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Within the context of a research project that investigates the cultural biography of high mountain landscapes in the Cantabrian Mountains (Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula), this paper describes the recent transformations of rural spaces following an archaeological approach. It focuses on the decline of the peasant production system, and the spread of capitalism and globalization. The discourses that deal with these processes in the Spanish public sphere are also analysed. In addition, this work reflects on the possibilities for Archaeology to enrich social debates about the crisis of rural areas in Spain, and assess the role that our discipline may play in relation with the conflicts suffered by rural communities, in case of assuming a politically situated attitude for archaeological research. ; En el marco de un proyecto de investigación que estudia la biografía cultural de los paisajes de alta montaña en la Cordillera Cantábrica (Noroeste de la península ibérica), este trabajo describe las transformaciones recientes de los espacios rurales con una mirada arqueológica. Centra su atención en el declive del sistema de producción campesino frente a la extensión del capitalismo y la globalización, así como en los discursos que tratan estos procesos en la esfera pública del estado español. Además, se reflexiona acerca de las posibilidades de la Arqueología para complejizar los debates sociales sobre la crisis del medio rural en España, y evalúa el papel que nuestra disciplina podría desempeñar en los conflictos que sufren las comunidades rurales en caso de asumir una actitud políticamente situada. ; No âmbito de um projeto de pesquisa que estuda a biografia cultural das paisagens de alta montanha na Cordilheira Cantábrica (Noroeste da península ibérica), este trabalho descreve as transformações recentes dos espaços rurais, a partir de uma perspectiva arqueológica. O texto centra sua atenção no declive do sistema de produção camponês frente a expansão do capitalismo e da globalização, assim como nos discursos que ...

[PT] No âmbito de um projeto de pesquisa que estuda a biografia cultural das paisagens de alta montanha na Cordilheira Cantábrica (Noroeste da península ibérica), este trabalho descreve as transformações recentes dos espaços rurais, a partir de uma perspectiva arqueológica. O texto centra sua atenção no declive do sistema de produção camponês frente a expansão do capitalismo e da globalização, assim como nos discursos que tratam estes processos na esfera pública do Estado espanhol. Além disso, reflete sobre as possibilidades da Arqueologia para complexificar os debates sociais sobre a crise no meio rural na Espanha e avalia o papel que nossa disciplina poderia desempenhar nos conflitos que sofrem as comunidades rurais ao assumir uma atitude politicamente situada. ; [EN] This paper describes the recent transformations of rural spaces following an archaeological approach within the context of a research project that investigates the cultural genealogy of high mountain landscapes in the Cantabrian Mountains (Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula). It focuses on the decline of the peasant production system, and the spread of capitalism and globalization. The discourses that deal with these processes in the Spanish public sphere are also analysed. In addition, this work reflects onthe possibilities for Archaeology to enrich social debates about the crisis of rural areas in Spain, and assess the role that our discipline may play in relation with the conflicts suffered by rural communities, in case of assuming a politically situated attitude for archaeological research ; [ES] En el marco de un proyecto de investigación que estudia la genealogía cultural de los paisajes de alta montaña en la Cordillera Cantábrica (Noroeste de la península ibérica), este trabajo describe las transformaciones recientes de los espacios rurales con una mirada arqueológica. Centra su atención en el declive del sistema de producción campesino frente a la extensión del capitalismo y la globalización, así como en los discursos que tratan estos ...

