RT Journal Article
T1 Environment, Climate and Society in Roman and Byzantine Butrint
A1 Morellón Marteles, Mario
A1 Sinopoli, Gaia
A1 Izdebski, Adam
A1 Sadori, , Laura
A1 Anselmetti, Flavio
A1 Hodges, Richard
A1 Regattieri, Eleonora
A1 Wagner, Bernd
A1 Brushulli, Brunhilda
A1 Ariztegui, Daniel
AB A multiproxy analysis (sedimentology, geochemistry and pollen) of sediments recovered in the Butrint lagoon (Albania) allows us to reconstruct the environmental changes that occurred in the area during the 1st millennium AD. In this paper, we compare these analytical results with the evidence provided by archaeological investigations carried out at the site of the Roman city of Butrint (surrounded by these lagoon waters) and in the city’s hinterlands. From this, we can say that different periods of farming and siltation (AD 400–600 and 700–900) were accompanied by increased run-off and wetter conditions in the region. This coincided with the territorial and economic expansion of the Byzantine empire, suggesting the key role of trade in the profound land use changes experienced in Butrint.
PB Brill Academic Publishers
SN 1570-6893, ESSN: 2213-4522
YR 2018
FD 2018-10-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13931
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13931
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Republic of Poland
NO The Albanian Academy of Sciences
DS Docta Complutense
RD 13 abr 2025