Medieval Archaelogy

Se dan a conocer varias piezas islámicas (ss. IX-XI) encontradas en diversas excavaciones arqueológicas desarrolladas en Madrid, de distinto material (esteatita o talco, bronce, cerámica y hueso) y uso (piezas de ajedrez, instrumentos quirúrgicos, torteras o fusayolas y una escápula de bóvido con el alifato árabe grabado).
Several Islamic pieces (9th-11th c.) found in various archaeological excavations in Madrid (Spain), of different materials (steatite or talc, bronze, ceramics and bone) and uses (chess pieces, surgical instruments, torteras or fusayolas and a bovine scapula with the arabic aliphate engraved on it) are presented.

The research reported in this volume is a significant addition to the
archaeology, history and economic geography of the Medieval Eastern
Mediterranean from the late 11th to the mid-14th centuries. The focus is on
the Byzantine Empire and its cultural and commercial connections with
the Italian maritime powers and the Crusader States in the East before and
after the capture of Constantinople in 1204 by the Latins during the Fourth
Crusade. Of central interest are economic networks, with an emphasis on
the Peloponnese, and the impact of those networks on socio-cultural and
territorial changes through the centuries. Material evidence and written
sources are combined to attain maximum economic, socio-political and
cultural information, and network theory is applied to examine economic
systems at various scales. The distribution of tableware pottery and coin
circulation are investigated in detail and a regional perspective is achieved
through the study of agricultural exploitation, the manufacture and
commercialisation of goods, and settlement patterns in the Peloponnese.
The result is a new understanding of production and exchange within the
Medieval Eastern Mediterranean and of the long-term economic impact
of political and territorial changes at multiple geographical scales.

– The presence, in the past, of Slavic communities in the Friulian plain (Northeastern Italy), far from the present-day slavic-Romance linguistic border, is testified by archeology as by toponymy. Some place names in the Friulian plain have a Slavic etymology. Furthermore, the ethnonym "Sclavi" or "Sclavones" accompanies some names of villages in medieval documents. Even anthroponymy can contribute to the knowledge of this presence. This paper briefly reconstructs the start of interest in this topic by historians and linguists. Here are some terms used by Slavic linguistics that describe the stages of the development of the Slavic-speaking area in the Eastern Alps that evolved into the current Slovene varieties. Here are some linguistic features – between the 6th and 10th centuries – highlighted that can be found in the Slavic place names of Friuli and neighboring Carinthia (Austria). This paper analyzes Friulian place names or groups of them, pointing out the interpretative problems or the information that – with a correct etymologization – can be obtained from them, in order to provide a better knowledge of language and characteristics of the medieval Slavic settlement in Friuli.
– La presenza in passato di comunità slavofone nella pianura friulana, lontane dall’attuale confine linguistico slavo-romanzo, è testimoniata – oltre che dall’archeologia – anche dall’etnonimo "Sclavi" o "Sclavones", che nei documenti medievali accompagna alcuni nomi di villaggi, e soprattutto dai molti toponimi di etimologia slava. Anche l’antroponimia può contribuire alla conoscenza di tale presenza. In questo contributo si ricostruisce brevemente l’inizio dell’interesse verso tale argomento da parte di storici e linguisti. Si precisano alcuni termini usati dalla linguistica slava che descrivono le fasi di sviluppo dell’area slavofona delle Alpi orientali che si è evoluta nei dialetti sloveni attuali, mettendo in risalto alcune delle caratteristiche riscontrabili tra VI e X secolo che è possibile ritrovare nei toponimi slavi del Friuli e della Carinzia. Il contributo riprende in analisi alcuni singoli toponimi friulani o gruppi di essi, mettendo in evidenza la problematicità interpretativa o le informazioni che – con una corretta etimologizzazione – è possibile ricavare da essi, onde fornire elementi di conoscenza della lingua e di alcune caratteristiche dell’inse- diamento dei coloni slavi medievali in Friuli.

Archaeological research on Lombard cemeteries in southern Italy has brought to light some substantial differences with respect to the burial grounds excavated in the central-northern area of the peninsula, first of all the scarcity of weapons and precious objects in grave goods and the limited diffusion of striped cemeteries with earthen tombs. This paper proposes an overall review of the data and, above all, of the approaches used so far to analyse the southern cemeteries in an attempt to interpret the funerary practices observed here not so much as an expression of ethnic identity, which in the case of the Duchy of Benevento would be qualified by the scarcity of 'Lombard' markers, but as an expression of local instances, characterised by the need for social affirmation of the elite in a politically centralised context such as that of Benevento.

Identity is formed and reproduced through our relationships with human and non-human others. This paper applies this perspective to conduct an archaeological investigation of how identities emerged in urban environments during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries through cuisine. This is achieved through a comparative analysis of food remains and the associated material culture from a range of medieval sites in Hampshire of different size and status. I argue that choices and strategies in preparing, cooking and consuming food were enmeshed within multiple facets of urban identity including gender, status and profession.

