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

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 en, it

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