出版社：Universidad de Jaén. Servicio de Publicaciones
摘要：When investigating physical, social and symbolic dimensions of the environment Landscape Archaeologists pay heed to numerous methods and sources of information. Mediaeval and post-mediaeval toponyms give us important clues about how the land was perceived by different social groups; thus they may be descriptive or reflect its use or its ownership. It can be maintained, therefore, that toponymic descriptions throw light on the uses and meaning with which the occupants imbued the surrounding countryside. We propose here an analytical model which incorporates the three dimensions mentioned above, combining archa- eological data with the origin, meaning and distribution of local toponyms. We apply the model to Otiñar, a mountain valley in the Sierra de Jaén in northern Andalucía (Spain), in which from the XIII and XX centuries the archaeology and stratigraphy of these indicators reveal the superimposition of three layers of understanding of the countryside; a land seen by warriors, another used by shepherds and one cultivated by farmers.
