Objects, environment, and everyday life in medieval Europe / edited by Ben Jervis, Lee G. Broderick, and Idoia Grau Sologestoa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jervis, Ben, editor.

Broderick, Lee G., editor.

Sologestoa, Idoia Grau, editor.

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Series:

Studies in the history of daily life (800-1600) ; v. 3.

Studies in the history of daily life (800-1600) ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns, Medieval--Europe.

Cities and towns, Medieval.

Civilization, Medieval.

Middle Ages.

Archaeology, Medieval.

Europe--History--476-1492.

Europe.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 313 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2016]

Summary:

This volume presents Europe-wide perspectives on urban life in medieval Europe through the study of artefacts and environmental remains. 0Artefacts and environmental remains are abundant from archaeological excavations across Europe, but until now they have most commonly been used to accompany broader narratives built on historical sources and studies of topography and buildings, rather than being studied as important evidence in their own right. The papers in this volume aim to redress the balance by taking an environmental and artefact-based approach to life in medieval Europe.00The contributions included here address central themes such as urban identities, the nature of towns and their relationship with their hinterlands, provisioning processes, and the role of ritual and religion in everyday life. Case studies from across Europe encourage a comparative approach between town and country, and provide a pan-European perspective to current debates.00The volume is divided into four key parts: an exploration of the processes of provisioning; an assessment of the dynamics of urban population; an examination of domestic life; and a discussion of the status quaestionis and future potential of urban environmental archaeology. Together, these sections make a significant contribution to medieval archaeology and offer new and unique insights into the conditions of everyday life in medieval Europe.

Contents:

Part 1 Provisioning as Process

Zooarchaeology at Medieval Ipswich: From wic to Regional Market Town / Pam J. Crabtree Crabtree, Pam J. 19

An Archaeobotanical Perspective on Wooden Artefacts from Medieval Reykjavík / Dawn E. Mooney Mooney, Dawn E. 41

Building the Towns: The interrelationship Between Woodland History and Urban Life in Viking Age Ireland / Eileen Reilly Reilly, Eileen, Susan Lyons Lyons, Susan, Ellen O'Carroll O'Carroll, Ellen, Lorn A O'Donnell O'Donnell, Lorn A, Ingelise Stuijts Stuijts, Ingelise, Adrienne Corless Corless, Adrienne 67

Urban Patterns of Animal Husbandry on Three Sites in Medieval Anatolia / Evangelia Piskin Piskin, Evangelia 93

Part 2 Social Dynamics

Patterns of Diversity: Using Ceramics to Examine the Social Topography of the Medieval Town of Plock, Poland / Maciej Trzeciecki Trzeciecki, Maciej 113

Meat Consumption as Identity of Status and Profession During the Middle Ages: A Review of the Zooarchaeological Evidence from Rome and Latium (Italy) / Claudia Minniti Minniti, Claudia 137

Mounts for Furnishings, Padlocks, and Candleholders: Understanding the Urbanization of Medieval England through Metal Small Finds Recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme / Michael Lewis Lewis, Michael 157

Part 3 Domestic Life

Jeux sans Frontières: Play and Performativity or Questions of Identity and Social Interaction Across Town and Country / Mark A. Hall Hall, Mark A. 189

Runic Inscriptions on Stave Vessels in Turku: Materializations of Language, Education, Magic, and Domestic Religion / Janne Harjula Harjula, Janne 213

Changing Places? Place-making in Anglo-Saxon Hamwic, Southampton, and Winchester / Ben Jervis Jervis, Ben 235

Part 4 Studying the Town

The Changing Role of Environmental Science in Archaeological Research in Copenhagen / Hoda El-Sharnouby El-Sharnouby, Hoda 261

Soil Micromorphology in Urban Research: Early Medieval Antwerp (Belgium) and Viking Age Kaupang (Norway) / Barbora Wouters Wouters, Barbora, Karen Milek Milek, Karen, Yannick Devos Devos, Yannick, Dries Tys Tys, Dries 279

Human Dental Calculus and a Medieval Urban Environment / Anita Radini Radini, Anita, Efthymia Nikita Nikita, Efthymia, Lisa Marie Shillito Shillito, Lisa Marie 297.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

9782503555034

2503555039

OCLC:

942849173

Publisher Number:

99968027608