Sicily, during the 9th-12th century AD, thrived politically, economically, and culturally under
Islamic political rule and the capital of Palermo stood as a cultural and political centre in the …

This paper investigates the culture of pork consumption in Sicily by examining a number of
archaeological faunal assemblages dated to chronological phases spanning from the …

ABSTRACT Within the project 'Harvesting Memories: Ecology and Archaeology of Monti
Sicani Landscapes', this paper aims to reconstruct human–environment interactions in the …

Seasonal cycles in plants and animals drive key timings of human practices in an
agrosystem like the best time for harvest, planting, or pruning. Within the framework of …

Islam has long been a part of the West in terms of religion, culture, politics and society.
Discussing this interaction from al-Andalus to the present, this Handbook explores the …

Sheep, and to a lesser extent goat, pastoralism was a central component of the economy of
medieval Sicily. Unlike the Byzantine period (6 th-early 9 th c. AD), when sheep/goat were …

This chapter will provide an overview on the state of the art of the current practice and
methodology of the analysis of the organic residues (ORA) in archaeology. By considering …

This paper provides an overview of rural surveys and environmental archaeology studies on
Sicily, Cyprus and Crete during the Byzantine Empire. It re-evaluates traditional …

The Alto Belice Corleonese district probably acted as a hinge between the southern and
northern coasts of Sicily. It is likely that a network of roads between Palermo and Agrigento …

From the 9th to 14th centuries AD, Sicily experienced a series of rapid and quite radical
changes in political regime, but the impact of these regime changes on the lives of the …