Archaeology of Public Estates: Origins of Economic Growth in a Mediterranean Region (9-11th Century)
About this ebook
The results of research seen from a new perspective help to identify a possible key for interpreting historical institutions and agents in this part of the Mediterranean, one capable of generating answers that are bound up with larger issues: the role of the public hand (the publicum) in relation to local aristocracies and communities; transformations in the anthropic and natural landscape; the specific features of production and exchange; the timeframe and process of castle formation; and the economic growth of rural areas prior to the great leap forward in the 12th century.
About the author
Giovanna Bianchi is Professor of Christian and Medieval Archaeology at the University of Siena. Her main interests concern landscapes, social archaeology and economic history. She has directed projects both in Italy and abroad, focusing on studies of early medieval rural economies, the exploitation of mineral resources, castles, and medieval buildings.
