Hodges, R. (1988). Charlemagne's elephant and the beginnings of commoditisation in Europe. Acta Archaeologica 59. Vol 59, pp. 155-168.

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Title:		 Charlemagne's elephant and the beginnings of commoditisation in Europe
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Issue:		 Acta Archaeologica 59
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Series:		 Acta Archaeologica
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Volume:		 59
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Page Start/End:		 155 - 168
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Abstract:		 Offers a fresh attempt to understand the relationship between extravagant diplomatic (etc) gifts and the beginnings of commodity production in the Carolingian age. Charlemagne's search for accord with superpowers like the Caliphate was to sustain the flow of prestige gifts to Church and aristocracy and to stimulate the economy with relatively small amounts of silver and gold. Some elaborations to Keith Hart's scheme of stages in the progressive abstraction of labour are suggested, using evidence for intensification of agriculture, textile and pottery production, etc, and for the rise of emporia and then the 'giant step' to markets (by which time substantial coin losses indicate the degree of monetization of the economy).
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Author:		 Richard Hodges
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Year of Publication:		 1988
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Silver (Auto Detected Subject)
Agriculture Textile (Auto Detected Subject)
CHURCH (Monument Type England)
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Coin (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 05 Dec 2008