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Exploring representativeness and reliability for late medieval earthquakes in Europe (2016)
Journal Article
Forlin, P., Gerrard, C., & Petley, D. (2016). Exploring representativeness and reliability for late medieval earthquakes in Europe. Natural Hazards, 84(3), 1625-1636. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2502-y

Seismic catalogues of past earthquakes have compiled a substantial amount of information about historical seismicity for Europe and the Mediterranean. Using two of the most recent European seismic databases (AHEAD and EMEC), this paper employs GIS sp... Read More about Exploring representativeness and reliability for late medieval earthquakes in Europe.

Melchor de Monserrat (2015)
Journal Article
Gerrard, C., & Gutiérrez, A. (2015). Melchor de Monserrat. Treasures of Malta, 21(3), 61-68

ArMedEa project: archaeology of medieval earthquakes in Europe (1000-1550 AD). First research activities (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Forlin, P., Gerrard, C., & Petley, D. (2015, April). ArMedEa project: archaeology of medieval earthquakes in Europe (1000-1550 AD). First research activities. Presented at 6th International Inqua Meeting on Paleoseismology, Active Tectonics and Archaeoseismology., Pescina, Italy

This paper introduces the research of the Armedea project. Armedea (Archaeology of medieval earthquakes in Europe, 1000-1550 AD) is a medieval archaeology project undertaken at the Department of Archaeology of Durham University which analyses archaeo... Read More about ArMedEa project: archaeology of medieval earthquakes in Europe (1000-1550 AD). First research activities.

Luminescence dating of irrigation systems: Application to a qanat in Aragon, Spain (2015)
Journal Article
Bailiff, I., Gerrard, C., Gutiérrez, A., Snape-Kennedy, L., & Wilkinson, K. (2015). Luminescence dating of irrigation systems: Application to a qanat in Aragon, Spain. Quaternary Geochronology, 14(B), 459-459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2015.02.016

Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques have been applied to investigate the potential for dating the deposition of upcast mounds associated with qanat ventilation shafts at the site of a medieval qanat located in Aragón, Spain. Coarse qua... Read More about Luminescence dating of irrigation systems: Application to a qanat in Aragon, Spain.

Diet, society, and economy in late medieval Spain: Stable isotope evidence from Muslims and Christians from Gandía, Valencia (2014)
Journal Article
Alexander, M., Gerrard, C., Gutiérrez, A., & Millard, A. (2015). Diet, society, and economy in late medieval Spain: Stable isotope evidence from Muslims and Christians from Gandía, Valencia. American journal of physical anthropology, 156(2), 263-273. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22647

This article investigates the diets of neighboring Christians and Muslims in late medieval Spain (here 13th–16th centuries) through the analysis of the stable isotopes of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) in adult human and animal bone collagen. Twen... Read More about Diet, society, and economy in late medieval Spain: Stable isotope evidence from Muslims and Christians from Gandía, Valencia.

A risk society? Environmental hazards, risk and resilience in the later Middle Ages in Europe (2013)
Journal Article
Gerrard, C., & Petley, D. (2013). A risk society? Environmental hazards, risk and resilience in the later Middle Ages in Europe. Natural Hazards, 69(1), 1051-1079. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-013-0750-7

Modern society is said to have restructured in reaction to contemporary hazards with the aim of improving its management of risk. This implies that pre-industrial societies were somehow fundamentally different. In this paper, we challenge that hypoth... Read More about A risk society? Environmental hazards, risk and resilience in the later Middle Ages in Europe.

Damage in historic rammed earth structures: a case study at Ambel, Zaragoza, Spain (2013)
Journal Article
Jaquin, P., Gerrard, C., Augarde, C., & Canivell, J. (2013). Damage in historic rammed earth structures: a case study at Ambel, Zaragoza, Spain. DigitAR, 1, 32-41

This paper examines the possible causes of damage to historic rammed earth structures based on a case study of a medieval and later building, formerly a preceptory of the Military Orders, in the village of Ambel in Aragon, north-east Spain. Structura... Read More about Damage in historic rammed earth structures: a case study at Ambel, Zaragoza, Spain.

Estudio arqueológico del Somontano del Moncayo: avance metodológico (2012)
Journal Article
Gerrard, C., & Gutiérrez, A. (2012). Estudio arqueológico del Somontano del Moncayo: avance metodológico. Salduie (Zaragoza), 10, 259-270

The Moncayo Archaeological Survey is undertaking intensive field survey in an area which extends from the foothills of Moncayo to the Ebro valley. Archaeological sites of all periods have been identified and this work is combined with ongoing geomorp... Read More about Estudio arqueológico del Somontano del Moncayo: avance metodológico.

The Ecology of Crusading: Investigating the Environmental Impact of Holy War and Colonisation at the Frontiers of Medieval Europe (2011)
Journal Article
Pluskowski, A., Boas, A., & Gerrard, C. (2011). The Ecology of Crusading: Investigating the Environmental Impact of Holy War and Colonisation at the Frontiers of Medieval Europe. Medieval Archaeology, 55(1), 192-225. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581711x13103897378564

The Crusades in the Near East, eastern Baltic and Iberian Peninsula (in the context of the Reconquest/reconquista) were accompanied by processes of colonisation, characterising the expansion of medieval Europe and resulting in the creation of frontie... Read More about The Ecology of Crusading: Investigating the Environmental Impact of Holy War and Colonisation at the Frontiers of Medieval Europe.

Contest and co-operation: strategies for medieval and later irrigation along the upper Huecha valley, Aragon, north-east Spain (2011)
Journal Article
Gerrard, C. (2011). Contest and co-operation: strategies for medieval and later irrigation along the upper Huecha valley, Aragon, north-east Spain. Water History, 3(1), 3-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12685-011-0030-y

This case study from north-east Spain examines technologies of water capture, storage and distribution in the Middle Ages and later. Drawing on details from contemporary documents and archaeological fieldwork, the article then explores the allocation... Read More about Contest and co-operation: strategies for medieval and later irrigation along the upper Huecha valley, Aragon, north-east Spain.