L’arqueologia del paisatge aplicada a l’estudi dels espais altimontans: experiències a les capçaleres del Ter i del Segre (el Ripollès, la Cerdanya, Andorra)

Research in the Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley reveals that high-altitude landscapes in the Eastern Pyrenees, spanning 1,800 to 2,800 meters above sea level, have been shaped by human activity since the Neolithic period. This challenges the long-held perception of these areas as marginal and uninhabited. The study employs a specialized landscape archaeology methodology, combining prospection strategies, sampling techniques, and paleoenvironmental approaches to document ancient human occupation in the headwaters of the Ter and Segre rivers (Ripollès, Cerdanya, Andorra). By integrating interdisciplinary data, the research demonstrates that these alpine environments have been actively humanized for millennia, offering new insights into past adaptive strategies in high-altitude regions.

Colominas, L., Carbonell, A., Pescini, V., Mayoral, A., Gallego-Valle, A., Garcia-Molsosa, A., Orengo, H. A., & Palet, J. M. (2023). L’arqueologia del paisatge aplicada a l’estudi dels espais altimontans: experiències a les capçaleres del Ter i del Segre (el Ripollès, la Cerdanya, Andorra). Treballs d’Arqueologia, 26, 73–94. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/tda.128