González Álvarez, D. (2019). Transformaciones recientes en los paisajes rurales de la Cordillera Cantábrica (Noroeste ibérico): reflexiones desde la Arqueología contemporánea. Vestígios: Revista Latino-Americana de Arqueologia História, 13(2): 89-114. doi:10.31239/vtg.v2i13.15380 ; [ES] En el marco de un proyecto de investigación que estudia la genealogía cultural de los paisajes de alta montaña en la Cordillera Cantábrica (Noroeste de la península ibérica), este trabajo describe las transformaciones recientes de los espacios rurales con una mirada arqueológica. Centra su atención en el declive del sistema de producción campesino frente a la extensión del capitalismo y la globalización, así como en los discursos que tratan estos procesos en la esfera pública del estado español. Además, se reflexiona acerca de las posibilidades de la Arqueología para complejizar los debates sociales sobre la crisis del medio rural en España, y evalúa el papel que nuestra disciplina podría desempeñar en los conflictos que sufren las comunidades rurales en caso de asumir una actitud políticamente situada. ; [EN] This paper describes the recent transformations of rural spaces following an archaeological approach within the context of a research project that investigates the cultural genealogy of high mountain landscapes in the Cantabrian Mountains (Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula). It focuses on the decline of the peasant production system, and the spread of capitalism and globalization. The discourses that deal with these processes in the Spanish public sphere are also analysed. In addition, this work reflects on the possibilities for Archaeology to enrich social debates about the crisis of rural areas in Spain, and assess the role that our discipline may play in relation with the conflicts suffered by rural communities, in case of assuming a politically situated attitude for archaeological research. ; [PT] No âmbito de um projeto de pesquisa que estuda a biografia cultural das paisagens de alta montanha na Cordilheira Cantábrica (Noroeste da península ibérica), este trabalho descreve as transformações recentes dos espaços rurais, a partir de uma perspectiva arqueológica. O texto centra sua atenção no declive do sistema de produção camponês frente a expansão do capitalismo e da globalização, assim como nos discursos que tratam estes processos na esfera pública do Estado espanhol. Além disso, reflete sobre as possibilidades da Arqueologia para complexificar os debates sociais sobre a crise no meio rural na Espanha e avalia o papel que nossa disciplina poderia desempenhar nos conflitos que sofrem as comunidades rurais ao assumir uma atitude politicamente situada. ; Peer reviewed

[ES] En el marco de un proyecto de investigación que estudia la genealogía cultural de los paisajes de alta montaña en la Cordillera Cantábrica (Noroeste de la península ibérica), este trabajo describe las transformaciones recientes de los espacios rurales con una mirada arqueológica. Centra su atención en el declive del sistema de producción campesino frente a la extensión del capitalismo y la globalización, así como en los discursos que tratan estos procesos en la esfera pública del estado español. Además, se reflexiona acerca de las posibilidades de la Arqueología para complejizar los debates sociales sobre la crisis del medio rural en España, y evalúa el papel que nuestra disciplina podría desempeñar en los conflictos que sufren las comunidades rurales en caso de asumir una actitud políticamente situada. ; [EN] This paper describes the recent transformations of rural spaces following an archaeological approach within the context of a research project that investigates the cultural genealogy of high mountain landscapes in the Cantabrian Mountains (Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula). It focuses on the decline of the peasant production system, and the spread of capitalism and globalization. The discourses that deal with these processes in the Spanish public sphere are also analysed. In addition, this work reflects onthe possibilities for Archaeology to enrich social debates about the crisis of rural areas in Spain, and assess the role that our discipline may play in relation with the conflicts suffered by rural communities, in case of assuming a politically situated attitude for archaeological research ; [PT] No âmbito de um projeto de pesquisa que estuda a biografia cultural das paisagens de alta montanha na Cordilheira Cantábrica (Noroeste da península ibérica), este trabalho descreve as transformações recentes dos espaços rurais, a partir de uma perspectiva arqueológica. O texto centra sua atenção no declive do sistema de produção camponês frente a expansão do capitalismo e da globalização, assim como nos discursos que tratam estes processos na esfera pública do Estado espanhol. Além disso, reflete sobre as possibilidades da Arqueologia para complexificar os debates sociais sobre a crise no meio rural na Espanha e avalia o papel que nossa disciplina poderia desempenhar nos conflitos que sofrem as comunidades rurais ao assumir uma atitude politicamente situada. ; Este trabajo ha sido desarrollado en el marco del proyecto de investigación postdoctoral del autor, financiado con una ayuda del programa Juan de la Cierva-formación (Ref: FJCI-2017-33731) del Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Gobierno de España.

