Theme:
The archaeology of material culture, bodies and landscapes
Session format:
Session, made up of a combination of papers, max. 15 minutes each
Title:
Archaeology of material culture and territory within the Iberian colonial empires (15th-18th centuries)
Content:
Iberian kingdoms created vast colonial empires between the 15th and the 18th centuries, based upon maritime and commercial dynamics but also with the component of territorial occupation. Portuguese established settlements in the Atlantic islands, created the Brazilian colony and settled in parcels of land in both African and Asian continents. Likewise, Spaniards established themselves in the North of Africa, several Caribbean islands and in broaden spaces in America, along with settlements in Asia and the Pacific.
This symposium intends to analyze first globalization processes occurred by settlement processes, territorial occupation and technological change at the Portuguese and Spanish colonial empires throughout the archaeological record. In this regard, research focusing on urban spaces, rural structures or material culture from Iberian colonial period showing case-studies with strong interpretative and comparative perspectives are considered.
Keywords:
Spanish colonialism, Portuguese colonialism, materiality
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Main organiser:
Javier Inanez (Spain) 1
Co-organisers:
André Teixeira (Portugal) 2
Affiliations:
1. University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
2. Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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