Asentamentos fortificados no interior da Gallaecia en época tardoimperial e sueva (séc. IV-VI): Un achegamento a partir de varios casos de estudo

Abstract

We present in this paper the main result of the archaeological works carried out on a cluster of fortified settlements located in the southeastern part of Galiza. These sites, well-known by historiography, required a deep archaeological revision, due to the fragmentation of data. This revision included a morphological characterization of each site and an analyses of the archaeological record located in the different museums. While the appearance of a fortified settlement in post-Roman times is something accepted in close territories such as the Duero valley, for the Gallician historiography is unknown or even excluded. Through this paper we will tackle with the available data of these fortified settlement for Gallaecia, drawing up some of the main hypothesis for this period.