González Álvarez, David (2016): «Asturias, ¿Paraíso natural?: Sobre la genealogía de los paisajes culturales del Occidente Cantábrico y la invisibilización de su profundidad temporal». En: Cabal Tejada, Rubén y González Fernández, Ana (eds.), Estudios Socioculturales: Resultados, Experiencias, Reflexiones. I Encuentro Científico Asociación de Jóvenes Investigadores en Estudios Socioculturales (AJIES), Noviembre 2015. Oviedo: Asociación de Jóvenes Investigadores en Estudios Socioculturales (AJIES); Universidad de Oviedo, 78-90. ; [EN] In this paper, the narratives on cultural landscapes made by the tourism promotion agencies of the Asturian government are analyzed. These discourses provide readings in which the environmental aspects of Asturian rural areas are especially highlighted, while cultural factors related to local peasant communities are almost invisible. The theoretical and methodological framework of Landscape Archaeology has provided useful reflections about the significance of long-term anthropization processes in the social construction of cultural landscapes. Taking into account these observations, we assess the relevance Social Sciences might play in the design of land management policies for the Asturian countryside ; [ES] En este trabajo se analizan las narrativas de los organismos de promoción turística del gobierno asturiano sobre los paisajes culturales. Estos discursos ofrecen lecturas que resaltan especialmente los aspectos ambientales del medio rural asturiano, mientras los factores culturales ligados a las comunidades campesinas locales aparecen menos visibles. Los presupuestos teórico-metodológicos de la Arqueología del Paisaje han puesto de relieve la importancia de los procesos históricos de antropización en la construcción social de los paisajes culturales actuales. A la vista de estas observaciones, se reflexiona acerca de la relevancia de las Ciencias Sociales en el diseño de las políticas de gestión territorial del medio rural asturiano. ; Peer reviewed

Trabajo presentado en la 26th EAA Virtual Annual Meeting (European Association of Archaeologists), celebrada online del 24 al 30 de agosto de 2020. ; Asturias is a mountainous region of NW Spain where communities inhabited 'castros' or hillforts during the Iron Age. Societies in this region predominantly relied on a diversified agrarian economy combining agricultural and herding activities. These groups have recently been characterised as 'deep-rural' societies – broadly self-sufficient communities with domestically produced and monotonous material assemblages, resilient to the hierarchical social and political organisation models we can observe in other areas within NW Iberia (Gonzalez Ruibal 2012). However, an archaeometric study of Late Iron Age ceramics from the hillfort of El Castru in Vigaña (Asturias, Spain) has shown that ceramics used by the inhabitants of this site were probably transported across significant distances through the mountainous surroundings. This evidence may imply that pre-Roman communities were less isolated than previously assumed, which is all the more surprising considering that zooarchaeological, carpological and archaeometallurgical evidence collected at the site reveals a local and self-sufficient small community of highlanders. This presentation will consider the mobility of Iron Age communities in the study area by tracing the circulation of raw materials for ceramic production. It will compare this to patterns of mobility deriving from tentative evidence for short-distance transhumance and agriculture, as well as interregional interactions more broadly. It will also consider shifts in labour economies brought about by the introduction of the fast potter's wheel and workshop production during the Roman period, assessing the impact of technological change on the day-to-day lives of the inhabitants of this region. By addressing the complexity of components, relating to craft production, subsistence and mobility that characterise the rural economy of this region, this presentation contributes to revising monolithic views on the organisation of rural societies of Iron Age communities in NW Iberia.

The development of the 'State of Autonomies' following the restoration of democracy in Spain has boosted the proliferation of past narratives seeking to legitimise the new administrative structures and standardise their identity formations. This overlaps with a growing public interest in the past and its scenisation in the public sphere through historical recreation. The study analyses three historical recreations in the north-west of Spain and their link with building narratives of identity alteriality at socio-political level. It also looks at exchanges and mediations between academic knowledge and its reception by the public, demonstrating how certain socio-political issues are reflected in seemingly neutral events. ; Peer reviewed ; The development of the 'State of Autonomies' following the restoration of democracy in Spain has boosted the proliferation of past narratives seeking to legitimise the new administrative structures and standardise their identity formations. This overlaps with a growing public interest in the past and its scenisation in the public sphere through historical recreation. The study analyses three historical recreations in the north-west of Spain and their link with building narratives of identity alteriality at socio-political level. It also looks at exchanges and mediations between academic knowledge and its reception by the public, demonstrating how certain socio-political issues are reflected in seemingly neutral events. ; El desarrollo del «Estado de las Autonomías» tras el restablecimiento de la democracia en España ha potenciado la proliferación de narrativas sobre el pasado que buscan legitimar las nuevas estructuras administrativas y homogeneizar sus formaciones identitarias. Esto se solapa con un creciente interés de la ciudadanía por el pasado y su escenificación en la esfera pública a través de recreaciones históricas. El estudio analiza tres recreaciones históricas en el noroeste español y su vinculación con discursos constructores de alteridad identitaria a nivel ...

