The Bloomsbury Handbook of Experimental Approaches to Roman Archaeology

Herausgeber: Nicolaou, Lee Graña; Griffiths, Bill; Ivleva, Tatiana

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Produktbeschreibung

"This volume is the first comprehensive overview of Roman experimental archaeology, exploring its key themes, methodologies and applications through a diverse array of international case studies. Each chapter showcases the actual and potential diversity of experimentation as applied to the Roman past. In laying out a detailed guide to Roman experimental archaeology, this volume maps its past, present and future, and provides a firm foundation for further practical research and collaboration"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 177mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1143g
• ISBN-13: 9781350217836
• ISBN-10: 1350217832
• Artikelnr.: 69564812

Autorenporträt

Lee Graña Nicolaou is a Research Fellow in Archaeology at the University of Bologna, Italy. Tatiana Ivleva is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Newcastle, UK. Bill Griffiths is Head of Programmes and Collections at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Preface
Foreword (Roeland Paardekooper, EXARC, Netherlands)
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Introduction: The Past, Present, and Future Role of Experimentation in
Roman Studies
Lee Graña Nicolaou (University of Bologna, Italy), Tatiana Ivleva
(University of Newcastle, UK) and Bill Griffiths (Tyne and Wear Archives
and Museums, UK)
Part I: Experimentation as a Tool for Academic and Public Engagement
Chapter 1: Towards Sets of Guidelines for Roman Re-enactment and
Reconstruction Archaeology - revisited
Bill Griffiths
Chapter 2: Doing (Roman) History: Blurring the Lines between Academics,
Reenactors and Artisans
Anique Hamelink (Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums, UK)
Chapter 3: Popularising Local Archaeology via Roman ExperimentatioN: The
'Man and Iron in the First Centuries Project' in Poland
Andrzej Przychodni (Historical and Archaeological Museum in Ostrowiec
Swietokrzyski, Poland)
Chapter 4: The Influence of Experimental Workshops on Archaeological
Communities: The Impact of 'TRACamp'
Matthew Mandich (Independent Researcher, UK)
Part II. Rebuilding the Past: Architectural Reconstructions and Open-air
Museums
Chapter 5: Adventures with a Hypocaust and Mass wall Cob Walling
Richard Brunning (South West Heritage Trust, UK)
Chapter 6: Mind the Gap(s): Theoretical and Hands-on Approaches to the
Production of Roman Brick and Tile
Tim Clerbaut (Ghent University, Belgium), Thomas Hauck (Vicus Eisenberg,
Germany), Anna Langgartner (Museum Roman Fort Saalburg, Germany) and
Rüdiger Schwarz (Museum Roman Fort Saalburg, Germany)
Chapter 7: Rammed Earth, Hand-hewn Timber, and Wood-fired Tiles: The
Physical reconstruction of Three Roman Craftsmen Houses at Xanten, Germany
Peter Kienzle (Xanten Archaeological Park, Germany)
Chapter 8: The Oil Merchant's House in the Roman City Quarter of Carnuntum
Marion Grossmann (Carnuntum, Austria)
Part III. Actualistic Experiments: Activities, Processes and Chains of
Production
Chapter 9: Ancient Fish Sauce at the Roman Table: Identifying
Archaeological Traces of Ancient Recipes via Experimental Research into the
Use and Deposition of Cooking Wares
Sally Grainger (Independent Researcher, UK), Edward Biddulph (Oxford
Archaeology, UK), Simona Mileto (Independent Researcher, Spain) and
Alessandra Pecci (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Chapter 10: The Panis Quadratus: Form, Flour, and Tools of the Trade
Farrell Monaco (University of Leicester, UK)
Chapter 11: Roman Leather Manufacture and the Archaeological Record: An
Experimental Approach
Hrafnhildur Helga Halldórsdóttir and Gillian Taylor (Teesside University,
UK)
Chapter 12: Off with their Heads! Broken Figurines and Religious Practice
in Roman Britain
Matthew Fittock (Finds Liaison Officer for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire,
UK)
Chapter 13: An Experimental Approach to the Study of the Roman Oil Lamp
Caitlin Lobl (University College Dublin, Ireland)
Chapter 14: The Role of Interdisciplinary Experiments in Developing
Untested Theories: The Application of Engineering and Digital Approaches in
the Study of Roman Dyeing Vats from Pompeii
Heather Hopkins (Independent Researcher, UK)
Chapter 15: Testing Ethnographic Hypotheses with Reconstructed Artefacts:
Replicated Lead Fishing-net Weights and their Use on Cast-nets
Lee Graña Nicolaou (University of Bologna, Italy)
Part IV. Experiencing the Past: Sensory Experiences and Interpretations
Chapter 16: Approaching the Romano-British Glass Bangle Craft with a
Craftsperson Perspective
Tatiana Ivleva (University of Newcastle, UK)
Chapter 17: Reconstructing Recipes from Apicius: Professional Observations
on Practices, Consistencies and Successes
Jill Hatch and Mark Hatch (Taste of History, UK)
Chapter 18: The Price of a Mile. Marching and its Impact on the Soldier: An
Approximation to the Republican Army through an Experimental Perspective
Jose Miguel Gallego (University of Barcelona, Spain, Eduard Ble (University
of Barcelona, Spain), Pau Valdés Matías (Independent Researcher, Spain),
and María Martínez-Esparza (Medical School of the Murcia University, Spain)
Chapter 19: Identifying Severe Hair Loss via the Reproduction of Known
Roman Hair Styles: The Case of Julia Domna
Janet Stephens (Independent Researcher, USA)
Chapter 20: Interpreting Clothing of the Late Antique Period: The Role of
Experimental Archaeology
Faith Pennick Morgan (Independent Researcher, UK)
Part V. Digital technologies: 3D reconstructions and gaming
Chapter 21: 3D Reconstructions as an Educational Tool
Matthew Nicholls (University of Oxford, UK)
Chapter 22: Methods and Applications of 3D digital Reconstructions: The
Roman Fishponds of Maritime Villas in Southern Latium
Roberta Ferritto (University of Bologna, Italy, and UPenn, USA)
Chapter 23: Shedding Light in Roman Houses: Using 3D Reconstructions to
Analyse the Use of Natural Light
Lucia Michielin (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Chapter 24: Digital Reconstructions as a Method to Test the Feasibility of
Multiple Interpretations of Archaeological Artefacts as Illustrated by a
Case Study of a Belt-like Object from Second Century CE Vimose
Martijn Wijnhoven (Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of
Sciences, Czech Republic), Aleksei Moskvin and Mariia Moskvina (Saint
Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, Russia)
Chapter 25: Rome was not Built in a Day: Reimagining the Roman Empire in
Video Games
Aris Politopoulos, Angus Mol (Leiden University Netherlands), Corine
Gerritsen (Independent Researcher, Netherlands) and Omar Bugter
(Independent Researcher, Netherlands)
Chapter 26: The Missing Dead: Reconstructing the Past through Digital
Gameplay at Roman Vindolanda
Barbara Birley (Vindolanda Trust and Roman Army Museum, UK), Claire Stocks
(University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Richard Davison (Newcastle
University, UK)
Concluding chapter
Re-imagining the Roman past
Andrew Gardner (University College London, UK)
Notes
Index