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

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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