The Rural World in the Sixteenth Century: Exploring the Archaeology of Innovation in Europe - Couverture rigide

Grau Sologestoa, Idoia; Albarella, Umberto

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 250359705X ISBN 13 : 9782503597058

Editeur : Brepols N.V., 2022

Synopsis

The sixteenth century in Europe was a time of profound change, the threshold between the ‘medieval' and the ‘modern', as new technologies were introduced, distant lands explored, oceanic trade routes opened, and innovative ideas pursued in fields as varied as politics, science, philosophy, law, and religion. But sweeping transformations also occurred in the rural world, profoundly altering the countryside in both appearance and practices. Crucially for historians, there is abundant documentary evidence for these changes but, while they are less well-documented, their impact can also be traced archaeologically. This cutting-edge volume is the first to explore the archaeology of the rural world across the ‘long' sixteenth century and to investigate the changing innovations that were seen in landscape, technology, agriculture, and husbandry during this period. Drawing together contributions from across Europe, and from a range of archaeological disciplines, including zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, landscape archaeology, material culture studies, and technology, this collection of essays sheds new light on a key period of innovation that was a significant precursor to modern economies and societies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Idoia Grau Sologestoa is a zooarchaeologist working at the University of Basel, predominantly on human-animal relationships during historical time periods in Europe. She has wide research interests that include animal husbandry, diet, biometry and statistics.Umberto Albarella is Professor in Zooarchaeology at the University of Sheffield. His research is wide-ranging, including animal domestication and husbandry intensification, ethnoarchaeology, ritual use of animals, husbandry evidence of Romanization, animals and medieval life, and archaeology and politics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brepols N.V.
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 250359705X
• ISBN 13: 9782503597058
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 225
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• Personne responsable: non disponible