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Book Synopsis A Romano-British Cemetery on Watling Street by : Anthony Mackinder
Download or read book A Romano-British Cemetery on Watling Street written by Anthony Mackinder and published by Mola (Museum of London Archaeology). This book was released on 2000 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excavations in 1996 and 1997 at 165 Great Dover Street, Southwark uncovered important new evidence of burials and structures associated with a Roman roadside cemetery to the south-east of the Southwark. The cemetery was most extensive in the early third century, and indicates that construction of high-status mausolea and other burial structures extended about half a kilometre down Watling Street from the boundary of the settlement. The arrangement of the structures and lack of intercutting burials suggest that the cemetery held private plots used by wealthy families for extended periods of time. One of the burials contained the cremated remains of a female, with at least nine pottery tazze, eight pottery lamps with images of Anubis and a gladiator, and an exceptional array of plant remains, many imported from the Mediterranean, including stone pine, white almond and the first occurrence in London of date fruit.
Book Synopsis Romano-British Settlement and Cemeteries at Mucking by : Sam Lucy
Download or read book Romano-British Settlement and Cemeteries at Mucking written by Sam Lucy and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excavations at Mucking, Essex, between 1965 and 1978, revealed extensive evidence for a multiphase rural Romano-British settlement, perhaps an estate center, and five associated cemetery areas (170 burials) with different burial areas reserved for different groups within the settlement. The settlement demonstrated clear continuity from the preceding Iron Age occupation with unbroken sequences of artefacts and enclosures through the first century AD, followed by rapid and extensive remodeling, which included the laying out a Central Enclosure and an organized water supply with wells, accompanied by the start of large-scale pottery production. After the mid-second century AD the Central Enclosure was largely abandoned and settlement shifted its focus more to the Southern Enclosure system with a gradual decline though the 3rd and 4th centuries although continued burial, pottery and artefactual deposition indicate that a form of settlement continued, possibly with some low-level pottery production. Some of the latest Roman pottery was strongly associated with the earliest Anglo-Saxon style pottery suggesting the existence of a terminal Roman settlement phase that essentially involved an ‘Anglo-Saxon’ community. Given recent revisions of the chronology for the early Anglo-Saxon period, this casts an intriguing light on the transition, with radical implications for understandings of this period. Each of the cemetery areas was in use for a considerable length of time. Taken as a whole, Mucking was very much a componented place/complex; it was its respective parts that fostered its many cemeteries, whose diverse rites reflect the variability and roles of the settlement’s evidently varied inhabitants.
Book Synopsis The Ruin of Roman Britain by : James Gerrard
Download or read book The Ruin of Roman Britain written by James Gerrard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Roman Britain end? This new study draws on fresh archaeological discoveries to argue that the end of Roman Britain was not the product of either a violent cataclysm or an economic collapse. Instead, the structure of late antique society, based on the civilian ideology of paideia, was forced to change by the disappearance of the Roman state. By the fifth century elite power had shifted to the warband and the edges of their swords. In this book Dr Gerrard describes and explains that process of transformation and explores the role of the 'Anglo-Saxons' in this time of change. This profound ideological shift returned Britain to a series of 'small worlds', the existence of which had been hidden by the globalizing structures of Roman imperialism. Highly illustrated, the book includes two appendices, which detail Roman cemetery sites and weapon trauma, and pottery assemblages from the period.
Book Synopsis The Archaeology of Roman Britain by : Adam Rogers
Download or read book The Archaeology of Roman Britain written by Adam Rogers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the colonial history of the British Empire there are difficulties in reconstructing the lives of people that came from very different traditions of experience. The Archaeology of Roman Britain argues that a similar critical approach to the lives of people in Roman Britain needs to be developed, not only for the study of the local population but also those coming into Britain from elsewhere in the Empire who developed distinctive colonial lives. This critical, biographical approach can be extended and applied to places, structures, and things which developed in these provincial contexts as they were used and experienced over time. This book uniquely combines the study of all of these elements to access the character of Roman Britain and the lives, experiences, and identities of people living there through four centuries of occupation. Drawing on the concept of the biography and using it as an analytical tool, author Adam Rogers situates the archaeological material of Roman Britain within the within the political, geographical, and temporal context of the Roman Empire. This study will be of interest to scholars of Roman archaeology, as well as those working in biographical themes, issues of colonialism, identity, ancient history, and classics.
Book Synopsis Burial and Memorial in Late Antiquity by :
Download or read book Burial and Memorial in Late Antiquity written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-11-20 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burial and Memorial explores funerary and commemorative archaeology A.D. 284-650, across the late antique world. This second volume includes papers exploring all aspects of funerary archaeology, from scientific samples in graves, to grave goods and tomb robbing and a bibliographic essay. It brings into focus neglected regions not usually considered by funerary archaeologists in NW Europe, such as the Levant, where burial archaeology is rich in grave good, to Sicily and Sardinia, where post-mortem offerings and burial manipulations are well-attested. We also hear from excavations in Britain, from Canterbury and London, and see astonishing fruits from the application of science to graves recently excavated in Trier.
Download or read book Boudicca's Heirs written by Dorothy Watts and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-10-09 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Affording a clearer depiction of women in the Late Iron Age and Roman Britain than currently exists, Dorothy Watts examines archaeological, inscriptional and literary evidence to present a unique assessment of women and their place during the Romanization of Britain. Analyzing information from over 4,000 burials in terms of age, health and nutrition, Watt draws comparison with evidence on men’s lives and burials. Effectively integrating her archaeological findings with the political and social history of the late Iron Age and Roman period, she expertly places women in their real context. This fascinating study of women’s status, daily life, religion and death is an invaluable insight into the lives and loves of women in Roman Britain, and students of history, women’s studies, classical studies and archaeology will find this book an indispensable aid to their studies.
