Metodi Archaeological Methods and Approaches: Industry and Commerce in Ancient Italy

These twenty-seven papers result from a conference held in Rome in 2002, organised by the American Academy in Rome and the École Française de Rome. The conference brought together prehistorians, classical archaeologists and medievalists with the aim of discussing the archaeological methodology behind the analysis of industry and commerce in ancient Italy. Arranged thematically, the papers discuss: textile production, the supply of foodstuffs, commercial systems, the production and exchange of po…