Incipient Globalization? Long-Distance Contacts in the Sixth Century (BAR International)

This volume comprises the publication of a one-day conference held at the University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies) on 19th November 2005. The title of this volume is borrowed from Jan Aarte Scholte, who uses 'incipient globalization' to describe what he sees as the second historic stage of globalization: the period between the 1850s and 1950s, when means and modes of communication such as the telegraph, radio, television, aeroplanes and cars were developed. Introduction / Anthea Harris -- Globalizing Late Antiquity: Models, Metaphors And The Realities Of Long-distance Trade And Diplomacy / Ken Dark -- Using Bracteates As Evidence For Long-distance Contacts / Charlotte Behr -- Menas Ampullae: A Case Study Of Long-distance Contacts / Susanne Bangert -- The Limits Of Long-distance Exchange: Evidence From Sixth-century Palaestina/arabia / Kate Da Costa -- The Importance Of Byzantine And Sasanian Glass Into China During The Fourth To Sixth Centuries / Mei Ling Chen -- 'byzantine' And 'oriental' Imports In The Merovingian Empire From The Second Half Of The Fifth To The Beginnings Of The Eighth Century / Jörg Drauschke -- Ethiopian Christian Material Culture: The International Context. Aksum, The Mediterranean And The Syriac Worlds In The Fifth To Seventh Centuries / Niall Finneran -- Britain And China At Opposite Ends Of The World? Archaeological Methodology And Long-distance Contacts In The Sixth Century / Anthea Harris. Edited By Anthea Harris. This Volume Comprises The Publication Of A One-day Conference Held At The University Of London (school Of Oriental And African Studies) On 19th November 2005. The Conference Carried The Same Title As This Volume...--p. 1. Includes Bibliographical References. Introduction / Anthea Harris Globalizing late antiquity : models, metaphors and the realities of long-distance trade and diplomacy / Ken Dark Using bracteates as evidence for long-distance contacts / Charlotte Behr The importance of Byzantine and Sasanian glass into China during the fourth to sixth centuries / Mei Ling Chen Menas ampullae : a case study of long-distance contacts / Susanne Bangert Ethiopian Christian material culture : the international context. Aksum, the Mediterranean and the Syriac worlds in the fifth to seventh centuries / Niall FInneran The limits of long-distance exchange : evidence from sixth-century Palaestina/Arabia / Kate da Costa 'Byzantine' and 'oriental' imports in the Merovingian Empire from the second half of the fifth to the beginnings of the eighth century / Jörg Drauschke Britain and China at opposite ends of the world? : archaeological methodology and long-distance contacts in the sixth century / Anthea Harris. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Introduction Globalizing Late Antiquity: Models, metaphors and the realities of long-distance trade and diplomacy Using bracteates as evidence for long-distance contacts Menas ampullae: a case study of long-distance contacts The limits of long-distance exchange: evidence from sixth-century Palaestina/Arabia The Importation of Byzantine and Sasanian Glass into China during the fourth to sixth centuries ‘Byzantine’ and ‘oriental’ imports in the Merovingian Empire from the second half of the fifth to the beginning of the eighth century Ethiopian Christian material culture: the international context. Aksum, the Mediterranean and the Syriac worlds in the fifth to seventh centuries Britain and China at opposite ends of the world? Archaeological methodology and long-distance contacts in the sixth century