A Hoard of Byzantine Ironwork from Supersano (Apulia, S. Italy)

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_1056
dc.contributor.author	Arthur Paul
dc.title	A Hoard of Byzantine Ironwork from Supersano (Apulia, S. Italy) and its Global Connections
dc.type	Capitolo
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	Excavations in 2012 have revealed a hoard of nine iron objects hidden within a wall at an early medieval rural site at Supersano. Whilst the site appears to have been abandoned during the 9th century, the hoard seems to date to the second half of the 10th century or not long after. Not only are such hoards thus far known to be typical of the Balkans and parts of northern Europe, rather than of Italy and the Mediterranean, but also its composition is curious. The heterogeneous nature of the objects and the fact that some were broken before being concealed suggests that it was probably a blacksmith or merchant’s hoard. However, of particular interest is the presence of a type of winged mattock not usually found in Byzantine contexts and of a spur which known distribution is largely north of the Alps, in Germany, Poland, England, Scandinavia and with a small eccentric concentration in Croatia. The hoard thus shows widespread connections and suggests how much more there is to learn about Italy and the Mediterranean during the later first millennium AD.
dc.relation.ispartof	Studi e ricerche
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2017-07-12
dc.dateAccepted	2016-09-30
dc.dateSubmitted	2016-08-25
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-114-0/a-hoard-of-byzantine-ironwork-from-supersano-apuli/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-115-7/SR-4-4
dc.identifier.issn	2610-993X
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9123
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-114-0
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-115-7
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Balkans
dc.subject	Balkans
dc.subject	Blacksmith
dc.subject	Blacksmith
dc.subject	Byzantine
dc.subject	Byzantine
dc.subject	Ironwork
dc.subject	Ironwork
dc.subject	Spur
dc.subject	Spur
dc.subject	Varangian
dc.subject	Varangian

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A Hoard of Byzantine Ironwork from Supersano (Apulia, S. Italy) and its Global Connections

Paul Arthur Università del Salento, Lecce, Italia

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abstract

Excavations in 2012 have revealed a hoard of nine iron objects hidden within a wall at an early medieval rural site at Supersano. Whilst the site appears to have been abandoned during the 9th century, the hoard seems to date to the second half of the 10th century or not long after. Not only are such hoards thus far known to be typical of the Balkans and parts of northern Europe, rather than of Italy and the Mediterranean, but also its composition is curious. The heterogeneous nature of the objects and the fact that some were broken before being concealed suggests that it was probably a blacksmith or merchant’s hoard. However, of particular interest is the presence of a type of winged mattock not usually found in Byzantine contexts and of a spur which known distribution is largely north of the Alps, in Germany, Poland, England, Scandinavia and with a small eccentric concentration in Croatia. The hoard thus shows widespread connections and suggests how much more there is to learn about Italy and the Mediterranean during the later first millennium AD.

Pubblicato

12 Luglio 2017

Accettato

30 Settembre 2016

Presentato

25 Agosto 2016

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ISBN (PRINT)

978-88-6969-114-0

ISBN (EBOOK)

978-88-6969-115-7

Keywords: Spur • Varangian • Ironwork • Blacksmith • Balkans • Byzantine

permalink: http://doi.org/10.14277/6969-115-7/SR-4-4

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