Maria Carme Belarte
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 208162 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Maria Carme Belarte |
| PRENOMES | Maria Carme |
| SOBRENOME | Belarte |
| ASSINATURA | BELARTE M C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2293-0482 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 35 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
An experimental study of fuel use at the microscale
This paper addresses the contribution of experimentally-produced combustion installations to microarchaeological research on the identification, characterization and taphonomy of fuel materials as valuable past traces of fire use. Recent studies have investigated the taphonomy of microscopic remains (primarily opaline phytoliths and calcitic microfossils) from traditional mud-constructed ovens and their associated ashes, as well as of dung materi…
Decoding the hearth
Combustion structures documented in protohistoric settlements are considered to be defining elements of domestic spaces, and are usually associated with a culinary function. In the case of the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula during the Iron Age, the hearth is often used to identify which room within a house served as the cooking space. Different types of hearths are known; in particular we can differentiate between hearths with or wi…
Construcción, uso y mantenimiento de los hogares en la Cesetania ibérica (ss. V-III a. C.)
Se presenta el estudio de 19 hogares localizados en seis yacimientos del territorio de la antigua Cesetania ibérica, con cronologías entre los siglos V y III a.C. Todos ellos se analizan, en primer lugar, desde una perspectiva macroscópica y morfológica (técnicas de construcción, forma, ubicación). En los casos en que ha sido posible, se han aplicado, además, diversos métodos de análisis microcontextual (antracología, fitolitos y microrrestos cal…
Técnicas constructivas y otros usos del barro en la Edad del Hierro
En este artículo presentamos los resultados del estudio de los elementos de tierra endurecida recuperados en el asentamiento de Turó de la Font de la Canya, situado en Avinyonet del Penedès, en la provincia de Barcelona. En este enclave se ha registrado una ocupación entre los ss. VII y II a. C., con distintas edificaciones y numerosas estructuras negativas. Esta investigación ha permitido sacar a la luz el empleo constructivo de diferentes mater…
An interdisciplinary approach to the combustion structures of the Western Mediterranean Iron Age. The first results
Iron Age combustion structures in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula
The aim of this research is to investigate the efficiency of combustion structures, the fuels used, the structure maintenance and the range of related domestic activities. An experimental programme was carried out in which replicas of archaeological Iron Age combustion structures were put to work. Based on the available archaeobotanical records, various fuel types (wood, grasses, palm leaves and animal dung) were used. Variables such as increased…
Rural Settlement in Iron Age Cessetania (Northeastern Iberian Peninsula)
Recent research has demonstrated the importance of rural settlement in the Iberian culture, although there are still few rural sites explored in depth. ‘Rural settlement’ is the term we use to designate the small habitation sites or agricultural structures that became common from the Middle Iberian Period (450–200 bc) onward; such sites constituted the basis of a hierarchical settlement system characteristic of societies developing towards archai…
El ritual funerario en las necrópolis ibéricas a partir de nuevas aproximaciones metodológicas
Se presentan los resultados de la excavación y estudio de la necrópolis ibérica de Les Esquarterades (Ulldecona, Tarragona) y la reconstrucción del ritual funerario del período Ibérico Antiguo a partir de los mismos. Este yacimiento se sitúa en una zona donde existen datos relativamente abundantes sobre el mundo funerario, incluyendo varias necrópolis excavadas entre los ríos Ebro y Mijares. Sin embargo, la mayoría de estas investigaciones se rea…
On microhistory, Iberian culture and other neglected Mediterranean ancient civilizations
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Numidian State Formation in the Tunisian High Tell
For many archaeologists this quote from Godelier encapsulates one of the main goals of our discipline. The formation of states and cities (one of the elements normally accompanying this form of societal organisation) cannot therefore be limited to the study of individual cases. Whatever the specific differences, these cases may, when interpreted under the light of well-founded hypothetical models, constitute a fundamental part in understanding th…
