CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Gonella, Giacomo |
|---|---|
| Title | Tenth and Eleventh-Century Coarseware in the Local Economy of the Fortified Site of Broili (Frioul, North-Eastern Italy). A Case Study |
| Summary | This thesis focuses on the pottery from the fortified site of Broili, located in the Illegio Valley, in the sub-Alpine area of Frioul, Italy’s north-easternmost region. The study relies on an accurate stratigraphic sequence which is also supported by radiocarbon dating. Three main phases were detected archaeologically that are represented by two buildings. The earliest edifice is dated to the early tenth century and was rearranged possibly around the mid-tenth century with the construction of a mound which resulted in a Motte-like building. These two phases are associated with the structures detected in the level area nearby, which were probably used for storing in-kind taxes. A considerable reorganisation of the settlement must have taken place in the late tenth century with the levelling of the courtyard and the erection of Tower 1, which can well be regarded as an aristocratic palace. This palace was probably attacked and destroyed in the late eleventh century and the whole site definitely abandoned. The study on pottery (only coarseware) has followed three steps. First, association of the ceramic assemblages with the stratigraphic sequence. Second, data quantification: all the potsherds were grouped in different clusters based on paste characteristics (macro analysis only); other technical aspects (firing characteristics, surface treatment) are then displayed by percentage charts. In addition, pottery types have been created on the basis of diagnostic shards (rims and bases), which led to the third step, namely the comparative analysis of pottery from other sites over the regions within the patriarchate of Aquileia’s scope. An attempt at contextualising all the data historically is finally made and some conclusions drawn about the possible situation in terms of economic systems and exchanges, which seem to have fallen within a regional range. |
| Supervisor | Laszlovszky, Jozsef |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/gonella_giacomo.pdf |
Visit the CEU Library.
© 2007-2021, Central European University