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

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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