Santiago Riera Mora
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4436499 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Santiago Riera Mora |
| NOMBRES | Santiago Riera |
| APELLIDO | Mora |
| FIRMA | MORA S R |
| AFILIACIONES | Universitat de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7731-2692 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Health and Disease Among Medieval Urban Animals
During the lifespan of domestic animals, specific pathologies may arise in relation to their intended use. With the aim of increasing knowledge about the uses of animals in past urban contexts, a number of archeozoological studies conducted on faunal samples from medieval and post-medieval sites in Barcelona (north-eastern Iberia) have been reviewed and the pathological cases analyzed. The results show that the most frequent pathologies among lar…
Estimating European Pilchard ( Sardina pilchardus ) Total Length
Throughout its area of distribution, in particular in the Iberian Peninsula, the European pilchard ( Sardina pilchardus Walbaum 1792) has been an extensively exploited species since Prehistoric times. Our knowledge of the past fisheries of this clupeid nevertheless remains limited due to a scarcity of ichthyoarchaeological data, which reflects, among other things, a lack of systematic fine sieving in archaeological excavations until recent times.…
Unravelling the role of Atlantic fish in medieval and early modern Western Mediterranean foodways
The development of the Atlantic fish trade marked a major shift in European diets during the Medieval and modern periods. Although this trade is well documented in historical and archaeological records, its impact on consumption patterns remains poorly understood, particularly in the western Mediterranean, where ichthyoarchaeological studies are limited. This study reconstructs the trade and consumption of two key Atlantic species (European hake …
Geomorphological Analysis of the Coast of the Collet Roman Maritime Villa and its Collet Est Pottery Workshop (Calonge i Sant Antoni, Catalonia)
The aim of this article is to define the geomorphological characteristics of the eastern end of the Palamós Bay during the Roman period, in order to understand the relationship between human occupation and the surrounding territory. Geological methods are used in the study, which also uses archaeological data. This comes from the excavation of the Collet Roman villa and the Collet Est pottery workshop. The geological data were obtained from both …
Coastal Landscapes at Palaikastro, Eastern Crete, from the Late Neolithic to the Bronze Age and Historical Periods
Fishing and the Church
Pyre wood fuel and food remains in a necropolis of Barcino (Barcelona, NE Iberian Peninsula)
Wood fuel consumption in the city of Barcelona in the medieval and early modern periods. An overview based on archaeological wood charcoal analysis
Wood fuel was essential for urban development in the Mediterranean area during the Middle Ages. Therefore, wood gathering practices and supply can be investigated through the study of wood-charcoal fragments obtained from urban archaeological contexts. This paper considers anthracological remains from 14 archaeological rescue-interventions in Barcelona (NE Iberia), to reconstruct the city’s wood-fuel usage from the 6th to the 17th century ce . Th…
Opérculos de Bolma rugosa en la necrópolis del Neolítico Medio de Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, España)
Este trabajo analiza un conjunto de opérculos de Bolma rugosa hallados en la necrópolis de Bòbila Madurell (Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barcelona) y su potencial papel en los rituales funerarios de la cultura de los Sepulcros de Fosa del Neolítico Medio. Constituyen casos únicos en el Neolítico de Europa por su número y su vinculación con sepulturas. Se han registrado en el interior de siete estructuras, cinco de ellas con restos humanos. Particular …
Une nouvelle dimension à l’analyse palynologique. Le potentiel des pollen washes pour une meilleure compréhension de l’utilisation des plantes
Alimentation, pharmacopées, rituels funéraires... Les relations interdépendantes développées au fil des millénaires entre les sociétés et les plantes taraudent les spécialistes de l’analyse des grains de pollen et des spores de végétaux depuis les années 1960 (Roux 1967). Délaissant les reconstitutions paléoenvironnementales — souvent l’apanage des investigations en séquences naturelles tourbeuses ou lacustres —, les palynologues ambitionnent ici…
Multi-site archaeobotanical analysis reveals wood-fuel supply, woodland impact and land use around Roman urban centres
From sacred symbolism to luxury display and consumption
