Iron Age and Roman Coin Hoards in Britain

Iron Age and Roman Coin Hoards in Britain

Author: Roger Bland

Publisher: Oxbow Books

Published: 2020-06-30

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1785708589

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More coin hoards have been recorded from Roman Britain than from any other province of the Empire. This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated volume provides a survey of over 3260 hoards of Iron Age and Roman coins found in England and Wales with a detailed analysis and discussion. Theories of hoarding and deposition and examined, national and regional patterns in the landscape settings of coin hoards presented, together with an analysis of those hoards whose findspots were surveyed and of those hoards found in archaeological excavations. It also includes an unprecedented examination of the containers in which coin hoards were buried and the objects found with them. The patterns of hoarding in Britain from the late 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD are discussed. The volume also provides a survey of Britain in the 3rd century AD, as a peak of over 700 hoards are known from the period from AD 253–296. This has been a particular focus of the project which has been a collaborative research venture between the University of Leicester and the British Museum funded by the AHRC. The aim has been to understand the reasons behind the burial and non-recovery of these finds. A comprehensive online database (https://finds.org.uk/database) underpins the project, which also undertook a comprehensive GIS analysis of all the hoards and field surveys of a sample of them.


The Celtic World

The Celtic World

Author: Miranda Green

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 866

ISBN-13: 113563243X

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The Celtic World is a detailed and comprehensive study of the Celts from the first evidence of them in the archaeological and historical record to the early post-Roman period. The strength of this volume lies in its breadth - it looks at archaeology, language, literature, towns, warfare, rural life, art, religion and myth, trade and industry, political organisations, society and technology. The Celtic World draws together material from all over pagan Celtic Europe and includes contributions from British, European and American scholars. Much of the material is new research which is previously unpublished. The book addresses some important issues - Who were the ancient Celts? Can we speak of them as the first Europeans? In what form does the Celtic identity exist today and how does this relate to the ancient Celts? For anyone interested in the Celts, and for students and academics alike, The Celtic World will be a valuable resource and a fascinating read.


The Emperor in the Byzantine World

The Emperor in the Byzantine World

Author: Shaun Tougher

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-15

Total Pages: 646

ISBN-13: 0429590466

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The subject of the emperor in the Byzantine world may seem likely to be a well-studied topic but there is no book devoted to the emperor in general covering the span of the Byzantine empire. Of course there are studies on individual emperors, dynasties and aspects of the imperial office/role, but there remains no equivalent to Fergus Millar’s The Emperor in the Roman World (from which the proposed volume takes inspiration for its title and scope). The oddity of a lack of a general study of the Byzantine emperor is compounded by the fact that a series of books devoted to Byzantine empresses was published in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Thus it is appropriate to turn the spotlight on the emperor. Themes covered by the contributions include: questions of dynasty and imperial families; the imperial court and the emperor’s men; imperial duties and the emperor as ruler; imperial literature (the emperor as subject and author); and the material emperor, including imperial images and spaces. The volume fills a need in the field and the market, and also brings new and cutting-edge approaches to the study of the Byzantine emperor. Although the volume cannot hope to be a comprehensive treatment of the emperor in the Byzantine world it aims to cover a broad chronological and thematic span and to play a vital part in setting the agenda for future work. The subject of the Byzantine emperor has also an obvious relevance for historians working on rulership in other cultures and periods.


Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain

Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain

Author: John Creighton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-07-06

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1139431722

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Cunobelin, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, ruled much of south-east Britain in the years before Claudius' legions arrived, creating the Roman province of Britannia. But what do we know of him and his rule, and that of competing dynasties in south-east Britain? This book examines the background to these, the first individuals in British history. It explores the way in which rulers bolstered their power through the use of imagery on coins, myths, language and material culture. After the visit of Caesar in 55 and 54 BC, the shadow of Rome played a fundamental role in this process. Combining the archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, John Creighton paints a vivid picture of how people in late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them.


The Oxford Handbook of the European Iron Age

The Oxford Handbook of the European Iron Age

Author: Colin Haselgrove

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2023-10-03

Total Pages: 1425

ISBN-13: 0199696829

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The 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.


Roman Frontier Studies 2009

Roman Frontier Studies 2009

Author: Nick Hodgson

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2017-06-30

Total Pages: 752

ISBN-13: 1784915912

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Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies (LIMES XXI), hosted by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in August 2009.


The Later Iron Age in Britain and Beyond

The Later Iron Age in Britain and Beyond

Author: Colin Haselgrove

Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13:

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Over the years, there has been a major shift in Iron Age studies. This volume contains thirty-one papers, which covers the Later Iron Age that is taken to be circa 400/300 BC until the Roman Conquest.


A Modern Legal History of Treasure

A Modern Legal History of Treasure

Author: N.M. Dawson

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-04-06

Total Pages: 639

ISBN-13: 3031128338

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This book examines treasure law and practice from the rise of the new science of archaeology in the early Victorian period to the present day. Drawing on largely-unexamined state records and other archives, the book covers several legal jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland pre- and post-independence, and post-partition Northern Ireland. From the Mold gold cape (1833) to the Broighter hoard (1896), from Sutton Hoo (1939) to the Galloway hoard (2014), the law of treasure trove, and the Treasure Act 1996, are considered through the prism of notable archaeological discoveries, and from the perspectives of finders, landowners, archaeologists, museum professionals, collectors, the state, and the public. Literally and metaphorically, treasure law is revealed as a ground-breaking chapter in the history of the legal protection of cultural property and cultural heritage in Britain and Ireland.


An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire

An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire

Author: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

Publisher: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

Published: 1925

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13:

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Almost every class of objects and type of constructions with which the student of Welsh antiquities becomes acquainted is represented within the county of Montgomery, though in their relative importance the various classes differ widely one from another, and some types are singularly deficient in characteristic examples. LIST OF PARISHES. The divisions adopted are those of the Civil Parishes in the Administrative County, following the arrangement in Table 11 of the Census Reports of England and Wales for the year 1901. Aberhafesp Aston Bausley Berriew Bettws Cedewen Brithdir (no entries) Caereinion Fechan (no entries) Carno Carreghofa Castle Caereinion Rural Castle Caereinion Urban Castlewright Cemmes Churchstoke Cletterwood Criggion Darowen Forden Grarthbeibio Guilsfield Within Guilsfield Without Hirnant Hope Hyssington Is y garreg Kerry Leighton Llanbrynmair Llandinam Llandrinio Llandysilio Llandyssil Llanerfyl Llanfair Caereinion Llanfechain Llanfihangel yng Ngwynfa Llanfyllin Llangadfan Llangruriff Llangynog Llangynyw Llanidloes Within Llanidloes Without Llanllugan Llanllwchaiarn Llanmerewig Llanrhaiadr ym Mochnant Llansantffraid Deuddwr Llansantffraid Pool Llanwddyn Llanwnog Llanwrin Llanwyddelan Machynlleth Manafon Meifod Middletown Mochdre Montgomery Newtown Penegoes Pennant Penstrowed Rhosgoch Snead Trefeglwys Tregynon Trelystan Trewrern Uppington Uwch y garreg Welshpool