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Food and S.T.O.N.E.S.: Ships, Trade, Objects, Networks, Economy, Society

Atti di Convegno (Venezia, 9-11 maggio 2024)

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Abstract
This volume brings together the papers presented at the Food and S.T.O.N.E.S. conference (Venice, 9-11 May 2024) and explores the economic and social structures of the Early Middle Ages in the Adriatic region. It focuses on stone artefacts, metal objects, glass, and amphorae, re-examined through innovative analytical frameworks within an integrated methodology that places written sources in critical dialogue with archaeological evidence. This approach has enabled the reconstruction of material provenance and the identification of ancient riverine and maritime sites. The project’s findings are further enriched by the theoretical contributions of the conference discussants.

Keywords Middle Ages • Sarcophagi • Metals • Alps • Fiscal properties • Negotiantes • Paleoproteomics • X-ray fluorescence • Teloneo • Precious items • Commerce • Carolingians • Vangadizza • Late Antiquity • Medieval Archaeology • Early Middle Age • Mineralogical analysis • Early Medieval Northern Italy • Lombards • Medieval archaeology • Exchange Networks • Otto II • Berengar I • Negotiatores • Markets • Procurement • Early Middle Ages economy • Production • Early medieval Upper Adriatic • Adelchis • Legnago • XRF • Economy • Archaeometry • Apulia • Early medieval and medieval amphorae • South Adriatic • Po • Machine learning • Landscape archaeology • Salt • Ostrogoths • Reconstruction • Recycling • Tradings • Po River • Material sources • Networks • Pietra ollare • Production and distribution centres • Networks between amphorae and ports • Database • WebGIS • Northern Apulia • SEM-EDXS • Verona • Trade • Adige • Varolingians • Natron • Raman spectroscopy • Siliquaticum • Trading • Rotharis • Lead • Mountain archaeology • Late Antique • Methods and types of discovery sites • Adriatic • Quarries • Archaeology • Food • Pensio • Anastasius • Medieval economy • Written sources • Fiscal lands • Ottonian Age • Selected samples • Tartaro • Sanctuary of Venus Sosandra • Amphorae and production • Roman period • Well-heads • Piuro • Early Middle Ages • Trade and sea routes • Early medieval archaeology • Cassiodorus • Coastal landscapes • Soapstone • Aistulf • Albania • Adriatic Sea • Longobards • Classification of early medieval amphorae • Theoderic • Copper-base alloys • Northern Italy • Circulation and reuse of stone • Glass • Puglia • JavaScript • Amphorae • Port city of Sipontum • Ports

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/979-12-5742-002-4 | e-ISBN 979-12-5742-002-4 | ISBN (PRINT) 979-12-5742-047-5 | Published March 5, 2026 | Language en, it

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