Out of the Darkness, Into the Light. A Review of Archaeological Research on Early Medieval Rural Settlements in Northern <i>Francia</i>
Ewoud Deschepper|Wim Van Neer
Notwithstanding its considerable potential from a socio-economic and environmental perspective, the current state of knowledge on Early Medieval rural settlement in northern Francia lags behind compared to other regions north-western Europe. In particular, growth development-led archaeology has led an increase data important new insights many European countries. Although modern region Flanders, which makes up most Francia, seen similar archaeological fieldwork, thus information settlement, research not yet kept pace. This paper reviews affairs Merovingian Carolingian historiographical point view presents rich dataset based upon recent developments practice. To illustrate this dataset, patterns two microregions will be discussed, highlighting regional diversity aspects such as location, stability, chronology within Francia.
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