This work presents the first remains of a peacock (Pavo cristatus Linnaeus 1758) discovered in an archeological context in Catalonia. It is a well-preserved animal (14 remains of an adult female) located in medieval levels-datable to the 13th century (1210-1278 cal. AD) at the site of Carrer de Sotstinent Navarro, in the city of Barcelona. We present the study of the remains of this animal together with that of the other birds recovered from the …
Monastic meals
Bird remains recovered from two trial pits and a rubbish dump dated from the 14th to 19th centuries AD at the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes in Barcelona (northeast Spain) are studied. The variety of avian taxa is low, with domestic fowl (Gallus gallusdomesticus) clearly dominating the assemblage. The age at death and the sex profile data suggest that both chickens and hens were preferably consumed. The analysis of body parts indicates a p…
Landscape footprints of peopling and colonisation from the Late Bronze Age to Antiquity in the coastal hinterland of Emporion-Emporiae , NE Iberia
The Empordà plain attests to a remarkable mixture of Late-Holocene cultural exchanges and colonial processes. This includes the founding of Emporion, the earliest Greek colony in Iberia, and of the Roman city of Emporiae. This study aims at assessing landscape changes related to indigenous and colonial settlement in this unique scenario where the shaping of cultural landscapes occurred within a dynamic coastal ecosystem. We carried out a high-tem…
New information about the Santa Margarida sector in Empúries based on archaeological excavation, geophysical prospection and the sedimentary register
Archaeological evidence discovered in the lower levels at the church of Santa Margarida corresponding to a baptismal pool, as well as a monumental tomb covered with a funerary mosaic or lauda, suggest that the baptistery of the episcopium of Empúries was located here and that the tomb could have belonged to one of the first Emporitan bishops. These archaeological remains were part of a much more extensive occupation than we were aware about thank…
Advancing the Analysis of Past Human/Plant Relationships
The ‘pollen washes’ technique, based on the analysis of the pollen embedded in the porous surface of archaeological artefacts, is developed for investigating past plant usage and consumption and to characterize the functionality of artefacts related to plant processing, gathering and storage. The research presented results in relevant methodological improvements of this technique, which has never previously been applied on materials from European…
The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion
Pollen Signatures of a Ritual Process in the Collective Burial Cave of Cova des Pas (Late Bronze Age, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain)
International audience
Palaeoenvironmental record of the Cal Maurici wetland sediment archive in Barcelona (NE Iberian Peninsula) between c. 6000 and 4000 cal. yr BP
This study presents the results of a multi-proxy analysis conducted to improve our understanding of the palaeoenvironmental conditions of the freshwater and brackish marshes of Cal Maurici (Barcelona, Spain) and the human impact on them during the mid-Holocene (6171–3891 cal. yr BP). The study integrates data from pollen, phytolith, diatom, charcoal, seeds and malacological analyses and helps to reconstruct the ecological conditions during the ea…
Environmental evolution and mid–late Holocene climate events in the Valencia lagoon (Mediterranean coast of Spain)
Integration of geomorphological, stratigraphic, malacological, sedimentological and micropalaeontological techniques and 14 C dating allows us to characterise the processes and evolution of the coastal barrier–lagoon system of Valencia (Spain), from the middle Holocene to the historical epoch, as well as the responses to global climate events. Four stages are recognised. Phase 1: around 8240 ± 80 cal. yr BP, a brackish lagoon of moderate energy a…
Shifting occupation dynamics in the Madriu–Perafita–Claror valleys (Andorra) from the early Neolithic to the Chalcolithic
The Madriu–Perafita–Claror valleys (MPCV) (Eastern Pyrenees, Andorra) were the focus of a multidisciplinary microregional landscape research project that aimed to study the long term shaping of this UNESCO World Heritage Site in the category of cultural landscape. The study area is situated on a glacial modelled high mountain environment ranging from 1250 to 2800 m.a.s.l. Multidisciplinary approaches integrating archaeology and palaeoenvironment …
Tracing the land use history and vegetation dynamics in the Mont Lozère (Massif Central, France) during the last 2000 years
Interpretación tafonómica de la malacofauna marina en el yacimiento neolítico de la Caserna de Sant Pau del Camp (Barcelona)
