At the frontier of hystory: the archeology os San Vicenzo al Volturno and its terra
Richard Hodges
This essay examines the ‘Toubert model’ for Sabine Hills, and uses evidence collected in excavations surveys at San Vincenzo al Volturno to discuss validity of model other monastic estates Italy. The essential argument is that Carolingians re-introduced notion social economic planning Lombard Italy, instigating far-reaching changes archaeology only now beginning illuminate.