documentation écrite, ainsi qu’un conservatoire environnemental exceptionnel ont permis de définir les cadres spatiotemporels de cette recherche. Cet ouvrage montre également comment la Domerie d’Aubrac, ayant constitué d’immenses pâturages, a fossilisé l’habitat depuis le bas Moyen Âge. Il présente les formes de l’habitat agropastoral des XIe-XIIe siècles, qui est l’un des thèmes majeurs de cette étude, et permet d’appréhender une société rurale montagnarde médiévale au travers de sites d’exploitations agricoles permanents (mas) et temporaires (burons) se situant entre 1100 et 1300 m d’altitude. The Aubrac plateau and its foothills have been studied by a multi-disciplinary team of archaeologists, historians, ethnologists and environmentalists. This research has shown that the region, despite its reputation as a hostile environment for humans, has a surprisingly rich archaeological potential. Numerous written documents and an exceptionally well preserved environment allowed the spatiotemporal framework of this research to be defined. This work shows how the Domerie (hospital) of Aubrac, which amassed numerous pasturelands, fossilized the habitat since the High Middle Ages. It presents the forms of agropastoral habitats that existed during the 11th to 13th centuries, which is one of the major themes of this study. Through the study of permanent (was) and temporary (buron) agricultural exploitation sites, located between 1100 and 1300 m altitude, it contributes to our knowledge of a rural mountain society during the Middle Ages. |