Afterlives at Roman villas: from squatting to skilled crafts - B. Munro 2024. Recycling the Roman Villa: Material Salvage and the Medieval Circular Economy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. xvi, 262. ISBN: 9781009475587.

Key Points

• To examine how materials from Roman villas were reused and transformed in the medieval period.
• Literature review of historical texts and archaeological findings
• Analysis of material culture from Roman villa sites
• Case studies of medieval crafts utilizing salvaged materials
• Identified various methods of material salvage at Roman villas
• Found evidence of skilled crafts developed using re-purposed materials
• Highlighted the significance of recycling in the medieval economy