UID:
almafu_9959699045502883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 244 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
90-485-4387-8
Series Statement:
Amsterdam archaeological studies ; 27
Content:
Archaeologists working in northwest Europe have long remarked on the sheer quantity and standardisation of objects unearthed from the Roman period, especially compared with earlier eras. What was the historical significance of this boom in standardised objects? With a wide and ever-changing spectrum of innovative objects and styles to choose from, to what extent did the choices made by people in the past really matter? To answer these questions, this book sheds new light on the make-up of late Iron Age and early Roman 'objectscapes', through an examination of the circulation and selections of thousands of standardised pots, brooches, and other objects, with emphasis on funerary repertoires, c. 100 bc-ad 100. Breaking with the national frameworks that inform artefact research in much 'provincial' Roman archaeology, the book tests the idea that marked increases in the movement of people and objects fostered pan-regional culture(s) and transformed societies. Using a rich database of cemeteries and settlements spanning a swathe of northwest Europe, including southern Britannia, Gallia Belgica, and Germania Inferior, the study extensively applies multivariate statistics (such as Correspondence Analysis) to examine the roles of objects in an ever-changing and richly complex cultural milieu.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Dec 2020).
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Figures --
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Tables --
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Preface --
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1 Standardised objects as historical agents --
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2 The roles of objects in later Iron Age societies --
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3 The object revolution in northwest Europe --
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4 Objectscapes, cityscapes, and colonial encounters --
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5 Local elites, imperial culture, and provincial objectscapes --
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6 Historical change and the Roman inter-artefactual domain --
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References --
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Appendices
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 94-6372-820-1
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
DOI:
10.1515/9789048543878
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9789048543878/type/BOOK
