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Journal of Mosaic Research, 2019 Considering that the word Villa at the same time designated an architectural structure and a land structure, at least three architectural types of Farm House or Pars Rustica are known in western Roman Villae (LEVEAU, BUFFAT, 2008, pp. 134- 135). The frst
Miguel PESSOA +3 more
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‘Four pots good, two pots bad’: exploring the limits of quantification in the study of archaeological ceramics [PDF]
, 2009 ‘Four pots good, two pots bad’: exploring the limits of quantification in the study of archaeological ...
Orton, C.
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract The use of stone hammers to produce sharp stone flakes—knapping—is thought to represent a significant stage in hominin technological evolution because it facilitated the exploitation of novel resources, including meat obtained from medium‐to‐large‐sized vertebrates. The invention of knapping may have occurred via an additive (i.e., cumulative)
Metin I. Eren +23 more
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Concept of Romanization in Archaeology: Rise and Fall of a Paradigm
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2016 From the foundation of the discipline of archaeology, the study of the Roman provinces has been under the decisive influence of the concept of Romanization, itself developed under the specific social conditions of Europe by the end of the 19th and ...
Vladimir D. Mihajlović
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Postnationalism and the Past: The Politics of Theory in Roman Archaeology
Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal, 2019 European archaeology faces two significant challenges: the intractability of old national narratives about the past, combined with the resurgence of reactionary populism, and the need to update the toolkit of social archaeological theory to meet the ...
Emily Hanscam
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Roman Military Medicine and Croatian Archaeological Perspectives.
Collegium antropologicum, 2016 This article offers a general examination of the sources responsible for understanding Roman military medicine, starting with literal and epigraphical sources all the way to archaeological remains consisting of hospitals, the infrastructure of military garrisons and small medical tools.
Cesarik, Marijan +3 more
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Quality from Kent: Preliminary results from the analysis of fifth‐ to seventh‐century silver alloys
Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores early results from the chemical and lead isotope analysis of 30 silver‐alloy objects from southeast England dating between the fifth and seventh centuries CE, presenting limited aspects of the three main analyses that were conducted. First, a comparison of the results gained from surface x‐ray fluorescence (pXRF) values and
Toby F. Martin, Matthew J. Ponting
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The role of zooarchaeology in the interpretation of socioeconomic status: a discussion with reference to Medieval Europe [PDF]
, 2002 Social inequality is ubiquitous in human society, and the concept of social standing has been of fundamental importance throughout time (Price and Feinman 1995).
Ashby, S.P.
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents the first GC‐MS–based analyses of wide horizontal rim vessels with well‐defined funerary contexts, from Middle Bronze Age Portugal (Quinta do Amorim 2 and Pego). Organic residues from two vessels revealed ruminant fats and plant oils, alongside molecular markers of heat exposure.
João Vinícius Back +5 more
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Medicine for the Material World
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is clear that many of the inorganic materials of antiquity have been used both as medicines for human ills and also as agents in technological processes. This paper speculates that there might have been a stronger link between these two functions in the past, based on the concept of “active agents”—materials that are efficacious at curing ...
A. M. Pollard
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