Fishing and the Church: Ichthyoarchaeological analyses of the visigothic settlement of Aiguafreda de Dalt site (Catalonia, Spain, 7th c.)

During the post-Roman centuries, a new political, social and cultural order emerged in the Western Mediterranean. As part of this process, fisheries underwent significant changes, which laid the foundation for the subsequent development of medieval fisheries in the region. However, fishing activitie...

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Autores: Brosa, Arnau, Garcia-Molsosa, Arnau, Gallego-Valle, Abel, Ciurana Prast, Judit, Oliver-Bruy, Jaume, Riera i Mora, Santiago, Sañá Seguí, María, Morales Muñiz, Arturo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/221387
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Palabra clave:Pesca
Aiguafreda (Catalunya)
Ictiologia
Restes d'animals (Arqueologia)
Dominació visigòtica, Espanya, 414-711
Fishing
Aiguafreda (Catalonia)
Ichthyology
Animal remains (Archaeology)
Gothic period, Spain, 414-711
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spelling Fishing and the Church: Ichthyoarchaeological analyses of the visigothic settlement of Aiguafreda de Dalt site (Catalonia, Spain, 7th c.)Brosa, ArnauGarcia-Molsosa, ArnauGallego-Valle, AbelCiurana Prast, JuditOliver-Bruy, JaumeRiera i Mora, SantiagoSañá Seguí, MaríaMorales Muñiz, ArturoPescaAiguafreda (Catalunya)IctiologiaRestes d'animals (Arqueologia)Dominació visigòtica, Espanya, 414-711FishingAiguafreda (Catalonia)IchthyologyAnimal remains (Archaeology)Gothic period, Spain, 414-711During the post-Roman centuries, a new political, social and cultural order emerged in the Western Mediterranean. As part of this process, fisheries underwent significant changes, which laid the foundation for the subsequent development of medieval fisheries in the region. However, fishing activities during the Visigothic Kingdom (5th-8th centuries) in the Iberian Peninsula remain underexplored, especially in comparison to other areas such as Italy. This paper presents an analysis of the ichthyoarchaeological assemblage from the 7th-century site of Aiguafreda de Dalt (Catalonia, Spain), one of the first comprehensive studies of a fish assemblage from this period in the region. The results suggest that ecclesiastical elites played a key role in shaping fishing practices in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula and the existence of a small-scale system for transporting fresh fish inland. The study also reveals a continuity in fish consumption practices from the Roman period into the Visigothic era.Elsevier202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion9 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/221387Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105215Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2025, vol. 65, p. 105215https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105215cc-by-nc-nd (c) Brosa, Arnau et al., 2025http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2213872026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fishing and the Church: Ichthyoarchaeological analyses of the visigothic settlement of Aiguafreda de Dalt site (Catalonia, Spain, 7th c.)
title Fishing and the Church: Ichthyoarchaeological analyses of the visigothic settlement of Aiguafreda de Dalt site (Catalonia, Spain, 7th c.)
spellingShingle Fishing and the Church: Ichthyoarchaeological analyses of the visigothic settlement of Aiguafreda de Dalt site (Catalonia, Spain, 7th c.)
Brosa, Arnau
Pesca
Aiguafreda (Catalunya)
Ictiologia
Restes d'animals (Arqueologia)
Dominació visigòtica, Espanya, 414-711
Fishing
Aiguafreda (Catalonia)
Ichthyology
Animal remains (Archaeology)
Gothic period, Spain, 414-711
title_short Fishing and the Church: Ichthyoarchaeological analyses of the visigothic settlement of Aiguafreda de Dalt site (Catalonia, Spain, 7th c.)
title_full Fishing and the Church: Ichthyoarchaeological analyses of the visigothic settlement of Aiguafreda de Dalt site (Catalonia, Spain, 7th c.)
title_fullStr Fishing and the Church: Ichthyoarchaeological analyses of the visigothic settlement of Aiguafreda de Dalt site (Catalonia, Spain, 7th c.)
title_full_unstemmed Fishing and the Church: Ichthyoarchaeological analyses of the visigothic settlement of Aiguafreda de Dalt site (Catalonia, Spain, 7th c.)
title_sort Fishing and the Church: Ichthyoarchaeological analyses of the visigothic settlement of Aiguafreda de Dalt site (Catalonia, Spain, 7th c.)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Brosa, Arnau
Garcia-Molsosa, Arnau
Gallego-Valle, Abel
Ciurana Prast, Judit
Oliver-Bruy, Jaume
Riera i Mora, Santiago
Sañá Seguí, María
Morales Muñiz, Arturo
author Brosa, Arnau
author_facet Brosa, Arnau
Garcia-Molsosa, Arnau
Gallego-Valle, Abel
Ciurana Prast, Judit
Oliver-Bruy, Jaume
Riera i Mora, Santiago
Sañá Seguí, María
Morales Muñiz, Arturo
author_role author
author2 Garcia-Molsosa, Arnau
Gallego-Valle, Abel
Ciurana Prast, Judit
Oliver-Bruy, Jaume
Riera i Mora, Santiago
Sañá Seguí, María
Morales Muñiz, Arturo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pesca
Aiguafreda (Catalunya)
Ictiologia
Restes d'animals (Arqueologia)
Dominació visigòtica, Espanya, 414-711
Fishing
Aiguafreda (Catalonia)
Ichthyology
Animal remains (Archaeology)
Gothic period, Spain, 414-711
topic Pesca
Aiguafreda (Catalunya)
Ictiologia
Restes d'animals (Arqueologia)
Dominació visigòtica, Espanya, 414-711
Fishing
Aiguafreda (Catalonia)
Ichthyology
Animal remains (Archaeology)
Gothic period, Spain, 414-711
description During the post-Roman centuries, a new political, social and cultural order emerged in the Western Mediterranean. As part of this process, fisheries underwent significant changes, which laid the foundation for the subsequent development of medieval fisheries in the region. However, fishing activities during the Visigothic Kingdom (5th-8th centuries) in the Iberian Peninsula remain underexplored, especially in comparison to other areas such as Italy. This paper presents an analysis of the ichthyoarchaeological assemblage from the 7th-century site of Aiguafreda de Dalt (Catalonia, Spain), one of the first comprehensive studies of a fish assemblage from this period in the region. The results suggest that ecclesiastical elites played a key role in shaping fishing practices in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula and the existence of a small-scale system for transporting fresh fish inland. The study also reveals a continuity in fish consumption practices from the Roman period into the Visigothic era.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105215
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2025, vol. 65, p. 105215
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105215
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