http://hdl.handle.net/10174/1003 2026-09-08T22:08:32Z http://hdl.handle.net/10174/42586 Title: Plant diversity from latrines in Al-Andalus, Iberia: archaeobotanical evidence of diet in the 10th–12th centuries. Authors: PERALTA-GÓMEZ, António; PEÑA-CHOCARRO, Leonor; PÉREZ-JORDÀ, Guillem; ALEMÁN, Belén; PALMA, María de Fátima; GÓMEZ MARTÍNEZ, Susana; MARQUEZ GALLARDO, José Manuel; SALINAS, Elena Abstract: During the Islamic period (8th–15th centuries ce), the Iberian Peninsula emerged as a vibrant cultural crossroads, where Islamic influence reshaped farming and the economy. Latrines, cesspits and sewers, often overlooked in archaeological investigations, have proven to be rich repositories of organic remains, including seeds and fruits. These materials provide archaeobotanists with valuable insights into the diet, farming practices and biodiversity of the period. This study investigates the presence and diversity of plant remains preserved in Islamic latrines in Al-Andalus in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, a type of context that has been little researched so far. Analysis of these remains offers a unique perspective on daily life, farming and cultural interactions within these communities. This article discusses the plant remains from five archaeological sites in the region dated between the 10th and the 12th centuries ce. The samples yielded over 50,000 remains, including 25 cultivated taxa. Among these, previously unrecorded fruit trees such as Citrus sp. were identified, along with garden plants and spices including carrots, coriander, fennel and cumin. In addition, several wild plant taxa were found, and insect remains including Diptera (flies) and Curculionidae (weevils) were also recovered. 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10174/42585 Title: Colonial and post-colonial collections in Portugal: reconstructing trajectories and rethinking narratives Authors: Pereira, Elisabete; Lopes, Quintino; Simões, Catarina Editors: Pereira, Elisabete; Lopes, Quintino; Simões, Elisabete Abstract: NOTA DE EDITORES -Colonial and post-colonial collections in Portugal: reconstructing trajectories and rethinking narratives 2025-08-31T23:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10174/42579 Title: Colonial and post-colonial collections in Portugal: reconstructing trajectories and rethinking narratives. Authors: Pereira, Elisabete; Lopes, Quintino; Simões, Catarina Editors: Pereira, Elisabete; Lopes, Quintino; Simões, Catarina Abstract: Editor's Note 2025-08-31T23:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10174/42563 Title: Colecionismo e contextos coloniais no Museu Nacional de Arqueologia e Museu Municipal Santos Rocha (1893-1930) Authors: Pereira, Elisabete Editors: Pereira, Elisabete; Lopes, Quintino; Simões, Catarina Abstract: Mais de dois mil objetos transnacionais estão hoje no Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, em Lisboa, e no Museu Municipal Santos Rocha, na Figueira da Foz. Sua história está relacionada com o nacionalismo, o colonialismo e o desenvolvimento da arqueologia pré-histórica no final do século XIX e início do século XX. Cruzando múltiplas fontes e publicações de época, o artigo aborda o itinerário dessas coleções decorrentes, principalmente, das campanhas militares de ocupação de territórios africanos e das redes de poder que transportaram até Portugal múltiplos artefactos. As narrativas, descrições e categorizações eurocêntricas que perduram desde essa época mostram como a pesquisa de proveniência é fundamental para documentar e confrontar os legados coloniais dos museus. 2025-08-31T23:00:00Z