Neu-Med project: Vetricella, an Early Medieval royal property on Tuscany's Mediterranean (The)

Riferimento: 9788878149717

Editore: All'Insegna del Giglio
Autore: Bianchi G. (cur.); Hodges R. (cur.)
Collana: Biblioteca di archeologia medievale
In commercio dal: 15 Maggio 2020
Pagine: 208 p., Libro in brossura
EAN: 9788878149717
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Descrizione

The nEUMed project is focussed upon two Tuscan riverine corridors leading from the Gulf of Follonica in the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Colline Metallifere. It aims to document and analyze the form and timeframe of economic growth in this part of the Mediterranean, which took place between the 7th and the 12thc. Central to this is an understanding of the processes of change in human settlements, in the natural and farming landscapes in relation to the exploitation of resources, and in the implementation of differing political strategies. This volume presents the multi-disciplinary research focussed upon the key site of the project, Vetricella, and its territory. Vetricella is thought to be the site of Valli, a royal property in the Tuscan march. It is the only Early Medieval property to be extensively studied in Italy. Located on Italy's Tyrrhenian coast, the archaeology and history of this site provide new insights on estate management, metal production and wider Mediterranean relations in the later first millennium. Apart from reports on the archaeology, the finds from excavations and environmental studies, three essays consider the wider European historical and archaeological context.