TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allason-Jones,Lindsay
TI  - Artefacts in Roman Britain: their purpose and use 
SN  - 9780521860123 (hardback)
AV  - DA 145 .A78 2011
U1  - 936.2/04 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Material culture
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Romans
KW  - Antiquities, Roman
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]-348) and index; Introduction; Lindsay Allason-Jones --; 1; Commerce; R.J. Brickstock --; 2; Transport; Nina Crummy --; 3; Industry; W.H. Manning --; 4; Agriculture; Sîan Rees --; 5; Weaponary and military equipment; M.C. Bishop --; 6; Writing and communication; R.S.O. Tomlin --; 7; Domestic life; Quita Mould --; 8; Heating and lighting; Hella Eckhardt --; 9; Personal ornament; Ellen Swift --; 10; Recreation; Lindsay Allason-Jones; 11; Medicine and hygiene; Ralph Jackson --; 12; Religion; Joanna Bird --; 13; Funerary contexts; H.E.M. Cool
N2  - "Roman Britain has given us an enormous number of artefacts. Yet few books available today deal with its whole material culture as represented by these artefacts. This introduction, aimed primarily at students and general readers, begins by explaining the process of identifying objects of any period or material. A series of themed chapters, written by experts in their particular area of interest, then discusses artefacts from the point of view of their use. The contributors' premise is that every object was designed for a particular purpose, which may have been to satisfy a general need or the specific need of an individual. If the latter, the maker, the owner and the end user may have been one and the same person; if the former, the manufacturer had to provide objects that others would wish to purchase or exchange. Understanding this reveals a fascinating picture of life in Roman Britain"--; "Roman Britain has given us an enormous number of artefacts. Yet few books available today deal with its whole material culture as represented by these artefacts. This introduction, aimed primarily at students and general readers, begins by explaining the process of identifying objects of any period or material. Themed chapters, written by experts in their particular area of interest, then discuss artefacts from the point of view of their use. The contributors' premise is that every object was designed for a particular purpose, which may have been to satisfy a general need or the specific need of an individual. If the latter, the maker, the owner and the end user may have been one and the same person; if the former, the manufacturer had to provide objects that others would wish to purchase or exchange. Understanding this reveals a fascinating picture of life in Roman Britain"--
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