden valley date back to the Late Neolithic, coinciding with changes in the African Monsoon. Combining archaeology, paleoecological information, 14C, art, and statistics and using GIS tools, we offer an interpretation of the human use of the valley …
Archaeology of the Jesuit Missions in the Lake Ṭana Region: Review of the Work in Progress
The Jesuit mission in Ethiopia, which extended from 1557 to 1632, produced important architectonic constructions. Most of these constructions were erected in the provinces of Däm
The Azazo Project: Archaeology and the Community in Ethiopia
In this article we discuss the motivations, aims, and preliminary results of working with a local community in Ethiopia. Trying to escape from the (neo)colonial archaeology that is still practised in Africa, this project aims to achieve a cooperative and participative archaeology. This work with the community has been one of our main priorities in our last seasons, and although we have focused on elementary school and university students, we have…
The fair and the sanctuary: Gathering places in a nomadic landscape (Somaliland, 1000-1850 AD)
Gathering places play a paramount role among pastoralists. Markets, sanctuaries, graves and watering places are foci of ritual, economic and social activity. They facilitate inter and intragroup relations, including trade, marriage arrangements, political alliances, conflict resolution ceremonies, the dispersal of news and religious activities. In this article the authors will explore two types of gathering places used by nomadic pastoralists in …
Exploring long distance trade in Somaliland (AD 1000–1900): Preliminary Results From the 2015–2016 Field Seasons
Somaliland was a key region in the trade routes connecting the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean from antiquity to the nineteenth century. However, little archaeological work on this topic has been carried out in the region to date. A new project by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) intends not only to assess the role of Somaliland in the Indian Ocean network, but also to understand the participation of local communit…
Asia in the Horn. The Indian Ocean trade in Somaliland
The Indian Ocean trade in the Horn of Africa during the Middle Ages has received much less attention than in other regions of the Islamic world, such as the Gulf and East Africa. The Horn is still too often represented as a void in maps showing routes and distributions of trade goods. In this article we present the results of archaeological surveys conducted between 2016 and 2020 in places of trade around Berbera, one of the main Red Sea ports in…
Nomads Trading with Empires: Intercultural Trade in Ancient Somaliland in the First to Seventh Centuries CE
This article presents new data from fieldwork in the de facto state of Somaliland, a region in the Horn of Africa historically inhabited by nomadic pastoralists who played a key role in commercial exchange from the first century BCE onward. Relations between ancient empires and nomadic populations have received comparatively little attention in relation to other groups living within or outside imperial boundaries. Our understanding of these inter…
Characterization of Glass, Shell, and Fishbone Beads on Ibo Island (Northern Mozambique) in the Context of the Indian Ocean Trade
The Azazo Project: Archaeology and the Community in Ethiopia
In this article we discuss the motivations, aims, and preliminary results of working with a local community in Ethiopia. Trying to escape from the (neo)colonial archaeology that is still practised in Africa, this project aims to achieve a cooperative and participative archaeology. This work with the community has been one of our main priorities in our last seasons, and although we have focused on elementary school and university students, we have…
Introduction to Special Issue: African Rock Art and Digital Practice
Desenredando patrones en el arte rupestre de Oukaïmeden
Statistical analysis was applied to the study of Oukaïmeden rock art as a way to obtain chronological information. By means of correspondence analysis we identified trends in the representation of the various individual motifs in the valley rock art. Subsequently we analyzed recurrent associations and overlappings, which led us to the last scale of analysis: the dating of rock art stations
Ensamblando datos. SIG y la historia humana del valle de Oukaïmeden
Geographic Information Systems have become recently a methodological device to analyze the social configuration of historical landscapes. This paper deals with mobility and visibility as basic agents of the landscape organization, which is in turn, one of the theoretical bases of ARPA’s project. Hence, the need of applying these methodological tools to achieve a deeper knowledge of that process. GIS techniques show a direct connection between roc…
The Azazo Project: Archaeology and the Community in Ethiopia
In this article we discuss the motivations, aims, and preliminary results of working with a local community in Ethiopia. Trying to escape from the (neo)colonial archaeology that is still practised in Africa, this project aims to achieve a cooperative and participative archaeology. This work with the community has been one of our main priorities in our last seasons, and although we have focused on elementary school and university students, we have…
Archaeology of the Jesuit Missions in the Lake Ṭana Region: Review of the Work in Progress
The Jesuit mission in Ethiopia, which extended from 1557 to 1632, produced important architectonic constructions. Most of these constructions were erected in the provinces of Däm
