Rural granaries in northern Gaul (6th century BCE-4th century CE) : : from archaeology to economic history / / edited by Stephane Martin.

• TeilnehmendeR: Martin, Stéphane, 1985-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston, MA : : Brill,, [2019]
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English; French
• Series: Radboud Studies in Humanities 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

In recent years, storage has come to the fore as a central aspect of ancient economies. However studies have hitherto focused on urban and military storage. Although archaeological excavations of rural granaries are numerous, their evidence has yet to be fully taken into account. Such is the ambition of Rural Granaries in Northern Gaul (Sixth Century BCE – Fourth Century CE) . Focusing on northern Gaul, this volume starts by discussing at length the possibility of quantifying storage capacities and, through them, agrarian production. Building on this first part, the second half of the book sketches the evolution of rural storage in Gaul from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity, setting firmly archaeological evidence in the historical context of the Roman Empire.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Figures and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction 1 / Stéphane Martin -- 1 A Model for Calculating the Capacities of horrea and Agricultural Areas of Gallo-Roman villae in the Province of Germania superior 13 / Lars Blöck -- 2 Is It Possible to Quantify the Roman Agrarian Economy? In Favour of Quantitative Scepticism 23 / Javier Salido Domínguez -- 3 Calculating the Storage Capacities of Granaries: a Tentative Model 33 / Stéphane Martin -- 4 Évolution du stockage agricole dans la moitié septentrionale de la France à l’âge du Fer (VIe–Ier s. av. n. è.) 51 / Stanislas Bossard -- 5 De nouvelles formes de stockage de céréales à l’époque romaine en Gaule : quels changements, avec quel(s) moteur(s) ? 73 / Alain Ferdière -- 6 Storage in a Non-Villa Landscape: the Batavian Countryside 106 / Stéphane Martin -- Conclusion: Des greniers ruraux aux greniers militaires et urbains. Les enjeux historiques d’une enquête archéologique 128 / Michel Reddé -- Index of Ancient Sources and Inscriptions 178 -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index of Place Names.