Landscape archaeology in the Valle de Ricote (Murcia, Spain)

The existence of a double network of acequias on both banks of the Rfo Segura allows to distinguish three chronological phases. Phase A corresponds to the development of the irrigation systems connected to the historically well documented 'hydraulic boom' of the 16th century. Phase B is characterised by the reorganisation and reuse of pre-existing systems following the consolidation of Christian power in the valley. Finally, phase C marks out the Islamic structures of the original planning which can go back to the middle of the 10th century.