Abstract
The archaeological excavations carried out in the medieval Jewish quarter of Atienza (Guadalajara) in 2022 constitute the first comprehensive approach to the archaeological site of the walled quarter in which this religious minority resided. Although there are numerous reports from written sources of the presence of an important Jewish community in Atienza during the late medieval centuries, until now there had only been a few superficial approaches to its archaeological remains. The planned archaeological excavation summarised here, carried out as part of a wider territorial study project, has documented a 13th and 14th century domestic context in the central sector of the Jewish quarter. The analysis of the exhumed structures and the archaeological materials found in context, especially ceramics and archaeozoology, allows us to establish relevant considerations regarding the processes of occupation and abandonment of the quarter and about the central question of the archaeological identification of the late medieval Jewish communities. The site is also an exceptional space for the collection of archaeobiological samples, whose potential for advancing the study of the relationship between these medieval communities and the natural environment has barely been glimpsed.
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