The shell remains recovered at the ancient Neolithic site of Caserna de Sant Pau (Barcelona) are characterized by a large number of elements of the genus Glycymeris, many of them eroded by wave action. It is therefore surmised that the main part of the archaeomalacological record does not have an alimentary origin. Comparison with current taphonomic analyses could explain this archaeomalocological record as a natural accumulation of sea-borne dep…
Pitch production during the Roman period
The authors' research project in the Pyrenees mountains has located and excavated Roman kilns for producing pitch from pine resin. Their investigations reveal a whole sustainable industry, integrated into the local environmental cycle, supplying pitch to the Roman network and charcoal as a spin-off to the local iron extractors. The paper makes a strong case for applying combined archaeological and palaeoenvironmental investigations in upland area…
Testing micro-regional variability in the Holocene shaping of high mountain cultural landscapes
Testing micro-regional variability in the Holocene shaping of high mountain cultural landscapes
Tracing the history of highland human management in the eastern Pre-Pyrenees
Although high mountain areas have traditionally been viewed as predominantly grazing areas, with low population and a high degree of land-use stasis, recent research suggest that land-use complexity and change over time has been underestimated. This interdisciplinary palaeoenvironmental analysis has been carried out on the Pradell calcareous fen, located in the eastern Pre-Pyrenees (Spain) at 1975 m a.s.l., and it comprises different environmenta…
Pitch production during the Roman period
The authors' research project in the Pyrenees mountains has located and excavated Roman kilns for producing pitch from pine resin. Their investigations reveal a whole sustainable industry, integrated into the local environmental cycle, supplying pitch to the Roman network and charcoal as a spin-off to the local iron extractors. The paper makes a strong case for applying combined archaeological and palaeoenvironmental investigations in upland area…
Multi-site archaeobotanical analysis reveals wood-fuel supply, woodland impact and land use around Roman urban centres
Landscape footprints of peopling and colonisation from the Late Bronze Age to Antiquity in the coastal hinterland of Emporion-Emporiae , NE Iberia
The Empordà plain attests to a remarkable mixture of Late-Holocene cultural exchanges and colonial processes. This includes the founding of Emporion, the earliest Greek colony in Iberia, and of the Roman city of Emporiae. This study aims at assessing landscape changes related to indigenous and colonial settlement in this unique scenario where the shaping of cultural landscapes occurred within a dynamic coastal ecosystem. We carried out a high-tem…
Environmental evolution and mid–late Holocene climate events in the Valencia lagoon (Mediterranean coast of Spain)
Integration of geomorphological, stratigraphic, malacological, sedimentological and micropalaeontological techniques and 14 C dating allows us to characterise the processes and evolution of the coastal barrier–lagoon system of Valencia (Spain), from the middle Holocene to the historical epoch, as well as the responses to global climate events. Four stages are recognised. Phase 1: around 8240 ± 80 cal. yr BP, a brackish lagoon of moderate energy a…
Interpretación tafonómica de la malacofauna marina en el yacimiento neolítico de la Caserna de Sant Pau del Camp (Barcelona)
The shell remains recovered at the ancient Neolithic site of Caserna de Sant Pau (Barcelona) are characterized by a large number of elements of the genus Glycymeris, many of them eroded by wave action. It is therefore surmised that the main part of the archaeomalacological record does not have an alimentary origin. Comparison with current taphonomic analyses could explain this archaeomalocological record as a natural accumulation of sea-borne dep…
Coastal Landscapes at Palaikastro, Eastern Crete, from the Late Neolithic to the Bronze Age and Historical Periods
Tracing the history of highland human management in the eastern Pre-Pyrenees
Although high mountain areas have traditionally been viewed as predominantly grazing areas, with low population and a high degree of land-use stasis, recent research suggest that land-use complexity and change over time has been underestimated. This interdisciplinary palaeoenvironmental analysis has been carried out on the Pradell calcareous fen, located in the eastern Pre-Pyrenees (Spain) at 1975 m a.s.l., and it comprises different environmenta…
Testing micro-regional variability in the Holocene shaping of high mountain cultural landscapes
Pitch production during the Roman period
