El Fuerte de Lanteira (Granada)análisis de una fortificación de alquería de época nazarí

Abstract

The archaeological excavations carried out supporting the restoration of the medieval tower known as «El Fuerte» («The Fortress»), in the town of Lanteira (Granada, northern side of Sierra Nevada), has allowed to analyze in detail its structure and the different building techniques used, and also to date the construction of the building to the fourteenth or fifteenth centuries. Although the main aim was to describe the characteristics of this structure of the Nasrid period, we have also integrated this study within the context of the evolution of the medieval settlements of the area. Besides, we have tried to address the social and political dimensions of this tower in the context of the historical debate on the last Islamic state in the peninsula under Castilian military pressure.