TRAC 2001: Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, Glasgow 2001 [Paperback]

Martin Carruthers (Editor), Andrew Gardner (Editor), Jason Lucas (Editor), Carol van Driel-Murray (Editor)

Book Description

Series: TRAC | Publication Date: June 1, 2002

A selection of eleven papers from the eleventh annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference; these papers are representative of the broad range of Roman archaeology today, and share a commitment to a theoretically informed approach to the subject. Contents: Considering Continuity of Deposition on Votive Sites in Northeastern France from 200 BC to AD 100 (Imogen Wellington); Pots for Cash? A Critique of the Role of the 'Free Market' in the Late Roman Economy (James Gerrard); A Topography of Death: The Buildings of the Emperor Maxentius on the Via Appia, Rome (Lorraine Kerr); Consumer Theory and Roman North Africa: A Post-colonial Approach to the Ancient Economy (Garrick Fincham); Wolves' Nipples and Otters' Noses? Rural Foodways in Roman Britain (Gillian Hawkes); Material Culture Patterns and Cultural Change in South-West Britain (Jason Lucas); Acculturation and the Temporal Features of Ritual Action (Jan Weeks); Celts, Romans and the Coligny Calendar (Cathy Swift); Regarding the Stars (Carol van Driel-Murray); Measuring Time and Inventing Histories in the Early Empire: Roman and Germanic Perspectives (Maureen Carroll); The Metaphoric Movement: Mythological and Heroic Narratives on Roman Sarcophagi (Inge Lyse Hansen).

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Oxbow Books; 2001 edition (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842170759
• ISBN-13: 978-1842170755
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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