New research into a medieval village in southern Spain has found that an earthquake likely caused its abandonment in the 13th century.
Our archaeologists have been investigating the El Castillejo Islamic settlement in Los Guajares, Granada, as part of the ArMedEa project (Archaeology of medieval earthquakes in Europe AD100-1550).
Previous excavations suggested that the site was occupied between the 11th and mid-14th centuries but didn’t explain why it was destroyed and…
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Source: https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2024/04/granada-earthquake/