Dark Age Economics: The Origins of Towns and Trade, A.D. 600-1000.
Wendy Davies|Richard Hodges
It was in the second half of first millennium A.D. that northern Europe took on basic configuration it now presents. Recently a wealth new archaeological evidence has emerged to enable historians assess growth international trade and evolution towns this crucial period. This book analyses models economic evelopment light evaluate not only changing character post-Roman urban centers but also organization countryside which supported them. Boat remains, coins artifacts are all examined. Finally, general account is offered role creation Western Europe. synthesis its kind for medieval period, confirms importance archaeology as major source an understanding history Dark Ages.
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