IMC 2008: Sessions
Session 1315: The Geography of Material Culture in the Early Middle Ages: Micro-Regional Archaeology
Wednesday 9 July 2008, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Department of Medieval History, University of Birmingham |
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| Organiser: | Olga Magoula, Department of Medieval History, University of Birmingham |
| Moderator/Chair: | Richard Morris, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds / School of Music, Humanities & Media, University of Huddersfield |
| Paper 1315-a | Catalonian Early Medieval Grey Ware and its Geographical Settings (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites |
| Paper 1315-b | Four Fibulae and A Weight: Metalwork and Industrial Features from 7th-9th-Century Settlements in Byzantine Epirus Vetus (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - General, Byzantine Studies |
| Paper 1315-c | Artisanal Production and Exploitation of Natural Resources in Early Medieval Provence and Languedoc (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites |
| Abstract | The aim of this session is to examine aspects of material culture in the various micro-regions of the Early Medieval Mediterranean. Coastal and inland settlements will be examined here in micro-regions such as in the area around Provence, Marseille, and Languedoc in a number of case studies of wares and metalwork in the 7th-9th centuries. In North-East Spain the focus is on examples of Grey wares in the small region of Valles between the 9th-11th century The third paper will attempt to explain some of the reasons for our limited knowledge of the Byzantine province of Epirus Vetus during the 7th-9th century with the help of some examples of fine metalwork. Its limited number raises questions and contrasts to the designation of the historical sources of this area as one with remarkable metalwork activity. Our intention is to analyse the typology of wares and artefacts, their distribution, the functions of centers of artisanal production, the patterns in exploitation of resources incorporating previous research and comparative data from new complete and better recorded sites. |