Tag: MEMOLab

Participatory fieldwork continues to restore and valorize rural areas in the Altiplano de Granada

INCULTUM Pilot: cleaning of the acequia Baja de Pitres

text by Elena Correa Jiménez (University of Granada), photos by Rocco Corselli, MEMOLab researcher. On the 10th of June, the cleaning of the acequia Baja de Pitres (Granada) took place. This activity was organised by the Laboratory of Biocultural Archaeology … Continue reading →

Participatory fieldwork continues to restore and valorize rural areas in the Altiplano de Granada

INCULTUM Pilot: annual cleaning Barjas irrigation channel Cáñar (Granada)

text and images courtesy of Elena Correa Jiménez (University of Granada). On May 6 we carried out the annual cleaning of the Barjas irrigation channel Cáñar (Granada). The activity was organised by the Biocultural Archaeology Laboratory (MEMOLab), coordinated by Professor … Continue reading →

The recovery work, in which more than 500 volunteers from various interests and more than 1000 schoolchildren have participated, has made it possible to put into use one of the last stretches of irrigation ditch, which had been abandoned for more than 40 years

Inauguration of Aynadamar irrigation channel in Granada

text and images courtesy of Elena Correa Jiménez (University of Granada). In the context of project INCULTUM, the Biocultural Archaeology Laboratory (MEMOLab) of the University of Granada, directed by Dr. José María Martín Civantos, has launched the participatory project “Recovering … Continue reading →

the presentation illustrated various participatory activities carried out in the Altiplano de Granada

Presenting INCULTUM in a meeting of Granada University Community Volunteers and Solidarity Associations

images courtesy of Elena Correa Jiménez. On 12 April 2023, Elena Correa of the MEMOLab team at University of Granada, the INCULTUM coordinator, provided a presentation of the work done in the project and on the Altiplano de Granada Pilot … Continue reading →

The Pilot set in the Altiplano de Granada continues establishing collaboration of the town councils and the irrigation communities of the municipalities

INCULTUM Pilot: meeting in Castril with the Town Hall and the Irrigators’ Community

text and images courtesy of Elena Correa Jiménez (University of Granada). INCULTUM Pilot in Granada is coordinated by the Biocultural Archaeology Laboratory (MEMOLab), led by Professor Dr. José María Martín Civantos, from the Department of Medieval History and CCTTHH of … Continue reading →

The project has had a strong participatory character, so that anyone could collaborate and learn about the importance of historical irrigation systems and contribute to the restoration of a degraded cultural landscape

The project for recovery of the Aynadamar irrigation channel in Granada continues

text and images courtesy of Elena Correa Jiménez (University of Granada). From the Biocultural Archaeology Laboratory (MEMOLab) of the University of Granada, directed by Dr. José María Martín Civantos, we are carrying out the participatory project “Recovering the Aynadamar irrigation … Continue reading →

the participatory activity continues across the months of October and November. It is still possible to join the volunteers in Granada

Recovery of the Aynadamar irrigation channel (Granada) – INCULTUM Pilot

text and images courtesy of Elena Correa Jiménez (University of Granada). The recovery of Aynadamar irrigation channel, that is a stretch of about 2.8 km, will consist of removing soil and vegetation accumulated in the canalisation since the 80s, after … Continue reading →

fostered by INCULTUM coordinator the University of Granada, the agreement has formalised the recognition by public institutions of the importance of traditional and historical irrigation in Cáñar

INCULTUM Pilot: collaboration agreements established in Altiplano de Granada

text and images courtesy of Elena Correa Jiménez (University of Granada). On 6 September, the first signing took place of the first collaboration agreements between Cáñar Irrigation Communities and Cáñar Town Councils that the INCULTUM Pilot coordinated by the University … Continue reading →

visiting different historical irrigation systems and learning about water management by the irrigation communities.

INCULTUM Pilot: water route in Cogollos de la Vega (Granada)

text and images courtesy of Elena Correa Jiménez (University of Granada). On Saturday 25th June 2022, another participative activity was organised in the framework of INCULTUM Pilot by the Biocultural Archaeology Laboratory (MEMOLab), coordinated by Professor Dr. José María Martín … Continue reading →

the 39th edition of the congress took place in Granada in June 2022, under the overaching theme 'From Snow to Sea'

Presenting INCULTUM in the biannual conference of IAHR International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research

The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), founded in 1935, is a worldwide independent organisation of engineers and water specialists working in fields related to the hydro-environmental sciences and their practical application. Activities range from river and maritime … Continue reading →