Intervenciones Arqueológicas. A la búsqueda de las huellas de la presencia humana en el valle
The text describes the excavations undertaken in different sites of the valley. The reasons for their choice and the results obtained. Seventeen sites were tested, either burial mounds or shelters. We can contextualize the human presence in the valley at different time periods: Late Neolithic, Late Neolithic-Copper Age, Bronze Age and Middle Ages. Also, and despite the plundering, some interesting features regarding the tumuli could be observed t…
Desenredando patrones en el arte rupestre de Oukaïmeden
Statistical analysis was applied to the study of Oukaïmeden rock art as a way to obtain chronological information. By means of correspondence analysis we identified trends in the representation of the various individual motifs in the valley rock art. Subsequently we analyzed recurrent associations and overlappings, which led us to the last scale of analysis: the dating of rock art stations
Ensamblando datos. SIG y la historia humana del valle de Oukaïmeden
Geographic Information Systems have become recently a methodological device to analyze the social configuration of historical landscapes. This paper deals with mobility and visibility as basic agents of the landscape organization, which is in turn, one of the theoretical bases of ARPA’s project. Hence, the need of applying these methodological tools to achieve a deeper knowledge of that process. GIS techniques show a direct connection between roc…
Conclusiones y nuevas vías de análisis
Main conclusions achieved by the ARPA project are discussed in the present paper. Although we do not discard previous sporadic visits, up to now, the oldest evidences of human regular use of the Oukaïmeden valley date back to the Late Neolithic, coinciding with changes in the African Monsoon. Combining archaeology, paleoecological information, 14C, art, and statistics and using GIS tools, we offer an interpretation of the human use of the valley …
Judith and the Dragon: A Jesuit architectural relief from Gorgora Iyäsus church, 1626–1632
In the 2014 excavations at the Jesuit church of Gorgora Iyäsus on the northern shore of Lake Ṭana a remarkable relief in stone was unearthed. The relief was originally part of the church’s façade. It represents the biblical heroine Judith over a dragon and it contains two inscriptions in Gǝʿǝz from the Book of Judith and Genesis. This piece represents one of the few recorded inscriptions on stone from the end of the Aksumite period to the present…
Exploring long distance trade in Somaliland (AD 1000–1900): Preliminary Results From the 2015–2016 Field Seasons
Somaliland was a key region in the trade routes connecting the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean from antiquity to the nineteenth century. However, little archaeological work on this topic has been carried out in the region to date. A new project by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) intends not only to assess the role of Somaliland in the Indian Ocean network, but also to understand the participation of local communit…
Introduction to Special Issue: African Rock Art and Digital Practice
The fair and the sanctuary: Gathering places in a nomadic landscape (Somaliland, 1000-1850 AD)
Gathering places play a paramount role among pastoralists. Markets, sanctuaries, graves and watering places are foci of ritual, economic and social activity. They facilitate inter and intragroup relations, including trade, marriage arrangements, political alliances, conflict resolution ceremonies, the dispersal of news and religious activities. In this article the authors will explore two types of gathering places used by nomadic pastoralists in …
Characterization of Glass, Shell, and Fishbone Beads on Ibo Island (Northern Mozambique) in the Context of the Indian Ocean Trade
Asia in the Horn. The Indian Ocean trade in Somaliland
The Indian Ocean trade in the Horn of Africa during the Middle Ages has received much less attention than in other regions of the Islamic world, such as the Gulf and East Africa. The Horn is still too often represented as a void in maps showing routes and distributions of trade goods. In this article we present the results of archaeological surveys conducted between 2016 and 2020 in places of trade around Berbera, one of the main Red Sea ports in…
Networked spaces: The spatiality of networks in the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean
The 34 articles published in this volume form the proceedings of the 9th Red Sea conference held at Lyon in July 2019, whose core topic was the “spatiality of networks in the Red Sea”, including the western Indian Ocean. In the networked space that the Erythra Thalassa never ceased to be, stable factors such as landscape, climate, and wind patterns have been constantly entangled with more dynamic elements, such as human activity. The contributors…
Nomads Trading with Empires: Intercultural Trade in Ancient Somaliland in the First to Seventh Centuries CE
This article presents new data from fieldwork in the de facto state of Somaliland, a region in the Horn of Africa historically inhabited by nomadic pastoralists who played a key role in commercial exchange from the first century BCE onward. Relations between ancient empires and nomadic populations have received comparatively little attention in relation to other groups living within or outside imperial boundaries. Our understanding of these inter…
Archaeology (12 works) · Geography (11 works) · History (10 works) · History (8 works) · Geology (6 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (6 works) · African history and culture analysis (5 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (4 works)