Ce volume réunit 130 contributions inédites d'historiens et historiens de l'art autour des thèmes les plus actuels de la réflexion historique et artistique sur le Moyen Âge. La référence à l'Antiquité, l'importance des échanges artistiques et la question de la réception des images nourrissent une approche transversale aux côtés d'un large panorama couvrant l'architecture résidentielle et religieuse, l'urbanisme, la sculpture, le décor peint, la mosaïque, la tapisserie ou la broderie. Le projet et la commande de l'oeuvre d'art, le rapport entre le texte et l'image ou la postérité de l'art médiéval sont également abordés par des auteurs d'origines intellectuelles très variées, qui élargissent les champs thématiques et chronologiques traités. Ils contribuent à faire de ce volume un bilan des principales voies de recherche sur l histoire de l'art du Moyen Âge en ce début de XXIe siècle.

Another brick in the wall. Edilizia residenziale e uso dei laterizi nell'area di Palazzo Franchetti e in Chinzica (XII-XV secolo) Le prime indagini archeologiche nel giardino di Palazzo Franchetti-oggi sede del "Consorzio 4 Basso Valdarno"sono state effettuate in regime di concessione ministeriale nell'estate 2016 (Alberti, Baldassarri 2017). In seguito (2017-2018) sono state realizzate altre assistenze archeologiche preliminari al completamento del progetto di adeguamento e valorizzazione del palazzo in una zona adiacente a quella degli scavi pregressi e in un vano situato nella parte centro-settentrionale del complesso architettonico. Si è trattato di una ricerca preliminare alla riqualificazione del giardino affacciato sul Lungarno (fig. 1), oltre che del palazzo, al contempo finalizzata al ritrovamento e documentazione della dimora medievale del conte Ugolino Della Gherardesca nel contesto della storia politico-sociale di Pisa e della tessitura urbanistica di Chinzica, l'insediamento urbano posto a sud dell'Arno (sul toponimo:

УДК 903.22(477.85) C. В. Терський – кандидат історичних наук, доцент кафедри історії, теорії та практики культури Інституту гуманітарних і соціальних наук Національного університету " Львівська політехніка " Східний кордон Волинського князівства після походу хана Батия Роботу виконано на кафедрі історії, теорії та практики культури НУ " Львівська політехніка " У статті із залученням письмових та археологічних джерел розглянуто історико-географічний аспект розмежування Галицько-Волинської держави та Золотої Орди. Обґрунтовано висновок про стратегічно важливу роль літописного міста Пересопниці в системі русько-золотоординських відносин. Подано харак-теристику найважливіших пам'яток їхньої матеріальної культури, більшість із яких ще потрібно поглиблено вивчати. Ключові слова: археологічні джерела, русько-золотоординські відносини, розмежування, історико-гео-графічний аспект, Пересопниця. Терский C. В. Восточная граница Волынского княжества после похода хана Батыя. В статье на осно-вании письменных и археологических источников рассматривается историко-географический аспект разгра-ничения Галицко-Волынского княжества и Золотой Орды. Обосновывается вывод об стратегически важной роли летописного города Пересопницы в системе русско-золотоордынских взаимоотношений. Дается характе-ристика важнейших археологических находок, большинство из которых еще следует углубленно изучить. Ключевые слова: археологические источники, русско-золотоордынские взаимоотношения, разграниче-ние, историко-географический аспект, Пересопница. Tersky S. V. East Border of Volhynian Principality after the March of Batu-Khan. In article with attraction of written and archaeological sources the historical and geographical aspects of delimitations between Halich-Volhynian state and Golden-Ord is considered. The conclusion about the important role of annalistic sity of Peresopnycia' in the system of the Rus'-Golden-Ord relations. All this generalizations of the main monuments of the Peresopnycia's artifacts has been investigations.

Il contributo presenta il lavoro svolto sull'urbanistica di Padova e Monselice per analizzare la morfologia degli insediamenti e ricostruirne l'organizzazione della fase medievale. Sono state utilizzati in particolare fonti cartografiche, documentali (fonti scritte medievali con riferimenti a strutture ed elementi dello spazio urbano), iconografiche, dati sulle architetture storiche conservate e i catasti ottocenteschi; queste informazioni sono state integrate in un geodatabase su piattaforma GIS. I dati sono stati elaborati tramite analisi spaziali in GIS per l'interpretazione storica dell'urbanistica e della morfologia del particellare. Nell'ultima parte si riflette sulla metodologia impiegata (l'impostazione della ricerca e i parametri delle analisi) ed i processi adottati, effettuando un bilancio dei risultati e valutando le potenzialità di questo tipo di ricerche.

Institut za arheologiju poziva Vas na 6. Međunarodni skup srednjovjekovne arheologije koji će se održati 06. lipnja u prostoru Knjižnice Instituta  za arheologiju//
Institute of archaeology invites you to the 6th International conference of Medieval archaeology that will be held in the Library of the Institute of archaeology , June 6th  2019.

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