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

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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