Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2012.10.35 Giuseppe Roma (ed.), I
Longobardi del Sud. Roma: Giorgio Bretschneider editore, 2010.
Pp. 491. ISBN 9788876892523. €140.00 (pb). Reviewed by Sarah
Whitten, University of Nebraska, Omaha (email@example.com) Table
of Contents This volume contains the proceedings of a conference
held in 2008 dedicated to the material culture of the southern
Lombards. The goal of the scholars is to use archaeological data
to transform our understanding of Lombard presence and society
in southern Italy, which the contributors see as too reliant on
literary sources. The essays focus on the history of southern
Italy, especially regions like the Abruzzo, Apulia, and
Calabria, which are underrepresented in the literary sources. In
order to understand Lombard settlement in southern Italy, the
authors draw upon a diverse range of material culture including
grave goods, architecture, currency, ceramics, settlement
patterns, and epigraphy. The scope and length of the
contributions vary considerably in