The authors' research project in the Pyrenees mountains has located and excavated Roman kilns for producing pitch from pine resin. Their investigations reveal a whole sustainable industry, integrated into the local environmental cycle, supplying pitch to the Roman network and charcoal as a spin-off to the local iron extractors. The paper makes a strong case for applying combined archaeological and palaeoenvironmental investigations in upland area…
Shifting occupation dynamics in the Madriu–Perafita–Claror valleys (Andorra) from the early Neolithic to the Chalcolithic
The Madriu–Perafita–Claror valleys (MPCV) (Eastern Pyrenees, Andorra) were the focus of a multidisciplinary microregional landscape research project that aimed to study the long term shaping of this UNESCO World Heritage Site in the category of cultural landscape. The study area is situated on a glacial modelled high mountain environment ranging from 1250 to 2800 m.a.s.l. Multidisciplinary approaches integrating archaeology and palaeoenvironment …
Tracing the land use history and vegetation dynamics in the Mont Lozère (Massif Central, France) during the last 2000 years
Interpretación tafonómica de la malacofauna marina en el yacimiento neolítico de la Caserna de Sant Pau del Camp (Barcelona)
The shell remains recovered at the ancient Neolithic site of Caserna de Sant Pau (Barcelona) are characterized by a large number of elements of the genus Glycymeris, many of them eroded by wave action. It is therefore surmised that the main part of the archaeomalacological record does not have an alimentary origin. Comparison with current taphonomic analyses could explain this archaeomalocological record as a natural accumulation of sea-borne dep…
Palaeoenvironmental record of the Cal Maurici wetland sediment archive in Barcelona (NE Iberian Peninsula) between c. 6000 and 4000 cal. yr BP
This study presents the results of a multi-proxy analysis conducted to improve our understanding of the palaeoenvironmental conditions of the freshwater and brackish marshes of Cal Maurici (Barcelona, Spain) and the human impact on them during the mid-Holocene (6171–3891 cal. yr BP). The study integrates data from pollen, phytolith, diatom, charcoal, seeds and malacological analyses and helps to reconstruct the ecological conditions during the ea…
Environmental evolution and mid–late Holocene climate events in the Valencia lagoon (Mediterranean coast of Spain)
Integration of geomorphological, stratigraphic, malacological, sedimentological and micropalaeontological techniques and 14 C dating allows us to characterise the processes and evolution of the coastal barrier–lagoon system of Valencia (Spain), from the middle Holocene to the historical epoch, as well as the responses to global climate events. Four stages are recognised. Phase 1: around 8240 ± 80 cal. yr BP, a brackish lagoon of moderate energy a…
The Bioarchaeology of Ritual and Religion
Pollen Signatures of a Ritual Process in the Collective Burial Cave of Cova des Pas (Late Bronze Age, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain)
International audience
Advancing the Analysis of Past Human/Plant Relationships
The ‘pollen washes’ technique, based on the analysis of the pollen embedded in the porous surface of archaeological artefacts, is developed for investigating past plant usage and consumption and to characterize the functionality of artefacts related to plant processing, gathering and storage. The research presented results in relevant methodological improvements of this technique, which has never previously been applied on materials from European…
New information about the Santa Margarida sector in Empúries based on archaeological excavation, geophysical prospection and the sedimentary register
Archaeological evidence discovered in the lower levels at the church of Santa Margarida corresponding to a baptismal pool, as well as a monumental tomb covered with a funerary mosaic or lauda, suggest that the baptistery of the episcopium of Empúries was located here and that the tomb could have belonged to one of the first Emporitan bishops. These archaeological remains were part of a much more extensive occupation than we were aware about thank…
Landscape footprints of peopling and colonisation from the Late Bronze Age to Antiquity in the coastal hinterland of Emporion-Emporiae , NE Iberia
The Empordà plain attests to a remarkable mixture of Late-Holocene cultural exchanges and colonial processes. This includes the founding of Emporion, the earliest Greek colony in Iberia, and of the Roman city of Emporiae. This study aims at assessing landscape changes related to indigenous and colonial settlement in this unique scenario where the shaping of cultural landscapes occurred within a dynamic coastal ecosystem. We carried out a high-tem…
