The Experimental Building of a Wooden Watchtower in the Carolingian Southern Frontier

During fifteen days of June 2015, the team of l’Esquerda worked in a research project to build a Carolingian wooden watchtower on the River Ter, in Roda de Ter, Catalonia, Spain (This Research Project was approved and granted by the Spanish Ministry of Culture (DGICYT, HAR2012-36497) for three years...

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Main Authors: Imma Ollich-Castanyer, A. Pratdesaba, M. de Rocafiguera, Maria Ocaña, O. Amblàs, M. À. Pujol, D. Serrat
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Published: EXARC 2018
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bd756096b22443fd95f8e9ae7c7c21a02021-12-01T14:42:33ZThe Experimental Building of a Wooden Watchtower in the Carolingian Southern Frontier2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/bd756096b22443fd95f8e9ae7c7c21a02018-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10336https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956During fifteen days of June 2015, the team of l’Esquerda worked in a research project to build a Carolingian wooden watchtower on the River Ter, in Roda de Ter, Catalonia, Spain (This Research Project was approved and granted by the Spanish Ministry of Culture (DGICYT, HAR2012-36497) for three years 2013-2015.). The idea was to test our hypotheses experimentally, (a) if the wooden watchtower could be built without any metal nail, (b) how it worked, and (c) its resilience.Imma Ollich-CastanyerA. PratdesabaM. de RocafigueraMaria OcañaO. AmblàsM. À. PujolD. SerratEXARCarticlereconstructionwood workingconstruction of buildingwartoolsearly middle agesspainMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2018/1 (2018)
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topic reconstruction
wood working
construction of building
war
tools
early middle ages
spain
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle reconstruction
wood working
construction of building
war
tools
early middle ages
spain
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Imma Ollich-Castanyer
A. Pratdesaba
M. de Rocafiguera
Maria Ocaña
O. Amblàs
M. À. Pujol
D. Serrat
The Experimental Building of a Wooden Watchtower in the Carolingian Southern Frontier
description During fifteen days of June 2015, the team of l’Esquerda worked in a research project to build a Carolingian wooden watchtower on the River Ter, in Roda de Ter, Catalonia, Spain (This Research Project was approved and granted by the Spanish Ministry of Culture (DGICYT, HAR2012-36497) for three years 2013-2015.). The idea was to test our hypotheses experimentally, (a) if the wooden watchtower could be built without any metal nail, (b) how it worked, and (c) its resilience.
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author Imma Ollich-Castanyer
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Maria Ocaña
O. Amblàs
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D. Serrat
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M. À. Pujol
D. Serrat
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title The Experimental Building of a Wooden Watchtower in the Carolingian Southern Frontier
title_short The Experimental Building of a Wooden Watchtower in the Carolingian Southern Frontier
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