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

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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