Ethnoarchaeological Studies in Two Mediterranean Areas

 Sarakini-Greece and Alicante-Spain

The aim of the joint Greek-Spanish Ethnoarchaeological Project which was carried out between the years 1999-2001 in the two countries was the exchange of research experiences by archaeologists who practice ethno-archaeology.

Recording pastoral structures at Llacuna, Spain

The Greek team led by Dr. Nikos Efstratiou (University of Thessaloniki) and including Dr. Maria Dinou and Ms. Efthymia Alphas studied pastoralism practices in the area of Alicante upland region of south Spain. Their aim was to study versions of a common mountainous pastoralist tradition by comparing the two areas of the  Mediterranean basin which function within different sociocultural and historical background but also share certain common elements (islam). The fieldwork included among other things the recording of structures related to pastoralist activities (corrals), the use of archive information, the interview of people etc.   

The area of study at Llacuna,Spain

The work of the Spanish team (Dr. Manuel Perez-Ripolli, Dr. Ernestina Badal, Dr. Joan Segui and Carlos Verdasco) from the University of Valencia in the Rhodope mountains was focused on the experimental excavation of an abandoned winter animal-pen.The fieldwork which included micro-morphological sampling and analyses tried to confront theoretical and methodological problems related to any attempt to locate, excavate and interpret archaeological special purpose sites such as seasonal and semi-permanent pastoral sites. 

Ethnoarchaeological work in progress at  Sarakini,Thrace,Greece

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