Peer reviewed ; The Fiestas de Astures y Romanos (The Festival of Astures and Romans) is a thriving historical re-enactment performed in the town of Astorga, in northwest Spain. The objective of our research has been to explore the complex interactions between politics, the public, and heritage management, and to evaluate their impact upon archaeology as a discipline. We draw on a participant ethnography carried out during the 2011 event. The concept of 'Celtic- Barbarian Assemblage' enables us to understand how different usages of the pre-Roman past condition identity politics and heritage policies at the local level. Finally, we refl ect upon our fi ndings and suggest potential lines of action to tackle what we perceive to be the increasing gap between public and academic archaeology in Spain, whose long-term consequences can be detrimental for the discipline as a whole.

The development of the 'State of Autonomies' following the restoration of democracy in Spain has boosted the proliferation of past narratives seeking to legitimise the new administrative structures and standardise their identity formations. This overlaps with a growing public interest in the past and its scenisation in the public sphere through historical recreation. The study analyses three historical recreations in the north-west of Spain and their link with building narratives of identity alteriality at socio-political level. It also looks at exchanges and mediations between academic knowledge and its reception by the public, demonstrating how certain socio-political issues are reflected in seemingly neutral events. ; Peer reviewed ; The development of the 'State of Autonomies' following the restoration of democracy in Spain has boosted the proliferation of past narratives seeking to legitimise the new administrative structures and standardise their identity formations. This overlaps with a growing public interest in the past and its scenisation in the public sphere through historical recreation. The study analyses three historical recreations in the north-west of Spain and their link with building narratives of identity alteriality at socio-political level. It also looks at exchanges and mediations between academic knowledge and its reception by the public, demonstrating how certain socio-political issues are reflected in seemingly neutral events. ; El desarrollo del «Estado de las Autonomías» tras el restablecimiento de la democracia en España ha potenciado la proliferación de narrativas sobre el pasado que buscan legitimar las nuevas estructuras administrativas y homogeneizar sus formaciones identitarias. Esto se solapa con un creciente interés de la ciudadanía por el pasado y su escenificación en la esfera pública a través de recreaciones históricas. El estudio analiza tres recreaciones históricas en el noroeste español y su vinculación con discursos constructores de alteridad identitaria a nivel ...

Este estudio analiza procesos contemporáneos de cambio cultural en dos áreas rurales del Noroeste de España. Ambas estuvieron habitadas por grupos sociales con una marcada identidad cultural que ha dejado su impronta en la cultura material: los vaqueiros d'alzada y los maragatos. Mediante una metodología arqueológica, se analizan las casas de tres pueblos en cada caso de estudio, desvelando cómo la materialidad juega un papel fundamental en los procesos de cambio cultural. En líneas generales, se produce un tránsito entre las lógicas preindustriales de la domesticidad campesina y la concepción de la casa como un instrumento representacional que sirve para exhibir capital simbólico y social a personas de ámbitos urbanos con mentalidades individualizadas. El estudio muestra cómo la combinación de metodologías arqueológicas y etnográficas puede politizar contextos de cambio cultural contemporáneos aparentemente neutros.

González Álvarez, David and Alonso González, Pablo (2014): «De la representación cultural de la otredad a la materialización de la diferencia: Arqueología contemporánea de la domesticidad entre los vaqueiros d'alzada y los maragatos (España)». Chungara, Revista de Antropología Chilena, 46(4): 607-623. ; [ES] Este estudio analiza procesos contemporáneos de cambio cultural en dos áreas rurales del Noroeste de España. Ambas estuvieron habitadas por grupos sociales con una marcada identidad cultural que ha dejado su impronta en la cultura material: los vaqueiros d'alzada y los maragatos. Mediante una metodología arqueológica, se analizan las casas de tres pueblos en cada caso de estudio, desvelando cómo la materialidad juega un papel fundamental en los procesos de cambio cultural. En líneas generales, se produce un tránsito entre las lógicas preindustriales de la domesticidad campesina y la concepción de la casa como un instrumento representacional que sirve para exhibir capital simbólico y social a personas de ámbitos urbanos con mentalidades individualizadas. El estudio muestra cómo la combinación de metodologías arqueológicas y etnográficas puede politizar contextos de cambio cultural contemporáneos aparentemente neutros. ; [EN] This paper explores contemporary processes of cultural change in two rural areas of northwest Spain. These areas were inhabited by social groups with strong cultural identities that have made its mark in the material culture: the Vaqueiros d'Alzada and the Maragatos. The houses of three villages in each case study are analyzed through an archaeological methodology, revealing the key role materiality plays in processes of cultural change. Overall, there is a transition between preindustrial forms of peasant domesticity towards a conception of the house as a representational device used to display social and symbolic capital by highly individualized people from urban areas. The study shows how a combination of archaeological and ethnographic methodologies can politicize contemporary contexts of cultural change that are apparently neutral. ; Peer reviewed

