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Abstract This paper represents the first systematic Pb isotope investigation of Italian Medieval ... more Abstract This paper represents the first systematic Pb isotope investigation of Italian Medieval coins and aims to provide new parameters for a general historical interpretation of coin production and circulation in Medieval Europe. We collected more than one hundred specimens, minted in a period between 9th − 14th centuries AD and coming mostly from archaeological sites of Tuscany. Here we report the results on the oldest group of (44) coins, dated between the end of the 9th and 11th centuries. All coins where previously characterized with handheld X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analysis and lead isotope composition (PbIC) was performed using an MC-ICP-Mass Spectrometer. The Carolingian coins have PbIC compatible with Melle silver district; the few Carolingian coins possibly minted in Italy (Venice and Milan) are also compatible with ore districts such as Melle and Harz Mountains. Coins in the names of Italian rulers (9th-10th century) from Lucca, Pavia and other uncertain mints show PbIC compatible with Melle, Black Forest and the Harz Mountains as well. A quite similar pattern applies to coins in the names of Otto I-III and Conrad II (10th-11th century) from Lucca and Pavia mints, although they show a better overlap with the Harz Mountains. The vast majority of early medieval coins issued by the Italian mints investigated in the present paper show isotope compositions that do not match with silver (lead-copper) mines from the Colline Metallifere district of southern Tuscany, notwithstanding their exploitation in the considered period is suggested by many settlements located near mining sites.
Montieri. Formazione e sviluppo di un castello minerario e della sua zecca, 2019
L'insediamento medievale nelle Colline Metallifere (Toscana, Italia). Il sito minerario di Rocchette Pannocchieschi dall'VIII al XIV secolo, Oxford, , 2013
«Archeologia Medievale», XLIII, pp. 117-140, 2016
Ubi dicitur Millano. The castle of Scopetulo (San Miniato, Pisa).
New data from the 2015 excavati... more Ubi dicitur Millano. The castle of Scopetulo (San Miniato, Pisa).
New data from the 2015 excavation campaign.
In this paper the results of the 2015 archaeological excavation
conducted at the Migliana site (Balconevisi, San Miniato-Pisa) are
presented with the study of pottery, numismatic and metal finds. The
analysis of the “Catasto terreni” (beginning of the 19th century) also
allows us to reconstruct the history of this territory in the post -medieval
era. The data collected show a first occupation of the site in the
10th – 11th century. when it was occupied by a tower and some wooden
structures, within an area bounded by a cut in the geological substrate,
perhaps the result of the leveling of the slope for the construction of a
fence structure. The archaeological remains are probably associated with
the Scopetulo castle, mentioned for the first time in written sources in
1004 AD as the property of the Gherardeschi, who used it to control the
curtes which depended on the nearby church of S. Maria di Quaratiana
and probably its tithes. The settlement was refounded between the end
of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century, probably by
the nearby castle of San Miniato: a road that cuts through the crest of
the hill was opened and on its sides new buildings and a church were
built. The houses were partially dug into the geological substrate and
have earthen walls covered with bricks that were produced in a kiln
built just outside the village. The castle appears to have been abandoned
sometime between the late 13th and early 14th century.
The nEU-Med project: Vetricella, an Early Medieval royal property on Tuscany's Mediterranean, 2020
sito web www.insegnadelgiglio.it Printed in Sesto Fiorentino (FI), April 2020 Tecnografica Rossi ... more sito web www.insegnadelgiglio.it Printed in Sesto Fiorentino (FI), April 2020 Tecnografica Rossi Cover: Aerial view of excavations at Vetricella (Scarlino, GR) (photo nEU-Med project).
