RADIUS ODER COLUS? TEXTILHANDWERK UND UMWELTVERÄNDERUNG IM SPÄTKAISERZEITLICHEN PANNONIEN
RADIUS OR COLUS? TEXTILE CRAFTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN THE LATE-SEASON PANNONIA
Author(s): Róbert MüllerSubject(s): History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Geography, Regional studies, Ancient World
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: spinning; pin-beater; climate change; Emperor Galerius; draining of Lake Balaton; grain exports;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper I prove that the 20-30 cm long, tapered iron sticks frequently occurring in Pannonia in the 4th century were not pin-beaters but manual distaffs used in spinning. Due to climate change the water level of Lake Balaton increased in the late imperial period. For the protection of lakeside settlements and plough-lands Emperor Galerius opened the Sió Canal, by which, however, he could only prevent the further rise of the water level. The monumental theory assuming a significant expansion of agricultural lands and a continuous exportation of grain surpluses does not stand up.
Journal: Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 67/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 449-467
- Page Count: 19
- Language: German
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