6. The War, Independence and the End of a Town
The Archaeology of Stari Bar - The Evolution, Dissolution and Reinvention of an Adriatic Town - Sauro Gelichi
Sauro Gelichi [+]
University Ca' Foscari
Since 2005, Sauro Gelichi has been full professor at the University of Ca' Foscari, Venice. A founding member of the Society of Italian Medieval Archaeologists, he served as its secretary until 2000 and held the presidency between 2000-04. He is currently President of the Association Internationale por l'Etude des Ceramiques Medievales Mediterraneeanes and since 201, of the academic body 'Consulta delle Archeologie Postclassiche as well as serving on the editorial board of a number of academic journals and book series. His research interests centre on the archaeology and history of medieval settlement (urban and rural) and medieval material culture, with particular reference to the production of pottery. He has been director of many archaeological excavations in Italy and of archaeological missions in Syria (1999-2002), Turkey (20020, and has been the director of the archaeological mission in Montenegro (Stari Bar) since 2004.
Description
This chapter concludes the urban trajectory of the city with a detailed analysis of the war of liberation which coincided with the demise of the city within the walls and the shift of settlement focus to the coast. This transfer is evident in the renewed functions of the port and in western (including Italian) investment here in the first half of the 20th century.