Results 51 to 60 of about 55,525 (229)
ABSTRACT This study focuses on two terracotta incense burners discovered in the Daba Al‐Bayah necropolis in the Musandam Peninsula (Oman), associated with an Iron Age collective tomb (LCG‐2). Through gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC‐MS), the organic residues preserved within these artifacts were analyzed to investigate their use and ...
Francesco Genchi +3 more
wiley +1 more source
This paper outlines an approach for the interrogation of excavated pottery assemblages from archaeological sites, as a means of providing insights into themes such social practice and identity, at an intra-site resolution.
Martin Pitts
doaj +1 more source
Roman Pottery Found at Worthing [PDF]
The Archaeological Journal, 41, 171 ...
openaire +1 more source
A gentrification stage‐model for London? Through the ‘looking Glass’ of Kensington
Short Abstract Despite the term ‘gentrification’ being coined in London by the British sociologist Ruth Glass, there has not been an attempt to develop a stage model of gentrification for London, nor any up‐to‐date discussion of the different waves of gentrification there in one academic paper or book.
Loretta Lees, Sharda Rozena
wiley +1 more source
Un four de potier antique à Troyes, rue Paillot de Montabert (Aube)
In February 2013 archaeological monitoring in the town centre of Troyes provided the opportunity to examine for the first time in the Roman city a pottery kiln with two chambers, most of the firing chamber of which was preserved.
Gilles DEBORDE +2 more
doaj +1 more source
ABSTRACT With this contribution, an attempt is being made to chart the timeline of the invention of the European hard‐paste porcelain based on historical documents. They were evaluated to trace the development lines from Tschirnhaus's early experiments with burning mirrors and lenses in the 1680s to finding ‘wax porcelain’ around 1694 to the ...
Robert B. Heimann
wiley +1 more source
‘Four pots good, two pots bad’: exploring the limits of quantification in the study of archaeological ceramics [PDF]
‘Four pots good, two pots bad’: exploring the limits of quantification in the study of archaeological ...
Orton, C.
core
The power of the past: materializing collective memory at early medieval lordly centres
The repurposing of earlier sites and monuments is an enduringly popular theme in early medieval archaeology, but in England it has attracted little interest among Late Saxon and early post‐Conquest studies. From the tenth century, however, an increasingly prevalent pattern is discernible of secular lords locating their power centres in relation to ...
Duncan W. Wright +7 more
wiley +1 more source
Summary When Rome colonized Britain, it created a transport network spanning the province. This transformed the Iron Age economy, creating large new markets which in turn supported specialized manufacturing. This article explores the impact of transportation on Roman agriculture – the core of the Romano‐British economy.
Rob Wiseman +2 more
wiley +1 more source
The ‘Lost’ Church of Bix Gibwyn: The Human Bone [PDF]
Recent research for the Victoria County History (VCH) highlighted the presence of a ‘lost’ medieval church in Bix, a Chilterns parish north-west of Henley-on-Thames.
Mileson, S. +2 more
core

