Markets in Early Medieval Europe: Trading and Productive Sites, 650-850Tim Pestell, Katharina Ulmschneider This book reveals how Europe's early medieval economy was not just based on coastal trading centres. It analyses the evidence for markets across Anglo-Saxon England, Scandinavia and Frankish Europe, and explores the broader patterns of trade in the 'Dark Age' economy. |
Contents
Production and Distribution in Early and Middle | 12 |
Productive Sites and the Pattern of Coin Loss | 20 |
Variations in the Composition of the Currency | 37 |
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Abbey activity Anglo-Saxon metalwork archaeological artefacts assemblage Bawsey Blackburn brooches buildings Burnham cemetery centre church coast coastal Coddenham coin finds Coin Loss coinage complex Congham context copper-alloy Cottam Danish distribution Domesday Domesday Book Early Anglo-Saxon Early Medieval Europe East Anglia economic eighth century eleventh century emporia enclosure England evidence excavation gold Groß Strömkendorf Hamwic Hindringham hinterland hoards Hodges importance indicate inland Ipswich Ipswich ware Isle of Wight Jumièges kilometres large number Lejre Lincolnshire manor Markets in Early material Medieval Europe FIGURE Melton Ross metalwork Metcalf Middle Anglo-Saxon Middle Anglo-Saxon period minster monastery monastic ninth century Norfolk parish pit-houses port pottery probably recovered region Reric river Roman Rouen Rudham San Vincenzo Scandinavian sceattas settlement seventh sherds silver single-finds sixth South Newbald strap-ends structures Suffolk suggests survey tenth Tissø Tjitsma trade valley Viking Volturno West Wijnaldum workshop Wormegay