A different perspective on the Carolingian economy: Material culture and the role of rural communities in exchange systems of the eighth and ninth centuries
A.W.A. Kemme
The importance and character of exchange in the Carolingian period has long been a subject academic debate. There is much discussion on relative local, regional international exchange, role various groups actors, nature exchange. What largely lacking consideration non-elite rural dwellers as constitutive elements economy. present study focusses communities development systems during period. To what extent did consumptive preferences influence flow goods at interregional level? This examined by cataloguing finds from sites Netherlands comparing their distributions between regions. It can be demonstrated that indeed played part developments production distribution goods. At same time conducted analyses do not allow establishment single model how participated networks In fact, this contends there little meaning determining different society for maintenance any one time.