Houses and Daily Life in Islamic Portugal (12th–13th Century): Mértola in the Context of Gharb

摘要

This is an overview of the houses in southern Portugal, at the final stages of the Islamic period, using Mértola as the case study. Recent archaeological works, performed in different places, give us information on the houses’ organization, as well on the daily life of the population. Alimentary habits have been disclosed through a series of analyses.