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Description and discussion of over two thousand brooches, rings,
buckles, pendants, buttons, purses and other accessories found in
archaeological digs in London, and dating from the period
1150-1450. Brooches, rings, buckles, pendants, buttons, purses and
other accessories were part of everyday dress in the middle ages.
Over two thousand such items dating from the period 1150-1450 are
described and discussed here, all found inrecent archaeological
excavations in London - then as now one of western Europe's most
cosmopolitan cities, its social and economic activity compounded by
the waterside bustle of the Thames. These finds constitute the
mostextensive and varied group of such accessories yet recovered in
Britain, and their close dating and the scientific analysis carried
out on them have been highly revealing. Important results published
here for the first time show,for example, the popularity of shoddy,
mass-produced items in base metals during the high middle ages and
enable researchers to identify the varied products of rival
traditions of manufacture mentioned in historical sources.Anyone
needing accurate information on period costume will welcome this
book, which will appeal to the general reader interested in costume
and design, as well as to archaeologists and historians. THE
AUTHORS are members of staff of the Museum of London.
Catalogue of excavated household items from the middle ages
provides an invaluable reference tool for experts and the general
reader alike. This book brings together for the first time the
astonishing diversity of excavated furnishings and artefacts from
medieval London homes. These include roofing and other structural
items, decorative fixtures and fittings, and assortment of culinary
utensils, writing instruments, and toys and weights. Illustrating
some 1,000 items, the catalogue provides a fascinating account of
how metalwork and glassware manufacturing trends changed during the
period covered, while close dating of many of the finds has
resulted in many new insights into life at the time.
New research on the archaeology of the colonial landscapes of the
Caribbean. This volume brings together new research on the
archaeology of the colonial landscape of the Caribbean. It focusses
on the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and on the British
Caribbean: notably Bermuda, Jamaica, Florida, Barbados, Antigua,
and especially St. Kitts and Nevis. Chapters cover a wide range of
landscapes - domestic, military and industrial - and interests,
including the archaeology and architecture of African-Caribbean
slavery and emancipation, European settlements, sugar production,
burial grounds, cartography, fortifications and trade.
Seven volume set of these classic works of reference, essential for
students, scholars, archaeologists, re-enactors and historians of
material culture, textiles and tools. Includes all seven volumes
from the Museum of London's highly acclaimed Medieval Finds from
Excavations in London series: Knives and Scabbards [9781843833536],
Shoes and Pattens [9781843832386], Dress Accessories, c. 1150- c.
1450[9781843833512], Textiles and Clothing, c.1150-1450
[9781843832393], The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, c.1150-1450
[9781843836797], The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450
[9781843835431], Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges
[9781843835448]. All are paperback except for Pilgrim Souvenirs and
Secular Badges and The Medieval Household, which are hardbacks. A
unique collection of these classic, highly illustrated reference
books that remain unsurpassed in their detail and usefulness.
Essential for students, scholars, archaeologists, re-enactors and
historians of material culture, textiles and tools.
In 2007 the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) marked its tenth
anniversary by holding a conference at which speakers, both from
within the Scheme and outside gave a series of papers that
demonstrated the research potential of recording finds of
archaeological objects made by members of the public. This volume
contains papers given at that conference together with a number of
other contributions. PAS started as six pilot schemes in 1997 and
became a national network across England and Wales in 2003. The
core aim of PAS has always been to minimise the loss to our
heritage caused by the failure to record systematically objects
found by the public metal-detector users, amateur field-walkers and
chance finders. The reason for recording these objects is to create
a resource that can be used at many different levels as a resource
for school projects purposes, for studying the history of ones
local area, or for academic research. Contents: Foreword (Roger
Bland); 1) The Portable Antiquities Schemes Database: its
development for research since 1998 (Daniel E. J. Pett); 2) The
Portable Antiquities Scheme: the contribution of lithics and lithic
scatters (Clive Jonathon Bond); 3) Metal Detecting Rallies and
Landscape Archaeology: recreating lost landscapes on the Berkshire
downs (Kate Sumnall and Paula Levick); 4) An Assessment of the
Archaeological Research Dividends of the Portable Antiquities
Scheme: a case study of Bronze Age metalwork from East Anglia
(Nisha Doshi); 5) Celtic Art, GIS Analysis and the Portable
Antiquities Scheme (Duncan Garrow); 6) New Evidence for Iron Age
Sword Strap Fasteners Identified by PAS (Liz Andrews-Wilson); 7)
Iron Age Warwickshire: has the Portable Antiquities Scheme made a
difference? (Angie Bolton); 8) Changing Objects in Changing Worlds:
dragonesque brooches and beaded torcs (Fraser Hunter); 9) The Cult
of Totatis: evidence for tribal identity in mid Roman Britain (Adam
Daubney); 10) The Portable Antiquities Scheme and Roman Rural
Settlement: some preliminary work on Wiltshire (Tom Brindle); 11)
Portable Antiquities in the Roman Frontier Rob Collins (Expanding
the Frontiers: how the Portable Antiquities Scheme database
increases knowledge of Roman coin use in England (Sam Moorhead);
12) Early Anglo-Saxon Brooches in Southern England: the
contribution of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (Laura McLean); 13)
Beyond the Tribal Hidage: using portable antiquities to explore
early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in southern England (Sue Harrington and
Martin Welch); 14) The Changing Face of Saucer-brooch Distribution,
1912 - 1977 - 1997 2007 (Tania Dickinson); 15) A Productive Site at
Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire: salt, communication and trade in
Anglo-Saxon England (John Naylor and Julian D. Richards); 16)
Medieval Copper-alloy Mace-heads from England, Scotland and Wales
(Adam Daubney); 17) Widespread Devotion: new insights from the
Portable Antiquities Scheme into medieval pilgrim trinkets (Geoff
Egan); 18) Personal and Impersonal Impressions: identity revealed
through seals (John Cherry); 19) Searching with a Fine-toothed
Comb: combs for humans and horses on the Portable Antiquities
Scheme database (Steven P. Ashby and Angie Bolton).
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The Sea and the Marsh (Paperback)
Gillian Draper, Pamela Draper, Frank Meddens, Philip Armitage, Geoff Egan
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Today, New Romney sits a couple of miles inland from the sea but,
in common with many towns along this stretch of coast, was once a
thriving seaport. Archaeological excavations here by Pre-Construct
Archaeology identified evidence for medieval occupation, fishing
and seafaring on the foreshore at the northeastern end of the town.
This strand area was ravaged by storms, particularly during the
13th century and this is clearly demonstrated in the archaeological
record. This publication presents the findings of these excavations
but also provides a much broader historical background to the town
and an exploration of its role as a Cinque Port, and its
relationship with the strand area investigated, through
contemporary sources and standing building evidence.
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