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5 - The Archaeology of the Portuguese Colony

CHARLES L. REDMAN

Qsar es-Seghir, 1986, p.137-188

Elsevier Inc

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  • Título:
    5 - The Archaeology of the Portuguese Colony
  • Autor: CHARLES L. REDMAN
  • É parte de: Qsar es-Seghir, 1986, p.137-188
  • Descrição: This chapter discusses the archaeology of the medieval Portuguese colony found at Qsar es-Seghir. A combination of factors influenced the nature of the Portuguese community at Qsar es-Seghir, including its role as a military outpost, a trading port, a frontier town, and an experiment at extending the Portuguese homeland across the sea. These gave rise to a community at Qsar es-Seghir. The Portuguese fortifications at Qsar es-Seghir comprise the remaining brick and stone walls of the Islamic city with several important additions and modifications; in redesigning fortification walls, the use of cannon had to be considered in two contexts, by the attackers and by the defenders. Now, when the Portuguese first conquered Qsar es-Seghir, they occupied some of the Islamic houses that were not immediately torn down for building materials. With the passage of time, these houses were modified by their new owners, and eventually they were rebuilt according to the Portuguese concept of housing. Hence, the Qsar es-Seghir sequence provides a fascinating glimpse of a stepwise series of modifications ultimately leading to the total transformation of an Islamic town into a European–Portuguese town. The buildings in which the productive and commercial activities took place varied from single rooms to large multi-roomed structures. Small shops composed of a single room opening directly onto a plaza or street are known from the historical accounts and have been uncovered in the excavations at Qsar es-Seghir. Furthermore, a number of the larger civic, religious, and residential buildings contained decorative features, which in many cases tell us much about the building and its place in the community.
  • Editor: Elsevier Inc
  • Idioma: Inglês
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