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ABSTRACT
Throughout history the Balearic Islands have had different degrees of social connectivity between the islands themselves and between them and the mainland. While the influence of historical dynamics is well documented, less so is the impact of winds, currents, and meteo-marine conditions. This paper analyses the meteo-marine conditions for coastal navigation to better understand how these configured the main maritime routes across the islands. We focus on the seafaring communities of the Balearic Islands in the Bronze Age when a series of sites along the coastline suggest the creation of a network of coastal infrastructure to support maritime mobility.
RESUMEN
A través de la historia las Islas Baleares han tenido diferentes grados de conectividad social entre ellas, y entre ellas y el continente. A diferencia de la influencia de las dinámicas históricas; el impacto de los vientos, corrientes y condiciones meteomarinas no están muy bien documentados. Este artículo analiza las condiciones meteomarinas de la navegación de cabotaje para comprender mejor la forma en que estas configuraron las principales rutas de las islas. Nos enfocamos en las comunidades marineras de las Islas Baleares en la Edad de Bronce. Una serie de sitios a lo largo de la línea costera sugieren la creación de una red de infraestructura de soporte a la movilidad marina.
摘要
纵观历史，巴利阿里群岛在岛屿之间以及它们与大陆之间存在不同程度的社会联系。虽然历史动态的影响有据可查，但海风、洋流和海洋气象条件的影响的记载却较少。本文分析了沿海航行的海洋气象条件，以便更好地了解这些条件如何设定出绕岛的主要航线。我们专注于青铜时代巴利阿里群岛的航海社区，沿岸的一系列该时期遗址表明一个用以支撑海上流动的沿海基础网络的建立。
摘要
縱觀歷史，巴利阿里群島在島嶼之間以及它們與大陸之間存在不同程度的社會聯系。雖然歷史動態的影響有據可查，但海風、洋流和海洋氣象條件的影響的記載卻較少。本文分析了沿海航行的海洋氣象條件，以便更好地了解這些條件如何設定出繞島的主要航線。我們專註於青銅時代巴利阿里群島的航海社區，沿岸的一系列該時期遺址表明一個用以支撐海上流動的沿海基礎網絡的建立。
Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the R&D project: Movilidad y conectividad de las comunidades prehistóricas en el Mediterráneo occidental durante la prehistoria reciente: El caso de las Islas Baleares (PID2019-108692 GB-I00), financed by the Spanish government’s Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. It was also partially sponsored by the Direcció General de Política Universitaria i Recerca (Comunitat Autònoma de les Illes Balears) with funds from the Tourist Stay Tax Law ITS 2017–006 (PRD2018/19). All of these are projects have been undertaken by the Prehistory Group at the University of the Balearic Islands under the direction of tenured professor and lead researcher Dr. Manuel Calvo Trias. Alejandra Galmés-Alba is funded by the NextGeneration EU funds (Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resilencia) with a Margarita Salas postdoc position (Ministry of Universities) at the University of the Balearic Islands, and currently in a research stay at the INCIPIT-CSIC. We want to thank Paola Moffa-Sánchez for her comments on the original version of this paper.
Author Contributions
Manuel Calvo Trias coordinated the study, gathered and analysed the archaeological, navigation and meteo-maritime conditions data. Alejandra Galmés-Alba designed and conducted the GIS analysis and designed all the maps used in the figures. Stefano Medas provided technical information and assistance with navigation issues and meteo-maritime conditions. Gabriel Servera-Vives provided the paleoclimatic context.
Disclosure Statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Notes
1 Also, for an advanced theoretical analysis on the wind and wave impact in anchoring in ancient harbours, see Cerezo Andreo et al. (Citation2020).