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Fabric of the Frontier - Prospection, Use, and Re-Use of Stone from Hadrian’s Wall (Hardcover)
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Fabric of the Frontier - Prospection, Use, and Re-Use of Stone from Hadrian’s Wall (Hardcover)
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What is Hadrian’s Wall made of, where did this material come from
and how has it been reused in other buildings in the communities
that emerged in the centuries after the Roman Empire? By studying
the fabric of Hadrian’s Wall using a geological approach combined
with archaeological methods, is it possible to refine our answers
to these questions? This study describes how the relationship
between the geology of the Wall’s landscape and its fabric may be
used to further understand the Wall and presents a significant set
of new geological and archaeological data on the Wall’s stones
from across the length of the Wall. This data set has been
collected in two complementary ways. First as a citizen-science
project, where volunteers from local communities were trained to
visually characterise sandstones and resulting in data collecting
on large numbers of the Wall’s stones along the length of the
Wall. Secondly, analytical research was used to gather in
scientific data for a selected sets of rocks and stones.
Geochemical data was captured using an X-ray fluorescence
spectrometer, and petrographic observations made using a
petrographic microscope and thin sections.The combined methods
provide a framework for geological analysis of the Wall supported
by robust data. It builds on earlier work on Roman quarrying and
stone preparation highlighting not only stone sources, but the
criteria for choosing stone, stone preparation methods, and the
implied routes to the Wall. At the heart of this study lies the
ability to uniquely identify different sandstone types. Geological
methods used to achieve this are explored, as are the ways in which
the sandstones form. This highlights both the possibilities and
limits of this approach.
General
Imprint: |
Oxbow Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
Authors: |
Rob Collins
• Ian Kille
• Kathleen O’Donnell
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Dimensions: |
297 x 210mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78925-950-6 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-78925-950-9 |
Barcode: |
9781789259506 |
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