Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2021.1908683
P. Stamper
rather than imperial – is likely to mark the establishment of the civitas Brigantum. The site was to prove of enduring importance to the supply of the frontier, and possibly to the administration of the annona in the later third and fourth centuries, particularly evidenced through large warehouses in the north-east corner of the town, and – perhaps – a large building in the north annexe, one of two such unusual and newly discovered late Roman additions to the town’s defences. The reader is informed that further fieldwork to locate the wharves necessary for landing supplies is planned, and these results will be eagerly awaited. The implications of the model of development suggested could perhaps be taken further. If London provides a model, the importance of Gallic peoples and other communities of the imperial mercantile diaspora should be considered at Aldborough as it has been for London. The apparent preference for urban living of elites at Aldborough from the beginning of the settlement, and the reduced emphasis on agricultural wealth seen by Ferraby and Millett, may be linked to the demography and identities of those creating the settlement. We might thus envisage a more diverse community at Aldborough than is implied in this volume. Perhaps the shifting of the label of the Brigantes from the kingdom and community of Cartimandua to the new civitas at Aldborough represents a transfer of power between people, as well as places? Overall this is a thorough synthesis of a very significant site for understanding Roman Britain as a whole, and the north in particular, and Rose Ferraby, Martin Millett and all those involved in the project are to be congratulated on its publication. The importance of the results, the clarity of thought and expression, and quality of production should garner this volume a wide readership across specialists and non-specialists alike.
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2021.1908679
M. Leivers
with the smaller gentry houses that were reviewed by Stephen Hague (The Gentleman’s House in the British Atlantic World 1680–1780, 2015), perhaps too recent to have been noted, but also reinforcing the notion that in looking at Ireland we are looking at just one part of a wider British colonial world. Having drawn on so many sources, this is a study rich in anecdotes providing many insights into the private behaviour of Ireland’s wealthy and powerful. Occasionally these raise questions for the interested archaeologist. Where for instance was the source of the Roman mosaic pavement transported back from the grand tour to be relaid by Sir Charles Coote in his entrance hall at Ballyfin, and what was the methodology used to relay the pavement ? There is inevitably much more of interest to the post-medievalist: ceramics are touched on at many points, together with a very useful discussion of the tea ceremony (p. 145–6). In one relevant document the author writes that ‘china is not listed, nor is the equipage that that accompanied the serving of tea’. Throughout this study the reader may ponder on the huge gaps in wealth evident in Georgian Ireland, which must have still remained so evident on the eve of the Great Famine, and on how many of the houses discussed in this book can still be seen today. I would conclude that since so many of the houses discussed here do survive, the purchase of this book would provide a very useful companion to the serious traveller. Tempted to discover the fate of many of the most frequently mentioned houses, the reader will rapidly find that many of these have become luxury hotels, the most significant exception being Leinster House in Dublin which now houses the Oireachtas, the parliament of Ireland. Castletown, Carton, Ballyfin and Castle Durrow (where I personally have enjoyed dining) can all be visited as places at which to stay, dine or have tea. Stradbally, superbly documented by Pole Cosby’s autobiographical account and by the unattributed paintings of its forecourts and planned landscape (p. 12–13) appears to be accessible only as a venue for rural events.
斯蒂芬·黑格(Stephen Hague)在《1680-1780年英属大西洋世界的绅士之家》(the Gentleman’s House in British Atlantic World, 2015)中回顾了一些较小的绅士住宅，这些房屋可能太近了，没有被注意到，但也强化了这样一种观念，即在观察爱尔兰时，我们看到的只是更广阔的英国殖民世界的一部分。在查阅了如此多的资料后，这是一项充满轶事的研究，为爱尔兰富人和权贵的私人行为提供了许多见解。这些偶尔会给感兴趣的考古学家带来一些问题。比如，罗马马赛克路面的来源是从哪里运回来的，由查尔斯·古特爵士在巴利芬的入口大厅里传递，传递路面的方法是什么?对于后中世纪主义者来说，不可避免地会有更多的兴趣:在许多地方都涉及到陶瓷，以及对茶道的非常有用的讨论(第145-6页)。在一份相关文件中，作者写道，“瓷器没有被列出，陪茶的器具也没有被列出”。在整个研究过程中，读者可能会思考格鲁吉亚爱尔兰明显存在的巨大贫富差距，这种差距在大饥荒前夕肯定仍然如此明显，以及本书中讨论的房屋中有多少今天仍然可以看到。我的结论是，既然这里讨论的许多房子都幸存下来了，购买这本书将为严肃的旅行者提供一个非常有用的伴侣。读者想要了解许多最常被提及的房子的命运，很快就会发现其中许多都变成了豪华酒店，最显著的例外是都柏林的伦斯特大厦，现在是爱尔兰议会的所在地。Castletown, carlton, Ballyfin和Castle Durrow(我个人喜欢在这些地方用餐)都可以作为住宿，用餐或喝茶的地方。波尔·科斯比(Pole Cosby)的自传体叙述和未注明出处的前院和规划景观画(第12-13页)出色地记录了这座城堡，但它似乎只能作为乡村活动的场所。
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2021.1908682
David Roberts
some minor slips of details can be noted (Paul Garwood’s suggestion, referenced on p. 234, that the Clacton-style of Grooved Ware predated the Woodlands style is almost certainly incorrect; several authors with an initial C. have become approximations of themselves in the bibliography) it is a testament to the overall excellence of the work that one has to look so hard to find fault with what is a very valuable addition to the prehistoric archaeology of Kent and indeed the adjoining parts of Britain and the mainland of Europe.
