*Agrarian Archaeology in Northwestern Iberia *is devoted to the archaeological study of the societies and agrarian landscapes of Northwestern Iberia in the longue durée. The book brings together, for the first time, the results of some of the main projects carried out in recent decades from off-site...

*Agrarian Archaeology in Northwestern Iberia *is devoted to the archaeological study of the societies and agrarian landscapes of Northwestern Iberia in the longue durée. The book brings together, for the first time, the results of some of the main projects carried out in recent decades from off-site records providing a fresh perspective for the understanding of historical landscapes. The papers evaluate the ‘manure hypothesis’ and other variables that have influenced the formation of pottery carpets in several territories of the Ebro and Douro basins.

The record is interpreted through critical integration with other historical, ethnographic and archaeological evidence. In thematic terms, the processes of early medieval colonization, the transformation of rural societies between the Roman and medieval periods, the agency of subaltern groups, the transformations of agrarian practices from a social perspective, and the morphology of agrarian landscapes from prehistory to the contemporary age are analysed. In addition, singularities in off-site records in non-Mediterranean spaces are considered. In summary, this volume introduces new topics, concepts and case studies useful for developing a multiproxy agrarian archaeology.ContentsPreface –* Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo The Archaeology of the ‘off-sites’ in North-western Iberia – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo The colonization of agricultural space in the territory of medieval Astorga: the agricultural space of Brimeda (Villaobispo de Otero, León, Spain) as attested by off-site ceramic material – Pilar Diarte-Blasco; Enrique Ariño Gil; Marta Pérez-Polo El registro offsite como fuente para la reconstrucción del paisaje antiguo. Dos ejemplos del entorno de la ciudad de Cabeza Ladrero (Sos del Rey Católico/Sofuentes, Zaragoza) – Ángel A. Jordán Intensive survey on the Valpierre plain (La Rioja, Spain): dynamics of an agrarian landscape from prehistoric times to the present – Enrique Ariño Gil; Javier González-Tablas Sastre; Rodrigo Portero Hernández; María de los Reyes de Soto García Roman rural landscapes in the north-eastern sector of the Duero basin. Field survey and aerial archaeology in the Pisuerga-Arlanzón basin – Jesús García Sánchez Pottery, settlement patterns and agrarian practices between Roman and medieval times in the Eresma and Voltoya valleys (Segovia, Spain) – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo, Lorena Elorza González de Alaiza, Maite I. García-Collado The manure hypothesis, off-site records and the archaeology of agricultural practices in the Alava plain – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo, Lorena Elorza González de Alaiza, Maite I. García-Collado*