Este estudio analiza procesos contemporáneos de cambio cultural en dos áreas rurales del Noroeste de España. Ambas estuvieron habitadas por grupos sociales con una marcada identidad cultural que ha dejado su impronta en la cultura material: los vaqueiros d'alzada y los maragatos. Mediante una metodología arqueológica se analizan las casas de tres pueblos en cada caso de estudio, desvelando cómo la materialidad juega un papel fundamental en los procesos de cambio cultural. En líneas generales, se produce un tránsito entre las lógicas preindustriales de la domesticidad campesina y la concepción de la casa como un instrumento representacional que sirve para exhibir capital simbólico y social a personas de ámbitos urbanos con mentalidades individualizadas. El estudio muestra cómo la combinación de metodologías arqueológicas y etnográficas puede politizar contextos de cambio cultural contemporáneos aparentemente neutros. ; Peer reviewed

El desarrollo del «Estado de las Autonomías» tras el restablecimiento de la democracia en España ha potenciado la proliferación de narrativas sobre el pasado que buscan legitimar las nuevas estructuras administrativas y homogeneizar sus formaciones identitarias. Esto se solapa con un creciente interés de la ciudadanía por el pasado y su escenificación en la esfera pública a través de recreaciones históricas. El estudio analiza tres recreaciones históricas en el noroeste español y su vinculación con discursos constructores de alteridad identitaria a nivel sociopolítico. Igualmente, estudia los intercambios y mediaciones producidas entre el conocimiento académico y su recepción por parte del público, demostrando cómo ciertas cuestiones sociopolíticas se ven reflejadas en eventos aparentemente neutrales. [ABSTRACT] The development of a quasi-federal administrative framework based on Regional Governments (Comunidades Autónomas) after the restoration of democracy in Spain, has led to the proliferation of narratives about the past that seek to legitimize the new administrative structures and homogenize their identity formations so as to reinforce their internal social cohesion. This process is paralleled by a growing public interest in the past and its staging through historical reenactments. The paper analyzes the connection between both processes in three historical recreations in northwest Spain. Also, it considers the reenactments as spaces where academic knowledge reaches and is assumed in multiple ways by the public. Despite the events seem to be largely neutral at first sight, our research suggests that they are actually highly ideologically charged.

González Álvarez, David and Alonso González, Pablo (2013): «The 'Celtic-Barbarian Assemblage': Archaeology and Cultural Memory in the Fiestas de Astures y Romanos, Astorga, Spain». Public Archaeology, 12(3): 155-180. ; The Fiestas de Astures y Romanos (The Festival of Astures and Romans) is a thriving historical re-enactment performed in the town of Astorga, in northwest Spain. The objective of our research has been to explore the complex interactions between politics, the public, and heritage management, and to evaluate their impact upon archaeology as a discipline. We draw on a participant ethnography carried out during the 2011 event. The concept of 'Celtic-Barbarian Assemblage' enables us to understand how different usages of the pre-Roman past condition identity politics and heritage policies at the local level. Finally, we refl ect upon our fi ndings and suggest potential lines of action to tackle what we perceive to be the increasing gap between public and academic archaeology in Spain, whose long-term consequences can be detrimental for the discipline as a whole. ; Peer reviewed

El desarrollo del «Estado de las Autonomías» tras el restablecimiento de la democracia en España ha potenciado la proliferación de narrativas sobre el pasado que buscan legitimar las nuevas estructuras administrativas y homogeneizar sus formaciones identitarias. Esto se solapa con un creciente interés de la ciudadanía por el pasado y su escenificación en la esfera pública a través de recreaciones históricas. El estudio analiza tres recreaciones históricas en el noroeste español y su vinculación con discursos constructores de alteridad identitaria a nivel sociopolítico. Igualmente, estudia los intercambios y mediaciones producidas entre el conocimiento académico y su recepción por parte del público, demostrando cómo ciertas cuestiones sociopolíticas se ven reflejadas en eventos aparentemente neutrales. ; Peer reviewed