Vicente Salvatierra Cuenca

La presa de la Garganta del Ciervo, s. XII (Segura de la Sierra, Jaén, España): aportaciones a la ingeniería hidráulica andalusí

In this text we analyze a remarkable Islamic dam located in Sierra de Segura, dated from the 12th century. The size of the dam, 11 m high and 9 m thick, its location in a mostly flat area, the technique used to build it, the reservoir that it created, etc. makes dams a very singular element among the irrigation architecture in Al-Andalus. In addition to describing the dam, we also intend to discuss to which point the purpose of this structure was truly different from what was usually done at that time, and, therefore, if it means both a technological and social change, or if its configuration hid other objectives.

Excavaciones en el castillo de Segura de la Sierra (Jaén). Las fases islámicas 1

The excavations in the castle of Segura de la Sierra, in Jaen (S. XIII-XV) have allowed us study, in part the evolution of the walls that defended the place during the islamic period (X th -XIII th century), and to reconstruct the hammam that existed in the place.