Merchants and their Impact
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Merchants and their Impact - The German Ocean |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Brian Ayers; Butrint Foundation; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Archaeology |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | merchants; shipping; cog; ports; waterfront archaeology; urban topographical impact; land reclamation; docks; canals; sluices; locks; cranes; weigh-houses; riverine transport; warehouses; storage; security; distribution; fairs; mercantil |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Archaeology; History |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | The fifth chapter seeks to explore the role of merchants in the wider North Sea economy. It identifies mercantile locations and examines the development of cargo shipping. The changing infrastructure requirements within ports are considered as are the topographical impacts that ensued. The probable organisational processes are also discussed. Evidence for port facilities considers a wide range of features, such as cranes, weigh-houses and trans-shipment via inland waterways and canals. The development of warehousing and the storage of goods in merchants’ houses is examined while the scale and movement of trade is assessed from archaeological evidence. Finally, the mercantile ‘world view’ is explored, examining the role of the merchant within medieval society. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 10-Feb-2017 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/24629 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.24629 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; The German Ocean |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
North Sea; Baltic area, medieval period |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |