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

Thema codes NKD • NHTM • 1QSMC • 3KH

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 it, en

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