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The occupation of hillforts may be considered as one of the most radical and noticeable changes undergone by Western Europe’s post-Roman landscapes. These sites have traditionally been interpreted from a top-down perspective, usually linked to such monocausal explanations as the Barbarian invasions. However, the archaeological data shows that hillfort occupation was a complex, multi-faceted phenomenon that does not strictly conform to such interpretations. Multi proxy spatial analyses based on regional and comparative approaches constitute a powerful tool for a more complex social analysis which can further our understanding of this phenomenon. Evidence gathered in northern Spain over the last decades makes this region a perfect case study to test these analyses. Hence, we will propose three different models to approach hillfort occupation related to different mechanisms deployed by communities inside them to exercise power and control over peoples and resources. We will argue that, as well as con...

The Middle Ages were a high conflictive period in the Iberian Peninsula that left indelible traces in the landscape translated in defensive networks which still extend hundreds of kilometers. However, it is not clearly defined yet the operation of this fortified network in the Andalusian territory. In this paper we set out a series of GIS analyses in order to help solving the existing questions. Thus, we will check the territorial control capabilities of this network over a vast area of central-south Iberia. To do this, it will be key to model two factors: the visibility of the study sample and the general human displacement through the territory. After obtaining these products the corresponding statistical analyses will be performed to try to integrate the results into the existing archaeological discourse.