Résumé
Just a decade ago, medieval archaeobotanical studies in the western Mediterranean had only about twenty cases in the Iberian Peninsula and half that number in Morocco. In recent years, this number has progressively increased thanks to projects focused on this context and timelines, such as the ERC SyG "Re-thinking the Green Revolution in the Medieval Western Mediterranean," which frames our proposal. These projects aim to build a study corpus that provides key data on the exploitation, exchange, trade, and agricultural adaptation in the western Mediterranean during periods of conquests, colonizations, political regime changes, and paleoclimatic changes, all framed within the so-called "Green Revolution" from the 6th to the 16th century.The Strait of Gibraltar must have played an important role in this regard, as it acted as a bridge between the two continents during the medieval period and was the scene of numerous decisive events of this period. In this paper, the role of Ceuta as a central enclave in the exchange processes between Europe and Africa is discussed, as it is mentioned as a key port for the circulation of species brought by the Umayyad conquerors, as well as a departure point for the Almohads and Almoravids. By comparing this case study with other enclaves in the south of the peninsula and northern Morocco, we will seek to identify parallels or singularities in consumption and exploitation, allowing us to evaluate Ceuta as a coastal and walled city within this so-called Green Revolution.