Geophysical survey of the Iberian site (seventh–third centuries bc ) of Masies de Sant Miquel (Catalonia, Spain). Interpretative challenges of geophysical data of an Iberian town
Geophysical surveys based on ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) and magnetic methods have recently been carried out at the Iberian site of Masies de Sant Miquel, which is dated to the Iron Age (seventh–third centuries bc ). The design and execution of the survey are presented, as well as the interpretation process, which is based on the interaction between the members of the prospection team (SOT Prospection) and the archaeologists from the Universit…
La ciudad ibérica de Masies de Sant Miquel (Banyeres del Penedès, Tarragona) entre los siglos VII-III a. C. Resultados de una investigación con métodos no invasivos
Se presentan los resultados históricos derivados de la primera fase de la investigación sobre este importante yacimiento, realizada exclusivamente a partir de métodos no invasivos. Los datos recuperados a partir de la prospección pedestre y geofísica han permitido verificar la condición urbana del asentamiento, atestiguada tanto por sus dimensiones como por su complejidad estructural y la naturaleza de los materiales muebles recuperados, que sugi…
El prestigio de los objetos
El estudio se centra en una serie de mangos de marfil de características morfotécnicas similares, recuperados en espacios de hábitat y funerarios ibéricos y datados entre el s. IV y el s. II a. C. Se trata de objetos de prestigio al alcance de una élite aristocrática, que han sido elaborados con materias primas exóticas (marfil) y técnicas decorativas inusuales que indican una especialización. A través de análisis de composición por infrarrojo ce…
El Coll del Moro (Gandesa, Tarragona) y su contexto territorial
Los trabajos realizados entre 2014 y 2019 en este importante núcleo, situado estratégicamente entre las cuencas de los ríos Ebro y Matarraña, han combinado la excavación en extensión, la prospección intensiva del asentamiento y de su entorno inmediato, los análisis interdisciplinares y la revisión de las intervenciones anteriores. Los resultados permiten reinterpretar la evolución del asentamiento entre el Primer Hierro y el Alto Imperio. Su e…
Architecture and Urbanism in the Fortified Settlement of Pech Maho (Sigean, France) in the Third Century BC
This paper offers a synthesis of the urbanism and architecture of Pech Maho (Sigean) from a social and economic point of view. Its aim is to highlight the specificities of this settlement in the context of the Late Iron Age between south France and north‐east Spain. During the third century BC, this small site had an impressive defensive system, as well as quite a complex urban framework. The constructed blocks excavated so far show a predominanc…
An ethnoarchaeological study of livestock dung fuels from cooking installations in northern Tunisia
Depósito votivo o destrucción de necrópolis
Se presenta el estudio de los materiales recuperados en el silo de El Pontarró, en La Secuita (Tarragona), amortizado a finales del siglo V o inicios del IV a.C. Entre ellos destacan un conjunto de elementos de ornamentación de bronce y unas 6.000 cuentas de collar de vidrio, junto a vasijas cerámicas, fusayolas, molinos, restos de fauna terrestre y malacológica (en su mayoría de Cypraea) y otros arqueobotánicos. Algunos de estos objetos son muy …
Cooking in the Iberian Culture (Sixth–Second Century bc)
In this article we analyse the structures and features related to food processing or preparation and their social and economic implications among the protohistoric communities of the Iberian culture during the Iron Age (sixth–second century bc). Different types of facilities are considered, including ovens, hearths, fireplaces and grinding areas, according to their specific location within the settlements (indoor or outdoor areas). We also look a…
Zooarchaeological Evidence for Domestic Rituals in the I ron A ge Communities of North‐Eastern I beria (Present‐Day C atalonia) (Sixth–Second Century BC )
Many socio‐economic changes occurred in southern Europe during the first millennium BC . In north‐eastern I beria societies evolved from the small‐scale local groups of the L ate B ronze A ge to the more complex societies of the I ron A ge. Together with a diversity of material changes (detected in pottery, agricultural techniques, architecture, etc.), a new ritual manifestation is attested in the Ancient Iberian Period (about 550 BC ), lasting u…
Las necrópolis protohistóricas tumulares de Cataluña meridional
