{"product_id":"the-first-millennium-ad-in-europe-and-the-mediterranean-an-archaeological-essay-paperback-9780521387873","title":"The First Millennium AD in Europe and the Mediterranean; An Archaeological Essay (Paperback) 9780521387873","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe First Millennium AD in Europe and the Mediterranean\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Archaeological Essay\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book deals with the rise of medieval western Europe as the Roman Empire crumbled, and the integration of barbarian societies into the new mainstream of European society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKlavs Randsborg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521387873, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 25 January 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages, 92 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… an exhaustively researched and carefully presented account of the first millennium AD in Europe … a valuable reference work for archaeologists and historians alike.' American Anthropologist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eModern archaeology, with its huge methodological repertoire, its interdisciplinary orientation and its rapidly expanding basis in excavations, is beginning to rewrite history, and to reshape our views of the development of Europe prior to the present millennium. Archaeological evidence draws attention to processes on which the written record is silent, or which were not fully appreciated by contemporaries in the literate centres. This book deals with the rise of medieval western Europe as the Roman Empire crumbled, and the integration of hitherto barbarian societies into the new mainstream of European society. Archaeological material is the main focus, but information derived from written sources, especially those illuminating the economic and the associated social circumstances, is also taken into account.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The historical framework\u003cbr\u003e AD 0–200\u003cbr\u003e AD 200–400\u003cbr\u003e AD 400–600\u003cbr\u003e AD 600–800\u003cbr\u003e AD 800–1000\u003cbr\u003e 3. The physical setting\u003cbr\u003e General physical conditions\u003cbr\u003e Climatic change\u003cbr\u003e Agriculture and erosion\u003cbr\u003e Cultivated plants\u003cbr\u003e Domestic animals\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rural settlement\u003cbr\u003e Roman Italy\u003cbr\u003e The Mediterranean in the Roman period\u003cbr\u003e The Near East\u003cbr\u003e Temperate Western Europe in the Roman period\u003cbr\u003e The Danube area in the Roman period\u003cbr\u003e Western Europe in the post-Roman period\u003cbr\u003e Northern Europe\u003cbr\u003e 5. Towns and other centres\u003cbr\u003e Classification\u003cbr\u003e Size and distribution of Roman towns\u003cbr\u003e Late Roman fortifications\u003cbr\u003e Churches, mosaics, and inscriptions\u003cbr\u003e Roman forts\u003cbr\u003e 6. Production and exchange\u003cbr\u003e Development of water transport\u003cbr\u003e Roman pottery\u003cbr\u003e Coins\u003cbr\u003e Exchange in Central and Northern Europe\u003cbr\u003e 7. Society, culture and mentality\u003cbr\u003e Burial\u003cbr\u003e Social inequality\u003cbr\u003e The visible and the invisible\u003cbr\u003e 8. Archaeology and historiography\u003cbr\u003e From the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e In the shadow of the empire\u003cbr\u003e Transformations\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue and prologue\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Prehistoric archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Prehistoric archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Prehistoric%20archaeology%20%5BHDDA%5D%22\"\u003eHDDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007212540184,"sku":"9780521387873","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521387873i_d9d3cc88-e78c-4460-ab28-e6fe05dd5d4b.jpg?v=1691376201","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-first-millennium-ad-in-europe-and-the-mediterranean-an-archaeological-essay-paperback-9780521387873","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}