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Latin Lexicon of Textiles
Clothes, adornments, materials and techniques of Ancient Rome
£58.00
Author:
Elena Miramontes Seijas
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358444
Paperback:
254 pages
BAR number:
S3051
Sub Title:
Clothes, adornments, materials and techniques of Ancient Rome
As a Latin lexicon, this volume pursues two main objectives: to create a broad corpus of Latin terms related to textiles, accessories and personal care and... More
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Village and Colony Asylums in Britain, Ireland and Germany, 1880-1914
Environmental approaches to patient treatment in Edwardian institutions for the insane
£69.00
Author:
Gillian Allmond
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357584
Paperback:
326 pages
BAR number:
B665
Sub Title:
Environmental approaches to patient treatment in Edwardian institutions for the insane
This book analyses the buildings, interiors and landscapes of asylums for the insane poor in the early part of the twentieth century, exploring the ways in... More
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Beyond Paradigms in Cultural Astronomy
Proceedings of the 27th SEAC conference held together with the EAA
£45.00
Editors:
A. César González-García, Roslyn M. Frank, Lionel D. Sims, Michael A. Rappenglück, Georg Zotti, Juan A. Belmonte, Ivan Šprajc
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358222
Paperback:
182 pages
BAR number:
S3033
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 27th SEAC conference held together with the EAA
Cultural Astronomy is the endeavour to understand the role of the sky in past and present societies, and how these societies incorporated the sky into their... More
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Belonging and Belongings
Portable artefacts and identity in the civitas of the Iceni
£72.00
Author:
Natasha Harlow
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357010
Paperback:
269 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 15 tables, 288 figures
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of Roman Britain, 4
BAR number:
B664
Sub Title:
Portable artefacts and identity in the civitas of the Iceni
The Late Iron Age in northern East Anglia ended with the Boudican rebellion in 60/61 CE, after which the people known to classical writers as the Iceni were... More
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Building on the Past
Medieval and postmedieval essays in honour of Tom Beaumont James
£72.00
Editors:
Amanda Richardson and Mark Allen
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357812
Paperback:
246 pages
BAR number:
B662
Sub Title:
Medieval and postmedieval essays in honour of Tom Beaumont James
This book brings together a collection of chapters reflecting the scholarship of Tom Beaumont James, Emeritus Professor at the University of Winchester, in... More
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Contested Heritage
Relations between contemporary Pagan groups and the archaeological and heritage professions in Britain in the early 21st century
£51.00
Author:
Will Rathouse
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356969
Paperback:
176 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 37 figures
BAR number:
B661
Sub Title:
Relations between contemporary Pagan groups and the archaeological and heritage professions in Britain in the early 21st century
This book examines the sometimes fraught interactions and relationships between contemporary Pagan groups and archaeological heritage managers in the first... More
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Arts and Crafts in Iron Age East Yorkshire
A holistic approach to pattern and purpose, c. 400BC-AD100
£44.00
Author:
Helen Chittock
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356976
Paperback:
148 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. 17 tables, 91 figures.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of Prehistoric Art, 3
BAR number:
B660
Sub Title:
A holistic approach to pattern and purpose, c. 400BC-AD100
This volume presents a new approach to art in Iron Age Britain and beyond. It aims to collapse the historic distinction between arts and crafts during the... More
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Land, People and Power in Early Medieval Wales
The cantref of Cemais in comparative perspective
£91.00
Author:
Rhiannon Comeau
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357126
Paperback:
384 pages, With additional material online. Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. 30 tables and 79 figures
Sub-series name:
UCL Institute of Archaeology PhD Series, 5
BAR number:
B659
Sub Title:
The cantref of Cemais in comparative perspective
This is a study of the seasonal activity cycles of a pre-urban society, examined through the lens of an early medieval Welsh case study. It considers the... More
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Worcester Magistrates Court
Excavation of Romano-British homes and industry at Castle Street
£62.00
Author:
Andy Boucher
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357041
Paperback:
240 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 51 tables and 147 figures.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of Roman Britain, 2
BAR number:
B658
Sub Title:
Excavation of Romano-British homes and industry at Castle Street
In the summer of 2000 archaeological excavations on the periphery of the Roman ‘small town’ at Worcester revealed extensive evidence for timber-framed... More
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On the Hunt for Medieval Whales
Zooarchaeological, historical and social perspectives on cetacean exploitation in medieval northern and western Europe
£68.00
Author:
Youri van den Hurk
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357201
Paperback:
256 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 8 tables, 90 figures.
Sub-series name:
UCL Institute of Archaeology PhD Series, 4
BAR number:
S2998
Sub Title:
Zooarchaeological, historical and social perspectives on cetacean exploitation in medieval northern and western Europe
Medieval cetacean (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) exploitation has frequently been connected to various medieval societies, including the Basques, Norse,... More
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Stories from the Edge
Creating Identities in Early Medieval Staffordshire
£40.00
Author:
Matthew Blake
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316697
Paperback:
126 pages, 141 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 79 figures.
BAR number:
B657
Sub Title:
Creating Identities in Early Medieval Staffordshire
Stories from the Edge identifies a methodology to illuminate the early medieval history of places that lack the compelling evidence to be included in... More
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The Life Biography of Artefacts and Ritual Practice
With case studies from Mesolithic-Early Bronze Age Europe
£41.00
Editors:
Mathias Bjørnevad-Ahlqvist and Peter Bye-Jensen
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356822
Paperback:
140 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 11 tables, 111 figures.
BAR number:
S2991
Sub Title:
With case studies from Mesolithic-Early Bronze Age Europe
Inspired by a session held at the EAA conference in Vilnius in 2016, The Life Biography of Artefacts and Ritual Practice focuses on creating biographies... More
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