Markets in Early Medieval Europe

Trading and 'Productive' Sites, 650-850

Tim Pestell and Katharina Ulmschneider

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Price:	£25.00
Published:	9 July 2003
ISBN:	0-953-8630-7-7
Details:	HB, 224 pp, 234 x171 mm, 76 black and white illustrations

Synopsis

Winner, Best Scholarly Publication, British Archaeological Awards 2004

This groundbreaking book reveals how new discoveries by archaeologists and metal-detectorists are transforming our understanding of Early Medieval Europe's economy. It surveys the evidence for inland markets and trading sites, in Anglo-Saxon England and across Scandinavian and Frankish Europe. Early medieval trade didn't just take place at important coastal emporia: markets, fairs and other high-status settlements were also centres of exchange, and many of them are examined here for the first time. The interpretation of productive sites remains controversial, and an important theme of the book is the role of metal-detection in archaeology. A fierce debate still rages about the problems and values associated with this mode of recovery.

Reviews

This is a model of a conference proceedings publication. It is timely, combining the latest information from field excavation and the portable antiquities record. It places English data into its European context, using an impressive style and quality of presentation for this traditionally utilitarian medium.' From the Award Citation.