Social inequality in Early Medieval rural settlements:: The case of central-northern Portugal in the 10th century

Catarina Tente

doi:10.2307/j.ctv1pzk1sr.8

Social inequality in Early Medieval rural settlements: The case of central-northern Portugal in the 10th century

Catarina Tente

Instituto de Estudos Medievais (IEM)

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Abstract

In recent years, several settlements dated to the 10th century have been under excavation in the central-northern region of Portugal (Guarda and Viseu). Their study revealed so far some differences between sites, mainly on location strategies and on raw materials used in the building of huts and walled enclosures. Material culture items seldom reflect these differentiations but ecofacts point to variable subsistence strategies whereas supra-local scales of analysis allow some relevant observations to be made. This paper aims to discuss the available data and shed some light on socioeconomic inequalities and their archaeological manifestations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Archaeology of Social Inequality in Northwestern Iberia during the Early Medieval period
Editors	Juan Antonio Quiròs Castillo
Place of Publication	Orxford
Publisher	Archaeopress
Pages	35-46
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781784915094
ISBN (Print)	9781784915087
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1pzk1sr.8
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

Archaeological record
Rural economy
Early Medieval churches
Social organization

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Social inequality in Early Medieval rural settlements: The case of central-northern Portugal in the 10th century. / Tente, Catarina.

Archaeology of Social Inequality in Northwestern Iberia during the Early Medieval period. ed. / Juan Antonio Quiròs Castillo. Orxford : Archaeopress, 2016. p. 35-46.

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