Fuel and Fire in the Ancient Roman World Towards an integrated economic understanding
The study of fuel economics in the Roman, or indeed in any ancient world, is at a pivotal point. New research in archaeological science, the ancient economy, the ancient environment, and especially, the increasing collection of bio-archaeological datasets, are together providing a greatly enriched resource for scholars. This volume makes a first attempt to bridge the gap between ‘top-down’ generalized models about Roman energy consumption with the ‘case study’ detail of archaeological data in the Mediterranean. The papers here are the work of scholars from a variety of disciplines: from archaeobotanists and historians to archaeologists specialising in social, technical and economic fields. A more nuanced view of the organization of the social and industrial structures that underpinned the fuel economy arises. Although focused on the Roman period, some papers extend beyond this era, providing contextual relevance from the proto-historic period onwards. Much exciting interdisciplinary work is ahead of us, if we are to situate fuel economics more clearly and prominently within our understanding of Roman economics, and indeed the ancient Mediterranean economy.
- Ψηφιακό Αρχείο: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337604498_Fuel_and_Fire_in_the_Ancient_Roman_World_towards_an_integrated_economic_understanding
- Εκδότης: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
- Δημιουργός: Veal Robyn & Victoria Leitch
- Πηγή: Research Gate
- Ιστότοπος: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337604498_Fuel_and_Fire_in_the_Ancient_Roman_World_towards_an_integrated_economic_understanding
- Γλώσσα: Αγγλική
- Άδεια Χρήσης: AΔΕΙΑ CC - Απαγόρευση εμπορικής χρήσης του έργου (Non-commercial)
- Έτος: 2019
- Βιβλιογραφία: Veal Robyn & Victoria Leitch. 2019. Fuel and Fire in the Ancient Roman World Towards an integrated economic understanding. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