Se presentan los resultados de las recientes intervenciones arqueológicas realizadas en la necrópolis del Hierro I de Sebes (Flix, Tarragona). Se ha precisado la extensión de la necrópolis, su duración, los rituales funerarios y la estructura social de la población mediante técnicas y métodos de carácter interdisciplinar (antropología, carbono 14, prospecciones geofísicas...). Se ha constatado la coexistencia de túmulos y urnas y la agrupación de…
Filling Gaps in the Protohistory of the Eastern Maghreb
Little is known about the Eastern Maghreb in the second and first millennia BC, except for the very last centuries when classical sources provide some information about the Numidian kingdoms. The survey and excavation of Althiburos and its surroundings have provided valuable data related to the first millennium BC. Occupation of the site dates back to the ninth or tenth century cal BC and continues into Roman times. Archaeobiological data — parti…
The Functional and Symbolic Uses of Space in Western Mediterranean Protohistory
The aim of this paper is to put forward a reinterpretation of several complex domestic units at the Iberian oppidum of Pech Maho (Sigean, western Languedoc, France), dating from the sixth to the third centuries BC. A complementary study of the features and artefacts included in each house leads to the characterization of spaces, the contextualization of activities and the construction of identities within the domestic areas, as well as their diac…
New Approaches on the Archaic Trade in the North‐eastern Iberian Peninsula
A wide‐ranging study based on compositional and isotopic analyses of minerals and manufactured objects from the north‐eastern Iberian Peninsula and their respective archaeological and cultural contexts demonstrates significant lead mineral exploitation in the El Priorat area (Tarragona province) linked to Phoenician trade (seventh–sixth centuries BC). This exploitation continued, despite losing intensity, until the Romanization of the territory. …
Domestic Architecture and Social Differences in North‐eastern Iberia During the Iron Age ( C. 525–200 Bc)
This paper is concerned with the organization of societies in north‐eastern Iberia (present‐day Catalonia) during the Iron Age, using data provided by domestic architecture and settlement organization. I offer an analysis of the social differences detected in the dwellings based on a sample of houses excavated at different types of settlement. Although many Iberian houses had simple layouts and small surface areas, some larger dwellings at the ma…
Filling Gaps in the Protohistory of the Eastern Maghreb
Little is known about the Eastern Maghreb in the second and first millennia BC, except for the very last centuries when classical sources provide some information about the Numidian kingdoms. The survey and excavation of Althiburos and its surroundings have provided valuable data related to the first millennium BC. Occupation of the site dates back to the ninth or tenth century cal BC and continues into Roman times. Archaeobiological data — parti…
New Approaches on the Archaic Trade in the North‐eastern Iberian Peninsula
A wide‐ranging study based on compositional and isotopic analyses of minerals and manufactured objects from the north‐eastern Iberian Peninsula and their respective archaeological and cultural contexts demonstrates significant lead mineral exploitation in the El Priorat area (Tarragona province) linked to Phoenician trade (seventh–sixth centuries BC). This exploitation continued, despite losing intensity, until the Romanization of the territory. …
Domestic Architecture and Social Differences in North‐eastern Iberia During the Iron Age ( C. 525–200 Bc)
This paper is concerned with the organization of societies in north‐eastern Iberia (present‐day Catalonia) during the Iron Age, using data provided by domestic architecture and settlement organization. I offer an analysis of the social differences detected in the dwellings based on a sample of houses excavated at different types of settlement. Although many Iberian houses had simple layouts and small surface areas, some larger dwellings at the ma…
An interdisciplinary approach to the combustion structures of the Western Mediterranean Iron Age. The first results
Cooking in the Iberian Culture (Sixth–Second Century bc)
In this article we analyse the structures and features related to food processing or preparation and their social and economic implications among the protohistoric communities of the Iberian culture during the Iron Age (sixth–second century bc). Different types of facilities are considered, including ovens, hearths, fireplaces and grinding areas, according to their specific location within the settlements (indoor or outdoor areas). We also look a…
