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

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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