Une nouvelle dimension à l’analyse palynologique. Le potentiel des pollen washes pour une meilleure compréhension de l’utilisation des plantes
Alimentation, pharmacopées, rituels funéraires... Les relations interdépendantes développées au fil des millénaires entre les sociétés et les plantes taraudent les spécialistes de l’analyse des grains de pollen et des spores de végétaux depuis les années 1960 (Roux 1967). Délaissant les reconstitutions paléoenvironnementales — souvent l’apanage des investigations en séquences naturelles tourbeuses ou lacustres —, les palynologues ambitionnent ici…
Multi-site archaeobotanical analysis reveals wood-fuel supply, woodland impact and land use around Roman urban centres
From sacred symbolism to luxury display and consumption
This work presents the first remains of a peacock (Pavo cristatus Linnaeus 1758) discovered in an archeological context in Catalonia. It is a well-preserved animal (14 remains of an adult female) located in medieval levels-datable to the 13th century (1210-1278 cal. AD) at the site of Carrer de Sotstinent Navarro, in the city of Barcelona. We present the study of the remains of this animal together with that of the other birds recovered from the …
Monastic meals
Bird remains recovered from two trial pits and a rubbish dump dated from the 14th to 19th centuries AD at the Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes in Barcelona (northeast Spain) are studied. The variety of avian taxa is low, with domestic fowl (Gallus gallusdomesticus) clearly dominating the assemblage. The age at death and the sex profile data suggest that both chickens and hens were preferably consumed. The analysis of body parts indicates a p…
Pyre wood fuel and food remains in a necropolis of Barcino (Barcelona, NE Iberian Peninsula)
Wood fuel consumption in the city of Barcelona in the medieval and early modern periods. An overview based on archaeological wood charcoal analysis
Wood fuel was essential for urban development in the Mediterranean area during the Middle Ages. Therefore, wood gathering practices and supply can be investigated through the study of wood-charcoal fragments obtained from urban archaeological contexts. This paper considers anthracological remains from 14 archaeological rescue-interventions in Barcelona (NE Iberia), to reconstruct the city’s wood-fuel usage from the 6th to the 17th century ce . Th…
Opérculos de Bolma rugosa en la necrópolis del Neolítico Medio de Bòbila Madurell (Barcelona, España)
Este trabajo analiza un conjunto de opérculos de Bolma rugosa hallados en la necrópolis de Bòbila Madurell (Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barcelona) y su potencial papel en los rituales funerarios de la cultura de los Sepulcros de Fosa del Neolítico Medio. Constituyen casos únicos en el Neolítico de Europa por su número y su vinculación con sepulturas. Se han registrado en el interior de siete estructuras, cinco de ellas con restos humanos. Particular …
Geomorphological Analysis of the Coast of the Collet Roman Maritime Villa and its Collet Est Pottery Workshop (Calonge i Sant Antoni, Catalonia)
The aim of this article is to define the geomorphological characteristics of the eastern end of the Palamós Bay during the Roman period, in order to understand the relationship between human occupation and the surrounding territory. Geological methods are used in the study, which also uses archaeological data. This comes from the excavation of the Collet Roman villa and the Collet Est pottery workshop. The geological data were obtained from both …
Coastal Landscapes at Palaikastro, Eastern Crete, from the Late Neolithic to the Bronze Age and Historical Periods
Fishing and the Church
Health and Disease Among Medieval Urban Animals
During the lifespan of domestic animals, specific pathologies may arise in relation to their intended use. With the aim of increasing knowledge about the uses of animals in past urban contexts, a number of archeozoological studies conducted on faunal samples from medieval and post-medieval sites in Barcelona (north-eastern Iberia) have been reviewed and the pathological cases analyzed. The results show that the most frequent pathologies among lar…
Estimating European Pilchard ( Sardina pilchardus ) Total Length
Throughout its area of distribution, in particular in the Iberian Peninsula, the European pilchard ( Sardina pilchardus Walbaum 1792) has been an extensively exploited species since Prehistoric times. Our knowledge of the past fisheries of this clupeid nevertheless remains limited due to a scarcity of ichthyoarchaeological data, which reflects, among other things, a lack of systematic fine sieving in archaeological excavations until recent times.…
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