The links between the Maghreb al-Aqṣà and al-Andalus have been a constant throughout the centuries. And if they are approached from the perspective of paleoclimatology there is no exception. The main objective of this study is to reconstruct the climatic anomalies—particularly droughts and storms—identified in the writings of the chroniclers Ibn Abī Zarʿ and Ibn ʿIdhārī during the period known as the Medieval Climatic Anomaly, dated approximately from 10th to 14th centuries. The direct consequences of a year of crop failure or storms that wreck crop fields, due to climatic fluctuations, are fundamentally twofold periods of famine and the spread of epidemics. Thus, these consequences are also evident in the aforementioned Arabic texts and in the archaeological remains of both places.

You can download a full-quality PDF version from the following link:AyTM-v32-13-9289.pdf In this article, we present a new proposal for the restoration of the outer Crown gate of the Sarı Han caravanserai, in which we question the one carried out more than three decades ago, and which has established the image of this monument, in our opinion, erroneous. To support our proposal, we have placed the façade in question in the context of other contemporary and similar productions, delving into their commonalities and reflecting on the characteristics of the common archetype. We have also addressed the still unresolved issue of chronology, offering a reasoned suggestion. Finally, we have provided our own interpretation of the epigraphy on the supposed foundation stone. All the graphic material is new and has been taken care of in detail, paying special attention to its descriptive and didactic value, and maintaining a high level of rigour.

This article is dedicated to the study of one of the scenes from the Granada War carved on the panels of the lower choir of Toledo Cathedral, specifically panel 26, which, as demonstrated in the text, depicts the capture of the castles of Cambil and Alhavar, in whose assault artillery weapons were used extensively. In this regard, an investigation into the name of one of these weapons, the ribadoquín, is also included, and an etymology of Arabic origin is proposed for this word. In relation to this topic, a compilation of all the historical references to these fortresses that we have been able to discover from Arabic sources has also been made, and finally, a brief analysis of these and other place names in the area that also have Arabic origins is added.

This article examines the adverse effects of the uncoordinated application of regulations for the protection of archaeological heritage and urban planning. It also analyzes the consequences of the lack of coordination between public administrations with competencies in urban planning and heritage protection. The text reflects on the need to apply urban planning and heritage protection regulations in a coordinated manner, avoiding contradictions and integrating heritage restrictions into urban planning. This coordination would facilitate the enhancement of heritage value and boost its touristic use, improving its conservation and dissemination.

The Islamic cemetery of La Torrecilla was uncovered in 1968 when Antonio Arribas Palau and his team from the Department of Prehistory Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Granada were conducting documentation work on the dolmen necropolis located in this area. Following, the discovery of these first burial sites, several archaeological interventions were undertaken, culminating in four campaigns that concluded in 1976. In this paper, we attempt to systematise the typologies described and establish the chronology of the maqbara through new radiocarbon analyses.

In the Middle Ages, the village of Comares (Málaga) was a hins4, the capital of a large territory that also included the present-day municipalities of Almáchar, El Borge, Cútar and Benamargosa. Its dependence on rainwater collected in cisterns and from springs located outside the perimeter of the fortress, together with the erratic rainfall of the Mediterranean climate, made it vulnerable to sieges. A descriptive observational study is presented with the aim of identifying a land coracha (defensive outpost) probably from the Almohad-Nazarí period, to secure and defend a fountain located 70 metres downhill and just over 300 metres from the town from attack. The coracha of Comares was a road protected by a wall and two towers that climbed up the cliff from a bastion next to a fountain, up to the wall that protected the town.

Between the 10th and 12th centuries, the middle Ebro valley was an area of frontier and interaction between the Pamplona monarchy and its neighbours, first the Muladi dynasty of the Banu Qasi, and then the Castilian Crown. In this context, the strategies of territorial control and organization set in place by the royal power and the local elites took various forms, endowment of their own churches that functioned as centres for the reception and management of different goods and rents. This article addresses the study of one of these centers, that of Santa María de Resa, through a comparative analysis of its archaeological record and the documentary sources related to it. The results highlight the importance of these spaces in the configuration of the medieval landscapes of the region, and open the door to future work that will allow us to deepen and qualify the evidence obtained.

The Pont del Vidre gate-tower is a defensive construction dating from the 14th century, belonging to the Christian walled circuit of Llíria, Valencia. Until 2020 it was in a poor state of conservation, which led to an action aimed at its archaeological and constructive study and its enhancement, with the aim of establishing its dating, function and the characteristics of its masonry. In this way, a faithful restitution of its original appearance could be undertaken and its relationship with its surroundings could be better understood. Measurements and techniques were recovered that provide us with a great deal of information. This important landmark of late medieval Llíria, an intermediate agricultural town in the Kingdom of Valencia, and the evolution of the tower up to the present day are presented.

In 2021, an archaeological excavation was conducted at the Paraje de la Horca site in Borja, province of Zaragoza. During the excavation work, up to fifteen medieval Islamic burials could be identified, supposedly chronologically datable between the 8th and 12th centuries, located on a previous site from the Late Antique period. This necropolis constitutes a new example of a maqbara, which, when put in common with others in the surrounding area, can shed light on the evolution of the Andalusian funerary ritual in the middle Ebro valley.