Fresh Approaches to the Brick Production and Use in the Middle Ages cover

Published:15/03/2014Language:EnglishPages:106, Illustrated throughoutBAR Number: S2611Series: BAR International Series

Fresh Approaches to Brick Production and Use in the Middle Ages

Proceedings of the session ‘Utilization of Brick in the Medieval Period – Production, Construction, Destruction’ Held at the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) Meeting, 29 August to 1

Edited by Tanja Ratilainen, Rivo Bernotas and Christofer Herrmann

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This volume presents nine articles (of which five are based on papers presented in the session ‘Utilization of Brick in the Medieval Period – Production, Construction, Destruction’ held at the EAA meeting in Helsinki in 2012) with topics ranging from applying natural scientific research methods such as OSL, AM and hXRF analyses, to the study of early brickmaking processes, to recent excavation discoveries and archaeological investigations of brick use in northern parts of continental Europe including the British Isles, Finland and Sweden.