This paper presents the results of geophysical surveys conducted within two castles in central Iberia: the fortifications of Molina de Aragón and Atienza, both located within the modern province of Guadalajara in Spain. They represent essential case studies for understanding the transformations of the frontier societies of medieval south-western Europe, because both were founded during the Andalusi period, both played a fundamental role at the time of the military confrontations between opposing Islamic and Christian states, and both became capitals within the feudal dependencies of the Crown of Castile during the Late Middle Ages. At present, these castles are uninhabited and protected archaeological sites, with no modern developments within their wards; the adjacent towns have developed on the outskirts of their outer walls. Although both castles have been the focus of uneven amounts of archaeological research, geophysical surveys, the first conducted at these sites, have proved to be a fundamental tool not only for planning future archaeological investigations but also for the data that they have provided on the potential roles of these castle wards.

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中世纪伊比利亚边境的地球物理调查：莫利纳德阿拉贡和阿蒂恩萨城堡（西班牙瓜达拉哈拉）

本文介绍了在伊比利亚中部的两座城堡内进行的地球物理调查的结果：莫利纳德阿拉贡和阿蒂恩萨的防御工事，两者均位于现代西班牙瓜达拉哈拉省内。它们代表了理解中世纪西南部欧洲边疆社会转型的重要案例研究，因为两者都是在安达卢西时期建立的，都在对立的伊斯兰国家和基督教国家之间的军事对抗中发挥了重要作用，而且都在安达卢西时期建立。在中世纪晚期成为卡斯蒂利亚王室封建属地的首都。目前，这些城堡是无人居住且受保护的考古遗址，其区内没有现代开发项目；邻近的城镇都在其外墙的郊区发展起来。