Zooarchaeological Evidence for Domestic Rituals in the I ron A ge Communities of North‐Eastern I beria (Present‐Day C atalonia) (Sixth–Second Century BC )
Many socio‐economic changes occurred in southern Europe during the first millennium BC . In north‐eastern I beria societies evolved from the small‐scale local groups of the L ate B ronze A ge to the more complex societies of the I ron A ge. Together with a diversity of material changes (detected in pottery, agricultural techniques, architecture, etc.), a new ritual manifestation is attested in the Ancient Iberian Period (about 550 BC ), lasting u…
Las necrópolis protohistóricas tumulares de Cataluña meridional
Se presentan los resultados de las recientes intervenciones arqueológicas realizadas en la necrópolis del Hierro I de Sebes (Flix, Tarragona). Se ha precisado la extensión de la necrópolis, su duración, los rituales funerarios y la estructura social de la población mediante técnicas y métodos de carácter interdisciplinar (antropología, carbono 14, prospecciones geofísicas...). Se ha constatado la coexistencia de túmulos y urnas y la agrupación de…
Rural Settlement in Iron Age Cessetania (Northeastern Iberian Peninsula)
Recent research has demonstrated the importance of rural settlement in the Iberian culture, although there are still few rural sites explored in depth. ‘Rural settlement’ is the term we use to designate the small habitation sites or agricultural structures that became common from the Middle Iberian Period (450–200 bc) onward; such sites constituted the basis of a hierarchical settlement system characteristic of societies developing towards archai…
Iron Age combustion structures in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula
The aim of this research is to investigate the efficiency of combustion structures, the fuels used, the structure maintenance and the range of related domestic activities. An experimental programme was carried out in which replicas of archaeological Iron Age combustion structures were put to work. Based on the available archaeobotanical records, various fuel types (wood, grasses, palm leaves and animal dung) were used. Variables such as increased…
The Functional and Symbolic Uses of Space in Western Mediterranean Protohistory
The aim of this paper is to put forward a reinterpretation of several complex domestic units at the Iberian oppidum of Pech Maho (Sigean, western Languedoc, France), dating from the sixth to the third centuries BC. A complementary study of the features and artefacts included in each house leads to the characterization of spaces, the contextualization of activities and the construction of identities within the domestic areas, as well as their diac…
Domestic Architecture and Social Differences in North‐eastern Iberia During the Iron Age ( C. 525–200 Bc)
This paper is concerned with the organization of societies in north‐eastern Iberia (present‐day Catalonia) during the Iron Age, using data provided by domestic architecture and settlement organization. I offer an analysis of the social differences detected in the dwellings based on a sample of houses excavated at different types of settlement. Although many Iberian houses had simple layouts and small surface areas, some larger dwellings at the ma…
New Approaches on the Archaic Trade in the North‐eastern Iberian Peninsula
A wide‐ranging study based on compositional and isotopic analyses of minerals and manufactured objects from the north‐eastern Iberian Peninsula and their respective archaeological and cultural contexts demonstrates significant lead mineral exploitation in the El Priorat area (Tarragona province) linked to Phoenician trade (seventh–sixth centuries BC). This exploitation continued, despite losing intensity, until the Romanization of the territory. …
The Functional and Symbolic Uses of Space in Western Mediterranean Protohistory
The aim of this paper is to put forward a reinterpretation of several complex domestic units at the Iberian oppidum of Pech Maho (Sigean, western Languedoc, France), dating from the sixth to the third centuries BC. A complementary study of the features and artefacts included in each house leads to the characterization of spaces, the contextualization of activities and the construction of identities within the domestic areas, as well as their diac…
Filling Gaps in the Protohistory of the Eastern Maghreb
Little is known about the Eastern Maghreb in the second and first millennia BC, except for the very last centuries when classical sources provide some information about the Numidian kingdoms. The survey and excavation of Althiburos and its surroundings have provided valuable data related to the first millennium BC. Occupation of the site dates back to the ninth or tenth century cal BC and continues into Roman times. Archaeobiological data — parti…
