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A collection of papers given at the Third Congress of German Archaeologists under the title 'Archaeology - Sciences - Environment'. 11 contributions deal with the crises management of Roman Emperors, climatic changes around 200 AD, integration of ecological and archaeological data obtained at the Roman vicus of Tienen (Belgium), dendrochronology of Roman fortlett and vicus of Rainau-Buch, technology behind Roman glass objects, archaeozoological investigations in the vici and villas in Elchtest, technological studies on the Rheinzabern pottery, further studies on Roman potery from central Lahn Valley and on amphorae from Mainz, a look at the distribution of Roman brick-stamps and the results of the interdisciplinary investigations in Mautern in Roman Noricum.

Keegan's analysis, a dissertation, of the ways in which the Roman emphasis on gender roles affected the burial of both sexes is based on data from four cemeteries which were all in use during the late 3rd and 4th centuries AD: Lankhills cemetery in Winchester, Butt Road cemetery in Colchester, Poundbury cemetery in Dorchester and Bath Gate ...

A study of piracy in north-west Europe from the 1st century and the Julio-Claudians to the 5th century AD. Detalle's analysis is based on various sources of evidence including epigraphy, coinage, artefacts, archaeology, textual material, boats and boat models and experimental work. French text.

Sixteen papers designed to reflect the work of the project Emergence and Growth of Centres: A Case Study in the Santa Maria Valley .

A synthesis of evidence, particularly architectural and documentary, on the fortified sites of Strasbourg during Late Antiquity. Bastien Gissinger presents the evidence and an interpretation of the nature, occupation and use of various buildings, with illustrations of their plan, location and defences. French text.

Italian, with abstract and resumâe in English.

The Swiss Canton Ticino had at its heart the Roman town of Cosmo and Lake Maggiore, the shores of which were lined by a succession of Roman settlements and rich cemeteries. This examination of Roman coarse and thin-walled pottery from the Canton is based on detailed analyses of assemblages which were largely recovered from datable graves.

A report on the findings of the Recent Prehistory of Matienzo Project where British and Spanish scholars present the results of explorations at various cave sites in the northern province of Cantabria.

As McEwan argues, the past is well suited to manipulation and can be used to uphold particular ideologies, for example those dictated by the state.

A study of the centres of production and diffusion of a type of Iron Age pottery known as ceramica a tenda', focusing especially on the regions of Basilicata, Campania and Puglia in southern Italy. Italian text.

A detailed analysis of data relating to the subsistence of early humans in the Iberian peninsular from the Lower Palaeolithic through to the Magdalenian.

The reconstruction of ancient landscapes is not just about physical entities, but also about conceptual ones. Based on her PhD dissertation, Symonds examines how material culture can be used to reflect on landscape and social practice, taking pottery production in 10th-century Lincolnshire as her case study.

Theoretical and technical analysis of pottery from archaeological contexts, largely based on practical experimentation. In particular, Naschinski looks at how signs of alterations or damage, as well as residue analysis, may indicate a vessel's changing function.

A detailed analysis of the archaeological and historical evidence for the trade and consumption of Mediterranean pottery in the households of southern England between 1200 and 1700.

Studies of the Late Pleistocene period, approximately between 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, vary considerably in their interpretations of human activity, mobility and cultural complexity.

A study of the Beaker phenomenon in the Central Meseta of the Iberian peninsula based on the author's doctoral thesis. Following an introduction to the history of investigation into the Beaker period, Garrido-Pena looks at the sites and their characteristics, tomb types, human remains, grave goods and funerary ritual.

A detailed examination of the tenurial evidence and physical structure of the castles, moated sites and ditched enclosures of the Lancashire hundred of West Derby. Lewis examines the status and distribution of moated sites, changes in landuse before and after the Conquest and the social and economic context of the sites.

Subtitled An ethnoarchaeologica; study of pottery production, trade and use in the Andes', this study explores the role of pottery within the wider cultural setting of present-day Andean society. Sillar shows that economic, social and ritual aspects of Andean society are completely interrelated, equiring archaeology to widen its scope.

A specialised study, based on the author's thesis, of Bronze Age jewellery found in burial contexts on mainland Greece and Crete. Konstantinidi looks at the technology and craftmanship involved in the production of jewellery before presenting a typology and catalogue of examples: head, hair and neck ornaments; arm/hand ornaments.

This is the second volume of the Adriatic Island Project. It lists the results of extensive archaeological survey of the island of Brac in the Croatian Adriatic. The fieldwork resulted in a database which includes all archaeological sites on the island, from prehistory, Greek and Roman periods to the Medieval time. Each site entry gives a precise location, description and bibliography.

This volume is part of a two volume set: ISBN 9781407389578 (Volume I); ISBN 9781407389585 (Volume II); ISBN 9780860541271 (Volume set).

This volume is part of a two volume set: ISBN 9781407358161 (Volume I); ISBN 9781407358178 (Volume II); ISBN 9781841717104 (Set of both volumes).

This volume is part of a two volume set: ISBN 9781407389578 (Volume I); ISBN 9781407389585 (Volume II); ISBN 9780860541271 (Volume set).

This volume is part of a two volume set: ISBN 9781407391311 (Volume I); ISBN 9781407391328 (Volume II); ISBN 9780860543541 (Volume set).