Traditional and ancient rural economy in Mediterranean Europe: plus ça change?

Abstract

The study of recent ‘traditional’ Mediterranean rural economy has long been a predilection of ancient historians and archaeologists working in that area. Traditional practices and production norms have been used by ancient historians in the interpretation of the often enigmatic testimony of the ancient agronomic writers, while archaeologists have used the same information to fill in the many gaps in the material record supplied by the spade. Much of the relevant data on traditional rural economy are gleaned from the accounts of early travellers or of modern geographers, ethnographers and agronomists. Butcomparandaacquired at first-hand enhance the credibility of archaeologists and ancient historians as fieldworkers, and chance summer encounters with Cretan shepherds or Cycladic fishermen are valuable currency in competitive displays at academic conferences.

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Paul Halstead (1987). Traditional and ancient rural economy in Mediterranean Europe: plus ça change?. The Journal of Hellenic Studies. https://doi.org/10.2307/630071

@article{paul1987traditional,
  title  = {Traditional and ancient rural economy in Mediterranean Europe: plus ça change?},
  author = {Halstead, Paul},
  year   = {1987},
  journal = {The Journal of Hellenic Studies},
  doi    = {10.2307/630071}
}

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