Living Underground: Rock Art Sites and Troglodyte Dwellings in Southern Europe
PUF| N° d'inventaire | 18774 |
| Format | 22x28 |
| Détails | 340 p. color and black and white illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Rennes, 2014 |
| Etat | Nine |
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The Mediterranean region is rich in troglodythic dwellings and rock sites. However, researchers, particularly archaeologists, have only been interested in the evolution and dynamics of underground occupation in the Middle Ages for the past one to two decades. The work presented at the Saint-Martin-le-Vieil (Aude) conferences highlighted the frequent use of cavities in fortifications and medieval settlements. From the refuge cave to the castle-basin or permanent settlements, from the hermitage to the rock-hewn churches, these structures, sometimes natural, sometimes artificial, are approached here from the most diverse angles. Their confrontation begins to emerge original issues enriching the question of the economy, evolution and dynamics of occupation of these structures in the Middle Ages.
The Mediterranean region is rich in troglodythic dwellings and rock sites. However, researchers, particularly archaeologists, have only been interested in the evolution and dynamics of underground occupation in the Middle Ages for the past one to two decades. The work presented at the Saint-Martin-le-Vieil (Aude) conferences highlighted the frequent use of cavities in fortifications and medieval settlements. From the refuge cave to the castle-basin or permanent settlements, from the hermitage to the rock-hewn churches, these structures, sometimes natural, sometimes artificial, are approached here from the most diverse angles. Their confrontation begins to emerge original issues enriching the question of the economy, evolution and dynamics of occupation of these structures in the Middle Ages.