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This study aims to explore economic and political transformations in the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean through glazed pottery distribution.

Connectivity and Change: Glazed Pottery Networks in the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean (Eleventh–fourteenth Centuries Ad)

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Investigates economic and political shifts in the Eastern Mediterranean, revealing influential connections.

This study aims to explore economic and political transformations in the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean through glazed pottery distribution.
Applied social network analysis to presence/absence datasets of glazed pottery types.
Examined patterns of connectivity among archaeological sites across the region.
Interpreted findings within a world-systems perspective.
Identified a shift from a Byzantine-centered exchange system to one influenced by Italian maritime powers post-1204.
Highlighted core functions relocating from Byzantine centers to Italian city-states.
Showed resilience of established hubs within the evolving network.

Katerina Ragkou (2026) studied this question.

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