The Heirs of King Verica
Author: Martin Henig
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2010-11-15
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1445612143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating glimpse of British life from the 1st Century onwards under Roman rule.
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Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon
Author: Diana L. Paxson
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2007-08-02
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 1101218738
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarion Zimmer Bradley's beloved Avalon saga continues in 'a fine tribute to Bradley and the real-world triumphs and tragedy of Boudica.' (Publishers Weekly) Epic in its sweep and peopled by the remarkable women who have always inhabited Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ravens of Avalon expands the legendary saga that has enchanted millions of readers over the years and is sure to please Bradley's loyal readership and anyone who loves wonderfully told stories of history, myth, and fantasy.
The Oxford Handbook of the European Iron Age
Author: Colin Haselgrove
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2023-10-03
Total Pages: 1425
ISBN-13: 0191019488
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Oxford Handbook of the European Iron Age presents a broad overview of current understanding of the archaeology of Europe from 1000 BC through to the early historic periods, exploiting the large quantities of new evidence yielded by the upsurge in archaeological research and excavation on this period over the last thirty years. Three introductory chapters situate the reader in the times and the environments of Iron Age Europe. Fourteen regional chapters provide accessible syntheses of developments in different parts of the continent, from Ireland and Spain in the west to the borders with Asia in the east, from Scandinavia in the north to the Mediterranean shores in the south. Twenty-six thematic chapters examine different aspects of Iron Age archaeology in greater depth, from lifeways, economy, and complexity to identity, ritual, and expression. Among the many topics explored are agricultural systems, settlements, landscape monuments, iron smelting and forging, production of textiles, politics, demography, gender, migration, funerary practices, social and religious rituals, coinage and literacy, and art and design.
An Archaeology of Images
Author: Miranda Aldhouse Green
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-08-02
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1134527772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUsing archaeology and social anthropology, and more than 100 original line drawings and photographs, An Archaeology of Images takes a fresh look at how ancient images of both people and animals were used in the Iron Age and Roman societies of Europe, 600 BC to AD 400 and investigates the various meanings with which images may have been imbued. The book challenges the usual interpretation of statues, reliefs and figurines as passive things to be looked at or worshipped, and reveals them instead as active artefacts designed to be used, handled and broken. It is made clear that the placing of images in temples or graves may not have been the only episode in their biographies, and a single image may have gone through several existences before its working life was over. Miranda Aldhouse Green examines a wide range of other issues, from gender and identity to foreignness, enmity and captivity, as well as the significance of the materials used to make the images. The result is a comprehensive survey of the multifarious functions and experiences of images in the communities that produced and consumed them. Challenging many previously held assumptions about the meaning and significance of Celtic and Roman art, An Archaeology of Images will be controversial yet essential reading for anyone interested in this area.
Archaeology and Ancient History
Author: Eberhard W. Sauer
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-07-31
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 1134416199
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of pieces from an international range of contributors explores in detail the separation of the human past into history and archaeology.
Roman Finds
Author: Richard Hingley
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2007-04-10
Total Pages: 622
ISBN-13: 1785705016
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudies on finds in Roman Britain and the Western Provinces have come to greater prominence in the literature of recent years. The quality of such work has also improved, and is now theoretically informed, and based on rich data-sets. Work on finds over the last decade or two has changed our understanding of the Roman era in profound ways, and yet despite such encouraging advances and such clear worth, there has to date, been little in the way of a dedicated forum for the presentation and evaluation of current approaches to the study of material culture. The conference at which these papers were initially presented has gone some way to redressing this, and these papers bring the very latest studies on Roman finds to a wider audience. Twenty papers are here presented covering various themes.
Communities and Connections
Author: Chris Gosden
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2007-11-08
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 0191528110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor almost forty years the study of the Iron Age in Britain has been dominated by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe. Between the 1960s and 1980s he led a series of large-scale excavations at famous sites including the Roman baths at Bath, Fishbourne Roman palace, and Danebury hillfort which revolutionized our understanding of Iron Age society, and the interaction between this world of 'barbarians' and the classical civilizations of the Mediterranean. His standard text on Iron Age Communities in Britain is in its fourth edition, and he has published groundbreaking volumes of synthesis on The Ancient Celts (OUP, 1997) and on the peoples of the Atlantic coast, Facing the Ocean (OUP, 2001). This volume brings together papers from more than thirty of Professor Cunliffe's colleagues and students to mark his retirement from the Chair of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford, a post which he has held since 1972. The breadth of the contributions, extending over 800 years and ranging from the Atlantic fringes to the eastern Mediterranean, is testimony to Barry Cunliffe's own extraordinarily wide interests.
A Companion to Roman Britain
Author: Malcolm Todd
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008-04-15
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 0470998857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. Major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain Brings together specialists to provide an overview of recent debates about this period Exceptionally broad coverage, embracing political, economic, cultural and religious life Focuses on changes in Roman Britain from the first century BC to the fifth century AD Includes pioneering studies of the human population and animal resources of the island.
Wonders Lost and Found: A Celebration of the Archaeological Work of Professor Michael Vickers
Author: Nicholas Sekunda
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Published: 2020-02-13
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 1789693829
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwenty-one contributions, written by friends and colleagues, reflect the wide interests of Professor Michael Vickers; from the Aegean Bronze Age to the use made of archaeology by dictators in the modern age. Seven contributions relate to Georgia, where the Professor has worked most recently, and made his home.
An Imperial Possession
Author: David Mattingly
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008-05-27
Total Pages: 709
ISBN-13: 1101160403
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPart of the Penguin History of Britain series, An Imperial Possession is the first major narrative history of Roman Britain for a generation. David Mattingly draws on a wealth of new findings and knowledge to cut through the myths and misunderstandings that so commonly surround our beliefs about this period. From the rebellious chiefs and druids who led native British resistance, to the experiences of the Roman military leaders in this remote, dangerous outpost of Europe, this book explores the reality of life in occupied Britain within the context of the shifting fortunes of the Roman Empire.
