Dr Carlos Cabrera-Tejedor (Oxford University) presents "The Seville Islamic Harbor"

For his doctoral research, Carlos completed a DPhil in Archaeology at the University of Oxford.  His doctoral thesis focused on the history and development of the topography, layout, and facilities of the ancient port of Seville, which is located in the lower Guadalquivir River Basin.  From a maritime archaeology perspective, it combined terrestrial and maritime archaeological evidence, literary and epigraphic material, as well as palaeo-geomorphological and palaeo-environmental studies.  This thesis is a longue durée or diachronic study ranging bewteen the 1st century BC and the 13th century AD.  It is divided into three main historical periods, and in addition to the port itself, studies the palaeo-geomorphology and palaeo-hydrology of the Guadalquivir River, as well as of the palaeo-climatology of the region during each of these eras.  The main goal was to draw a picture of the antique and unknown port of Seville during these periods, focusing on port infrastructures and installations, trade networks, the ships that operated in the port, and other evidence pertaining to the maritime cultural landscape of Seville.