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Small Finds and Ancient Social Practices in the Northwest Provinces of the Roman Empire
Stefanie Hoss
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Description for Small Finds and Ancient Social Practices in the Northwest Provinces of the Roman Empire
Paperback. Presents the latest research into understanding and interpreting social life in the Roman provinces through the study of everyday objects. Editor(s): Whitmore, Alissa; Hoss, Stefanie. Num Pages: 200 pages, b/w and colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 280 x 13. Weight in Grams: 668.
Small finds - the stuff of everyday life - offer archaeologists a fascinating glimpse into the material lives of the ancient Romans. These objects hold great promise for unravelling the ins and outs of daily life, especially for the social groups, activities, and regions for which few written sources exist. Focusing on amulets, brooches, socks, hobnails, figurines, needles, and other mundane artefacts, these 12 papers use small finds to reconstruct social lives and practices in the Roman Northwest provinces. Taking social life broadly, the various contributions offer insights into the everyday use of objects to express social identities, ... Read more
Small finds - the stuff of everyday life - offer archaeologists a fascinating glimpse into the material lives of the ancient Romans. These objects hold great promise for unravelling the ins and outs of daily life, especially for the social groups, activities, and regions for which few written sources exist. Focusing on amulets, brooches, socks, hobnails, figurines, needles, and other mundane artefacts, these 12 papers use small finds to reconstruct social lives and practices in the Roman Northwest provinces. Taking social life broadly, the various contributions offer insights into the everyday use of objects to express social identities, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785702563
SKU
V9781785702563
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About Stefanie Hoss
Stefanie Hoss has worked as a post-excavation small finds specialist in the Netherlands for more than ten years and has taught at the Free University Amsterdam and the University of Cologne. Her research interests include the Roman culture of bathing and Roman toilets, Roman and Byzantine metal and glass finds, Roman military finds, Roman food and dining habits, and the ... Read more
Reviews for Small Finds and Ancient Social Practices in the Northwest Provinces of the Roman Empire
Many of the papers... offer considered discussion of artefacts and the contexts in which they were found. This approach teases out some intriguing patterns and peculariaties leading to discussion on topics ranging from what we should make of amulaets bearing the likelness of a gorgon appearing exclusively in graves in Roman Britain, to votive plaques from Bavaria that feature a ... Read more