2016, ISBN: 9781785700149

Between 1975 and 1984 almost the entire area of the Roman fort of Segedunum in Wallsend was excavated under the direction of Charles Daniels, senior lecturer in the Department of Archaeol… Mehr…

Between 1975 and 1984 almost the entire area of the Roman fort of Segedunum in Wallsend was excavated under the direction of Charles Daniels, senior lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at Newcastle University. It is these excavations which form the subject of this publication. This comprehensive report on the structural remains (Vol. 1) and finds (Vol. 2) show clearly that Daniels' work represented one of the most ambitious and prolonged programs of fieldwork attempted on the northern frontier up to that point and has made Wallsend one of the most fully investigated of Roman forts in Britain. In most areas the remains were not excavated down to natural and so the remains revealed were predominantly those of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, with some late Roman features. Volume 1 describes first the stratigraphic sequences and excavation of the stone and timber buildings of the fort's central range: the granary, hospital, headquarters (principia), commanding officer's house (praetorium), the forehall fronting the principia and granary, and a long narrow building, perhaps a workshop, on the north side of the eastern via principalis. In the case of all but the praetorium these buildings were fully exposed. Later chapters cover the buildings in the northernthird of the fort, revealed to be a group of six infantry barracks which underwent several phases of rebuilding and refurbishment including partial replacement by a stable block. Parts 4 and 5 examine the cavalry barracks in the southern part of the fort(retentura) and excavations of sections of the fort defenses on all four sides, particularly of discrete structures such as towers and gates. Volume 2, on the predominantly 2nd-3rd century material culture from the site, looks at the stonework, pottery, coins and small finds recovered. The stonework and ceramic building material provides information on the appearance of the fort and include a very rare stone latrine seat and a bench support. The pottery comprises ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/ee78cb39/segedunum-alexandra-croom-9781785700262.jpg|9781785700262|Segedunum : Hardback : Oxbow Books : 9781785700262 : 31 Jul 2016 : Detailed report on major excavations at Wallsend (Segedunum) on Hadrian's Wall, one of the most fully investigated Roman forts in Britain.|new|1|1|1|55|0|GBP|Alexandra Croom|Oxbow Books|31 Jul 2016|Classical history / classical civilisation 9781785700149|The Megalithic Architectures of Europe|48.61|https://wordery.com/the-megalithic-architectures-of-europe-luc-laporte-9781785700149|Megalithic monuments are among the most striking remains of the Neolithic period of northern and western Europe and are scattered across landscapes from Pomerania to Portugal. Antiquarians and archaeologists early recognised the family resemblance of the different groups of tombs, attributing them to maritime peoples moving along the western seaways. More recent research sees them rather as the product of established early farming communities in their individual regions. Yet the diversity of the tombs, their chronologies and their varied cultural contexts complicates any straightforward understanding of their origins and distribution. Megalithic Architectures provides new insight by focusing on the construction and design of European megalithic tombs--on the tomb as an architectural project. It shows how much is to be learned from detailed attention to the stages and the techniques through which tombs were built, modified and enlarged, and often intentionally dismantled or decommissioned. The large slabs that were employed, often unshaped, may suggest an opportunistic approach by the Neolithic builders, but this was clearly far from the case. Each building project was unique, and detailed study of individual sites exposes the way in which tombs were built as architectural, social and symbolic undertakings. Alongside the manner in which the materials were used, it reveals a store of knowledge that sometimes differed considerably from one structure to another, even between contemporary monuments within asingle region. The volume brings together regional specialists from Scandinavia, Germany, Britain, France, Belgium and Iberia to offer a series of uniquely authoritative studies. Results of recent fieldwork are fully incorporated and much of the materialis published here for the first time in English. It provides an invaluable overview of the current state of research on European megalithic tombs"--From publisher's website. Books<

ISBN: 9781785700149

Hardback, [PU: Oxbow Books], First major synthesis by leading regional specialists in English of recent excavation results and new approaches to the study of megalithic monuments and thei… Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: Oxbow Books], First major synthesis by leading regional specialists in English of recent excavation results and new approaches to the study of megalithic monuments and their individual histories across Europe., Archaeology By Period / Region<

ISBN: 9781785700149

Hardback, [PU: OXBOW BOOKS], First major synthesis by leading regional specialists in English of recent excavation results and new approaches to the study of megalithic monuments and thei… Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: OXBOW BOOKS], First major synthesis by leading regional specialists in English of recent excavation results and new approaches to the study of megalithic monuments and their individual histories across Europe., Archaeology By Period / Region<

2015, ISBN: 9781785700149

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ISBN: 9781785700149

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