Profile

Email

diegosfmachado@gmail.com

Science ID

8B1E-A4CC-91EB

Ciênciavitae

ORCID

Lab2PT Group

LandS - Landscapes and Societies

Scientific Area

History and Archaeology; Archaeology

Supervision

Maria Manuela dos Reis Martins

Project Title

From Bracara to Braga. Economic and social dynamics between the 3rd and 15th centuries: an archaeological approach

Abstract

This work focuses on the analysis and valuation of ceramic and numismatic materials, in order to approach the economy and society of the city of Braga, between the beginning of Late Antiquity and the end of the Middle Ages, intending to use material culture as raw material for the construction of historical discourse in the long term. The technological and economic approach of ceramics will allow for an understanding of the development of production and commercial exchanges between the 3rd and 15th centuries, taking advantage of criteria such as formal and productive variability, relevant indicators of economic and socio-cultural reality, resulting from technical innovation and the evolution of customs and tastes. The crossing of these data with monetary circulation will allow an evaluation of the socio-economic evolution of the city, susceptible of contributing new and innovative knowledge, relative to the organization of work, the production chains and trade, and demonstrate the potential of material culture as a privileged source of history.

Keywords

Bracara; Economy; Society; Late Antiquity; Middle Ages; Material Culture

FCT Reference

2020.06565.BD

Organic Unit

Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho