From one sea to another. Trading places in the European and Mediterranean Early Middle ages

Proceedings of the International Conference, Comacchio 27th-29th March 2009

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23764192
EditoresSauro Gelichi (0000-0002-7544-8892), R Hodges
Año2012
Fecha de publicación2012-01-01
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaFrom One Sea to Another / Da un Mare All'altro (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialBrepols (PUBLISHER • BE)
DOI10.1484/m.scisam-eb.6.09070802050003050405020701
OpenAlexW2273479718
ISBN9782503545271
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7

Recent excavations at Comacchio as well as archaeological research in the Venetian lagoon are defining the northern Adriatic region as an especially dynamic area in demographic rather than economic terms during the early Middle Ages. This dynamism is best expressed in the form of new centres of settlement with specific characteristics, principally associated with short- and long-distance trade. This phenomenon possesses a strong resemblance to the emergence of similar places along the North Sea coastline from more or less the same period. This phenomenon has been much debated by historians and archaeologists, who have ascribed the source of these new specialized centres (defined as emporia or wics) as prototypes for future mercantile cities and the rebirth of the medieval economy. The scope of the congress at Comacchio was to evaluate the most recent evidence, in a historical and archaeological context, addressingthe importance of these new Adriatic centres as well as considering comparisons for the first time with the more familiar northern European trading centres.

Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Mediterranean sea · Middle Ages · Byzantine Studies and History · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Medieval History and Crusades