Arqueología del paisaje en la alta montaña. Una primera aproximación al estudio de las ocupaciones ganaderas de época medieval en el Parque Nacional de Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici (Pirineo Occidental de Cataluña).

This article is focused on the medieval archaeological sites recorded in the Aigüestor tes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, located in the western Catalan Pyrenees. The archaeological analysis combined with palaeoenvironmental studies are used to discuss the historical role of seasonal livestock farming in the high mountain valleys of the Pyrenees. The goal is showing how this activity, combined with agriculture, structured the territory and modified the landscape. It also presents some hypotheses to contextualise the archaeological record within the historical knowledge of the region. In shor t, it highlights the value of the archaeological study of high mountain areas for research into pastoralism in medieval times and the origins of transhumance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]