Zooarchaeological Evidence for Domestic Rituals in the I ron A ge Communities of North‐Eastern I beria (Present‐Day C atalonia) (Sixth–Second Century BC )
Many socio‐economic changes occurred in southern Europe during the first millennium BC . In north‐eastern I beria societies evolved from the small‐scale local groups of the L ate B ronze A ge to the more complex societies of the I ron A ge. Together with a diversity of material changes (detected in pottery, agricultural techniques, architecture, etc.), a new ritual manifestation is attested in the Ancient Iberian Period (about 550 BC ), lasting u…
Las necrópolis protohistóricas tumulares de Cataluña meridional
Se presentan los resultados de las recientes intervenciones arqueológicas realizadas en la necrópolis del Hierro I de Sebes (Flix, Tarragona). Se ha precisado la extensión de la necrópolis, su duración, los rituales funerarios y la estructura social de la población mediante técnicas y métodos de carácter interdisciplinar (antropología, carbono 14, prospecciones geofísicas...). Se ha constatado la coexistencia de túmulos y urnas y la agrupación de…
Cooking in the Iberian Culture (Sixth–Second Century bc)
In this article we analyse the structures and features related to food processing or preparation and their social and economic implications among the protohistoric communities of the Iberian culture during the Iron Age (sixth–second century bc). Different types of facilities are considered, including ovens, hearths, fireplaces and grinding areas, according to their specific location within the settlements (indoor or outdoor areas). We also look a…
An ethnoarchaeological study of livestock dung fuels from cooking installations in northern Tunisia
Depósito votivo o destrucción de necrópolis
Se presenta el estudio de los materiales recuperados en el silo de El Pontarró, en La Secuita (Tarragona), amortizado a finales del siglo V o inicios del IV a.C. Entre ellos destacan un conjunto de elementos de ornamentación de bronce y unas 6.000 cuentas de collar de vidrio, junto a vasijas cerámicas, fusayolas, molinos, restos de fauna terrestre y malacológica (en su mayoría de Cypraea) y otros arqueobotánicos. Algunos de estos objetos son muy …
Architecture and Urbanism in the Fortified Settlement of Pech Maho (Sigean, France) in the Third Century BC
This paper offers a synthesis of the urbanism and architecture of Pech Maho (Sigean) from a social and economic point of view. Its aim is to highlight the specificities of this settlement in the context of the Late Iron Age between south France and north‐east Spain. During the third century BC, this small site had an impressive defensive system, as well as quite a complex urban framework. The constructed blocks excavated so far show a predominanc…
Numidian State Formation in the Tunisian High Tell
For many archaeologists this quote from Godelier encapsulates one of the main goals of our discipline. The formation of states and cities (one of the elements normally accompanying this form of societal organisation) cannot therefore be limited to the study of individual cases. Whatever the specific differences, these cases may, when interpreted under the light of well-founded hypothetical models, constitute a fundamental part in understanding th…
Geophysical survey of the Iberian site (seventh–third centuries bc ) of Masies de Sant Miquel (Catalonia, Spain). Interpretative challenges of geophysical data of an Iberian town
Geophysical surveys based on ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) and magnetic methods have recently been carried out at the Iberian site of Masies de Sant Miquel, which is dated to the Iron Age (seventh–third centuries bc ). The design and execution of the survey are presented, as well as the interpretation process, which is based on the interaction between the members of the prospection team (SOT Prospection) and the archaeologists from the Universit…
La ciudad ibérica de Masies de Sant Miquel (Banyeres del Penedès, Tarragona) entre los siglos VII-III a. C. Resultados de una investigación con métodos no invasivos
Se presentan los resultados históricos derivados de la primera fase de la investigación sobre este importante yacimiento, realizada exclusivamente a partir de métodos no invasivos. Los datos recuperados a partir de la prospección pedestre y geofísica han permitido verificar la condición urbana del asentamiento, atestiguada tanto por sus dimensiones como por su complejidad estructural y la naturaleza de los materiales muebles recuperados, que sugi…
El prestigio de los objetos
