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This book contains 14 stories of archaeological discoveries that changed our understanding of ancient Roman culture, but you've likely never heard of any of them.
To uncover the secrets of ancient Roman culture, one archaeologist had to dive to the bottom of the Mediterranean in search of lost warships. Another peered through a microscope at pollen spores, while yet another dressed modern athletes in gladiatorial armor, provided them with weapons, and studied what ensued. Great Discoveries in Roman Archaeology tells the story of these and other projects that changed what we know about the Roman world.
Each chapter introduces archaeologists whose work took the field in new directions and reveals the developments in archaeological methods that made their research possible. Readers get their chance to try their hand at some of these methodologies, such as identifying causes of trauma in gladiator bones, recognizing the purpose of excavated surgical tools, and reading and translating coded curse tablets.
Roman archaeology is not just about the discoveries and methods, however, it is ultimately about the people of the past. Chapters introduce us to real ancient Romans: from a military officer on the eve of war, to a witch fleeing a volcanic eruption, to a family mourning the loss of their daughter, and farmers making a desert bloom. Meet the Romans who are lost to history, but whose stories remain in the artifacts they left behind.
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Table of Contents
List of Maps
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
A Note on Dating in Archaeology
Chapter 1. A Grave – Rome, Italy (Eighth Century BCE)
Chapter 2. Warship Rams – Egadi Islands, Italy (241 BCE)
Chapter 3. A Pair of Helmets – Gavà, Spain (Second Century BCE)
Chapter 4. Ceramic Typologies – Arezzo, Italy (40 BCE–10 CE) and Monte Testaccio, Rome (First through Third Centuries CE)
Chapter 5. A Mummy – Hawara, Egypt (14–54 CE)
Chapter 6. A Drain – Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands (69–70 CE)
Chapter 7. Three Tablets – Empúries, Spain (75–78 CE)
Chapter 8. Three Skeletons – Herculaneum, Italy (79 CE)
Chapter 9. Dams and Sluices – Wadi el-Amud, Libya (First to Second Century CE)
Chapter 10. Gladiator Bones – Ephesus, Turkey (Early Second to Early Third Century CE)
Chapter 11. Surgical Tools – Nea Paphos, Cyprus (ca. 200 CE)
Chapter 12. Jet Jewelry – Catterick, United Kingdom (Late Third to Early Fourth Century CE)
Chapter 13. A Lead Collar – Bulla Regia, Tunisia (Early Fourth to Early Fifth Century CE)
Chapter 14. Amphoras – Cadbury Hillfort, United Kingdom (Fifth and Sixth Centuries CE)
Epilogue: Your Great Discovery
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 21 Jan 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 9798765157626 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 92 bw illus |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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