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2021.1908665
R. Leech
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2021.1908664
Gareth Davies
activity on the site. It is always a challenge to succinctly present such extensive excavation data, especially when it is combined with the challenges of building stratigraphic narratives from work undertaken across numerous construction phases (Section 1). Here, however, the two main parts of the book are exceptionally well crafted. Section 3 details the deposit and structural sequence, providing the specialist with a detailed factual summary of all key features. Notable findings include the identification of a probable pharmacy east of the Canons Infirmary, and the well-preserved remains of a charnel crypt of the cemetery chapel. Section 4 considers a number of key themes arising from the site observations and the material culture. Particularly important sections detail the structural development of the Priory and its water management arrangements, there is also a fascinating section on changing burial practices at the site. Perhaps of most importance, however, is the synthetic consideration of the variety of evidence for medieval medical treatment. Here, the range of evidence includes rare artefact types (from crucibles to distilling flasks), remains of medicinal plants, and hearths and residues relating to the preparation of medicines on-site. This volume, in addition to reporting upon a significant corpus of findings, also represents a considerable achievement by a large team of authors and specialists. The MOLA monograph series, as well as being prolific, is market-leading in terms of its quality of structure and illustrative outputs, and it sets the benchmark for other comparable monograph series.
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2021.1935044
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2021.1911099
R. Madgwick, A. Lamb, H. Sloane, A. Nederbragt, U. Albarella, Mike Parker Pearson, J. Evans
ABSTRACT The expansion of isotope analyses has transformed the study of past migration and mobility, sometimes providing unexpected and intriguing results. This has, in turn, led to media attention (and concomitant misrepresentation) and scepticism from some archaeologists. Such scepticism is healthy and not always without foundation. Isotope analysis is yet to reach full maturity and challenging issues remain, concerning diagenesis, biosphere mapping resolution and knowledge of the drivers of variation. Bold and over-simplistic interpretations have been presented, especially when relying on single isotope proxies, and researchers have at times been accused of following specific agendas. It is therefore vital to integrate archaeological and environmental evidence to support interpretation. Most importantly, the use of multiple isotope proxies is key: isotope analysis is an exclusive approach and therefore single analyses provide only limited resolution. The growth in isotope research has led to a growth in rebuttals and counter-narratives. Such rebuttals warrant the same critical appraisal that is applied to original research, both of evidence for their assertions and the potential for underlying agendas. This paper takes a case study-based approach focusing on pig movements to Neolithic henge complexes to explore the dangers encountered in secondary use of isotope data.
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Pub Date : 2021-07-02DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2021.1920236
J. Rylatt, A. Teather, Rebecca Pullen, Jodie Pinnell, Sam Randall, Hayley Roberts, Andrew Chamberlain
ABSTRACT The Kingston Russell stone circle on Tenants Hill is the largest preserved stone circle in Dorset. Since the Piggotts’ summary of the stone and earth circles in Dorset, a great deal has changed in our perceptions and dating of these types of monuments in Britain, but there has been little further research into the stone circles of Dorset. The community archaeology company Past Participate has been working on Tenants Hill since 2018, and this paper reports on our historical and archaeological research on stone circles in south Dorset, and our non-invasive surveys of the Kingston Russell stone circle. We have increased the corpus of potential stone circles in this area to 14, with the majority of these having been destroyed in the last few hundred years. We argue that the landscape placement of the Kingston Russell stone circle has contributed to its survival.
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Pub Date : 2021-05-11DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2021.1898781
Mark Webb
ABSTRACT A multi-disciplinary approach allows us to fill in some of the gaps in our knowledge about late medieval urban spaces and how they were used. In particular, the mapping of data onto colour-coded maps permits a view of social zoning hitherto not previously examined. While the vast and disparate data cannot often be used with precision, a sampled approach focusing on core and peripheral areas is sufficient to provide at least a schematic picture of the use of social space in towns, and the results highlight a number of urban developments. The fifteenth century appears to be one of great change in the way that large towns were organised economically and socially, and with more social zoning than has previously been recognized.
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Pub Date : 2021-05-05DOI: 10.1080/00665983.2021.1898259
T. Clare, G. Cook, I. Hodkinson, M. Simpson, S. Read
ABSTRACT The site of a Beaker burial excavated in Levens Park, Cumbria was published by David Sturdy in 1972 as that of a farmstead or place for the living altered into a ring cairn or place for the dead. However, the recent discovery of the excavation archive and contemporary correspondence reveals a far more complex monument than previously understood. We draw attention to a series of important omissions from the excavation report, provide a detailed account of the excavated monument and seek to create a new narrative regarding its development and purpose. We argue that the monument was built as a series of changing structures and demonstrates the idea of monuments in progress and, thereby, the creation of communal memory and identity. The absence of a full report of this excavation means that its wider significance has remained unknown. It represents one of the earliest examples of what Sturdy called ‘rescue archaeology’ and demonstrates a complex sequence of structural components and burial that contributes to our understanding of the Early Bronze Age. The broader archaeological appraisal of Levens Park, which provided the context for this excavation, represents one of the earlier examples of landscape archaeological survey in Britain.
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