VALENTI M. (a cura di), Miranduolo in Alta Val di Merse, Firenze 2008,
Massa di Maremma e la Toscana nel basso Medioevo: zecche, monete ed economia a cura di Monica Badassarri, 2019
Introduzione 5 Strutture fortificate medievali nell'Alta Val d'elsa 7 Francesca Giambruni Il feno... more Introduzione 5 Strutture fortificate medievali nell'Alta Val d'elsa 7 Francesca Giambruni Il fenomeno dell'incastellamento tra le valli dell'Elsa e dello Staggia 11 Inquadramento storico geografico 11 L'incastellamento tra Elsa e Staggia: origine, sviluppo e scomparsa 17 Classificazione e descrizione delle fortificazioni 23 Lo stato di conservazione e la difficile lettura dell'impianto originario 27 Materiali e tecniche di costruzione 32 Un patrimonio di storia e di arte da proteggere 36
C. CICALI, Le monete, A. ALBERTI, E. BOLDRINI, C. CICALI, D. DE LUCA, L. DALLAI, R. FARINELLI, Nuove acquisizioni sul castello di Rocchette Pannocchieschi e sul territorio limitrofo, S. Gelichi (a cura di) I Congresso di Archeologia Medievale, Pisa 1997, p. 82
Presentazione volumi e inaugurazioni mostre by cristina cicali
"Massa di Maremma e la Toscana nel basso Medioevo: zecche, monete ed economia" , 2019
Il volume raccoglie sia gli atti delle giornate di studio "Per una storia economica e sociale del... more Il volume raccoglie sia gli atti delle giornate di studio "Per una storia economica e sociale della Toscana bassomedievale: le monete e le zecche", tenutosi a Massa Marittina il 20 e 21 ottobre 2017, sia il catalogo e testi rielaborati dei pannelli della mostra "Monete e zecche nella Toscana del Trecento", allestita presso il Museo di San Pietro all’Orto di Massa Marittima tra il 13 maggio 2017 e il 14 gennaio 2018.
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New data from the 2015 excavation campaign.
In this paper the results of the 2015 archaeological excavation
conducted at the Migliana site (Balconevisi, San Miniato-Pisa) are
presented with the study of pottery, numismatic and metal finds. The
analysis of the “Catasto terreni” (beginning of the 19th century) also
allows us to reconstruct the history of this territory in the post -medieval
era. The data collected show a first occupation of the site in the
10th – 11th century. when it was occupied by a tower and some wooden
structures, within an area bounded by a cut in the geological substrate,
perhaps the result of the leveling of the slope for the construction of a
fence structure. The archaeological remains are probably associated with
the Scopetulo castle, mentioned for the first time in written sources in
1004 AD as the property of the Gherardeschi, who used it to control the
curtes which depended on the nearby church of S. Maria di Quaratiana
and probably its tithes. The settlement was refounded between the end
of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century, probably by
the nearby castle of San Miniato: a road that cuts through the crest of
the hill was opened and on its sides new buildings and a church were
built. The houses were partially dug into the geological substrate and
have earthen walls covered with bricks that were produced in a kiln
built just outside the village. The castle appears to have been abandoned
sometime between the late 13th and early 14th century.
Presentazione volumi e inaugurazioni mostre by cristina cicali
New data from the 2015 excavation campaign.
In this paper the results of the 2015 archaeological excavation
conducted at the Migliana site (Balconevisi, San Miniato-Pisa) are
presented with the study of pottery, numismatic and metal finds. The
analysis of the “Catasto terreni” (beginning of the 19th century) also
allows us to reconstruct the history of this territory in the post -medieval
era. The data collected show a first occupation of the site in the
10th – 11th century. when it was occupied by a tower and some wooden
structures, within an area bounded by a cut in the geological substrate,
perhaps the result of the leveling of the slope for the construction of a
fence structure. The archaeological remains are probably associated with
the Scopetulo castle, mentioned for the first time in written sources in
1004 AD as the property of the Gherardeschi, who used it to control the
curtes which depended on the nearby church of S. Maria di Quaratiana
and probably its tithes. The settlement was refounded between the end
of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century, probably by
the nearby castle of San Miniato: a road that cuts through the crest of
the hill was opened and on its sides new buildings and a church were
built. The houses were partially dug into the geological substrate and
have earthen walls covered with bricks that were produced in a kiln
built just outside the village. The castle appears to have been abandoned
sometime between the late 13th and early 14th century.
Il volume contiene contributi di Monica Baldassarri, Lorenzo Bellesia, Mattia Francesco Antonio Cantatore, Vincenzo Castelli, Michele Chimienti, Cristina Cicali, Massimo De Benetti, Roberto Ganganelli, Luciano Giannoni, Alessio Montagano, Domenico Luciano Moretti, Fabio Pettazzoni, Massimo Sozzi e Renato Villoresi.
I temi affrontati riguardano le zecche di Firenze, Lucca, Massa di Lunigiana, Massa di Maremma, Montalcino, Piombino, Pisa, Siena e Volterra.
Per indicazioni più precise sui singoli contributi si riporta in PDF l'indice del volume, la presentazione di Chimienti, presidente dell'Accademia, e l'introduzione di Sozzi, curatore del libro.