El estudio se centra en una serie de mangos de marfil de características morfotécnicas similares, recuperados en espacios de hábitat y funerarios ibéricos y datados entre el s. IV y el s. II a. C. Se trata de objetos de prestigio al alcance de una élite aristocrática, que han sido elaborados con materias primas exóticas (marfil) y técnicas decorativas inusuales que indican una especialización. A través de análisis de composición por infrarrojo ce…
El Coll del Moro (Gandesa, Tarragona) y su contexto territorial
Los trabajos realizados entre 2014 y 2019 en este importante núcleo, situado estratégicamente entre las cuencas de los ríos Ebro y Matarraña, han combinado la excavación en extensión, la prospección intensiva del asentamiento y de su entorno inmediato, los análisis interdisciplinares y la revisión de las intervenciones anteriores. Los resultados permiten reinterpretar la evolución del asentamiento entre el Primer Hierro y el Alto Imperio. Su e…
Rural Settlement in Iron Age Cessetania (Northeastern Iberian Peninsula)
Recent research has demonstrated the importance of rural settlement in the Iberian culture, although there are still few rural sites explored in depth. ‘Rural settlement’ is the term we use to designate the small habitation sites or agricultural structures that became common from the Middle Iberian Period (450–200 bc) onward; such sites constituted the basis of a hierarchical settlement system characteristic of societies developing towards archai…
El ritual funerario en las necrópolis ibéricas a partir de nuevas aproximaciones metodológicas
Se presentan los resultados de la excavación y estudio de la necrópolis ibérica de Les Esquarterades (Ulldecona, Tarragona) y la reconstrucción del ritual funerario del período Ibérico Antiguo a partir de los mismos. Este yacimiento se sitúa en una zona donde existen datos relativamente abundantes sobre el mundo funerario, incluyendo varias necrópolis excavadas entre los ríos Ebro y Mijares. Sin embargo, la mayoría de estas investigaciones se rea…
On microhistory, Iberian culture and other neglected Mediterranean ancient civilizations
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
An interdisciplinary approach to the combustion structures of the Western Mediterranean Iron Age. The first results
Iron Age combustion structures in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula
The aim of this research is to investigate the efficiency of combustion structures, the fuels used, the structure maintenance and the range of related domestic activities. An experimental programme was carried out in which replicas of archaeological Iron Age combustion structures were put to work. Based on the available archaeobotanical records, various fuel types (wood, grasses, palm leaves and animal dung) were used. Variables such as increased…
Técnicas constructivas y otros usos del barro en la Edad del Hierro
En este artículo presentamos los resultados del estudio de los elementos de tierra endurecida recuperados en el asentamiento de Turó de la Font de la Canya, situado en Avinyonet del Penedès, en la provincia de Barcelona. En este enclave se ha registrado una ocupación entre los ss. VII y II a. C., con distintas edificaciones y numerosas estructuras negativas. Esta investigación ha permitido sacar a la luz el empleo constructivo de diferentes mater…
Construcción, uso y mantenimiento de los hogares en la Cesetania ibérica (ss. V-III a. C.)
Se presenta el estudio de 19 hogares localizados en seis yacimientos del territorio de la antigua Cesetania ibérica, con cronologías entre los siglos V y III a.C. Todos ellos se analizan, en primer lugar, desde una perspectiva macroscópica y morfológica (técnicas de construcción, forma, ubicación). En los casos en que ha sido posible, se han aplicado, además, diversos métodos de análisis microcontextual (antracología, fitolitos y microrrestos cal…
An experimental study of fuel use at the microscale
This paper addresses the contribution of experimentally-produced combustion installations to microarchaeological research on the identification, characterization and taphonomy of fuel materials as valuable past traces of fire use. Recent studies have investigated the taphonomy of microscopic remains (primarily opaline phytoliths and calcitic microfossils) from traditional mud-constructed ovens and their associated ashes, as well as of dung materi…
Decoding the hearth
Combustion structures documented in protohistoric settlements are considered to be defining elements of domestic spaces, and are usually associated with a culinary function. In the case of the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula during the Iron Age, the hearth is often used to identify which room within a house served as the cooking space. Different types of hearths are known; in particular we can differentiate between hearths with or wi…
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