Barbarian Migrations and the Agrarian Economy of the Later Roman Empire in the Fourth Century CE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword V
3. Contents VII
4. Archaeology, History and Biosciences 1
5. I. Archaeology and Biosciences
6. Archaeology in Times of Scientific Omnipresence 9
7. Pride and Prejudice? On the Relationship Between Archaeology and Biosciences 23
8. Archaeothanatology, the Recognition of Funerary Practices:Recent Examples 33
9. II. Migrations: Mobility and Communication
10. Barbarian Migrations and the Agrarian Economy of the Later Roman Empire in the Fourth Century CE 55
11. Bow-Brooches as Ethnic Indicators? A Myth of Early Medieval Archaeoloogy 85
12. III. Transformations: Continuity and Discontinuity
13. Transformation or Fall? Perceptions and Perspectives on the Transition from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages 103
14. Burial Archaeology and the Transformation of the Roman World in Northern Gaul (4th to 6th Centuries) 125
15. Funerary Recruitment and Ancient DNA: Making DNA Speak 151
16. IV. Social Structures: Conditions of Life and Social Order
17. Archaeology vs Written Sources: The Case of Gothic Women 163
18. Diet Reconstruction Based on C/N Stable Isotope Analysis: What Can It Contribute to Address Questions on Cultural Change? 181
19. Conclusion and Perspectives 199
20. Indices 205