THERMASCAPE. Un objetivo: comprender el papel de las aguas mineromedicinales en el territorio desde la antigüedad
THERMASCAPE. One objective: to understand the role of mineral-medicinal waters in the territory since ancient times.
With this project we intend to open a disruptive line of research with respect to the classical approaches in the study of Roman spas in the Roman Empire, and particularly in the Iberian Peninsula. This proposal is marked by a new way of conceiving the role of mineral-medicinal waters in relation to the territory in which they are located and from a diachronic perspective that will allow us to understand their repercussions from Roman times onwards.
To this end, taking up the trail of research on ancient thermalism generated in recent decades, we believe it is necessary to reformulate research on ancient thermalism, based on existing interdisciplinary data, using new interoperable and exportable study models and results that can be updated, precise and quantifiable, applying new research perspectives and working models that allow us to understand in detail the origin of thermal practice and the role that these springs played in the configuration of the territory since Roman times.
To this end, the THERMASCAPE project, made up of researchers and specialists in thermalism from very different fields (mainly archaeology, medical hydrology, architecture, hydrogeology, engineering, ancient history and geography) we are working on a geospatial database that will be open access.
If you are interested, in this website, and through our social networks, we will keep you informed of our progress and the work we are doing in the context of this project.
Shall we go to the Waters…?
Proyecto PID2022-138809NB-I00. THERMASCAPE: El paisaje termal en Hispania. El papel de los recursos termales en la Península Ibérica desde época romana (2023-2027).
Project PID2022-138809NB-I00. THERMASCAPE: The thermal landscape in Hispania. The role of thermal resources in the Iberian Peninsula since Roman times (2023-2027).