Book Synopsis Artefacts in Roman Britain by : Lindsay Allason-Jones
Download or read book Artefacts in Roman Britain written by Lindsay Allason-Jones and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-10 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps the student understand the numerous artefacts from Roman Britain and what they reveal about life in the province.
Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain by : Martin Millett
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain written by Martin Millett and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 945 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a twenty-first century perspective on Roman Britain, combining current approaches with the wealth of archaeological material from the province. This volume introduces the history of research into the province and the cultural changes at the beginning and end of the Roman period. The majority of the chapters are thematic, dealing with issues relating to the people of the province, their identities and ways of life. Further chapters consider the characteristics of the province they lived in, such as the economy, and settlement patterns. This Handbook reflects the new approaches being developed in Roman archaeology, and demonstrates why the study of Roman Britain has become one of the most dynamic areas of archaeology. The book will be useful for academics and students interested in Roman Britain.
Book Synopsis Families in the Roman and Late Antique World by : Lena Larsson Loven
Download or read book Families in the Roman and Late Antique World written by Lena Larsson Loven and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume seeks to explain developments within the structure of the family in antiquity, in particular in the later Roman Empire and late antiquity. Contributions extend the traditional chronological focus on the Roman family to include the transformation of familial structures in the newly formed kingdoms of late antiquity in Europe, thus allowing a greater historical perspective and establishing a new paradigm for the study of the Roman family. Drawing on the latest research by leading scholars in the field the book includes new approaches to the life course and the family in the Byzantine empire, family relationships in the dynasty of Constantine the Great, death, burial and commemoration of newborn children in Roman Italy, and widows and familial networks in Roman Egypt. In short, this volume seeks to establish a new agenda for the understanding of the Roman family and its transformation in late antiquity.
Book Synopsis London's Hidden Burial Grounds by : Robert Bard
Download or read book London's Hidden Burial Grounds written by Robert Bard and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncovers the dark secrets of London's lost and forgotten burial places.
Download or read book Roman Finds written by Richard Hingley and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2007-04-10 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies on finds in Roman Britain and the Western Provinces have come to greater prominence in the literature of recent years. The quality of such work has also improved, and is now theoretically informed, and based on rich data-sets. Work on finds over the last decade or two has changed our understanding of the Roman era in profound ways, and yet despite such encouraging advances and such clear worth, there has to date, been little in the way of a dedicated forum for the presentation and evaluation of current approaches to the study of material culture. The conference at which these papers were initially presented has gone some way to redressing this, and these papers bring the very latest studies on Roman finds to a wider audience. Twenty papers are here presented covering various themes.
Book Synopsis The Victoria History of the County of Surrey: Hundred of: Brixton, Wallington, Tandridge; Romano-British remains, social & economic history by : Henry Elliot Malden
Download or read book The Victoria History of the County of Surrey: Hundred of: Brixton, Wallington, Tandridge; Romano-British remains, social & economic history written by Henry Elliot Malden and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Londinium: A Biography by : Richard Hingley
Download or read book Londinium: A Biography written by Richard Hingley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *** Winner of the PROSE Award (2019) for Classics *** This major new work on Roman London brings together the many new discoveries of the last generation and provides a detailed overview of the city from before its foundation in the first century to the fifth century AD. Richard Hingley explores the archaeological and historical evidence for London under the Romans, assessing the city in the context of its province and the wider empire. He explores the multiple functions of Londinium over time, considering economy, industry, trade, status and urban infrastructure, but also looking at how power, status, gender and identity are reflected through the materiality of the terrain and waterscape of the evolving city. A particular focus of the book is the ritual and religious context in which these activities occurred. Hingley looks at how places within the developing urban landscape were inherited and considers how the history and meanings of Londinium built upon earlier associations from its recent and ancient past. As well as drawing together a much-needed synthesis of recent scholarship and material evidence, Hingley offers new perspectives that will inspire future debate and research for years to come. This volume not only provides an accessible introduction for undergraduate students and anyone interested in the ancient city of London, but also an essential account for more advanced students and scholars.
Book Synopsis The Victoria History of the County of Surrey by : Henry Elliot Malden
Download or read book The Victoria History of the County of Surrey written by Henry Elliot Malden and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Eating and Drinking in Roman Britain by : H. E. M. Cool
Download or read book Eating and Drinking in Roman Britain written by H. E. M. Cool and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-12-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Apéritif -- 2. The food itself -- 3. The packaging -- 4. The human remains -- 5. Written evidence -- 6. Kitchen and dining basics : techniques and utensils -- 7. The store cupboard -- 8. Staples -- 9. Meat -- 10. Dairy products -- 11. Poultry and eggs -- 12. Fish and shellfish -- 13. Game -- 14. Greengrocery -- 15. Drink -- 16. The end of independence -- 17. A brand new province -- 18. Coming of age -- 19. A different world -- 20. Digestif -- Appendix : data sources for tables -- References -- Index
Book Synopsis Performing the Sacra: Priestly roles and their organisation in Roman Britain by : Alessandra Esposito
Download or read book Performing the Sacra: Priestly roles and their organisation in Roman Britain written by Alessandra Esposito and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses a range of cultural responses to the Roman conquest of Britain with regard to priestly roles. The approach is based on current theoretical trends focussing on dynamics of adaptation, multiculturalism and appropriation, and discarding a sharp distinction between local and Roman cults.
Book Synopsis The Origin of Roman London by : Lacey M. Wallace
Download or read book The Origin of Roman London written by Lacey M. Wallace and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on both published and archived archaeological evidence, this copiously illustrated book revolutionises our understanding of early Roman London.
