Nicopolis ad Istrum III : A late Roman and early Byzantine City: the Finds and the biological Remains

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poulter, Andrew.

Contributor:

Beech, Mark J, Contributor.

Society of Antiquaries of London, Content Provider.

Series:

Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London ; v.67

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Nicopolis ad Istrum (Extinct city)--Bulgaria.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Animal remains (Archaeology)--Nicopolis ad Istrum (Extinct city)--Bulgaria.

Animal remains (Archaeology).

Nicopolis ad Istrum (Extinct city).

Bulgaria--Antiquities, Roman.

Bulgaria.

Bulgaria--Antiquities, Byzantine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (868 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Oxbow Books, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This, the third and final monograph, completes the description of the excavations carried out by the British team, part of the Anglo-Bulgarian archaeological programme on the site of Nicopolis ad Istrum in northern Bulgaria, one of the best-preserved ancient cities of the Roman Empire. The site provided a unique opportunity to compare the changing layout and economy of an urban centre from the Roman to the late Roman and the early Byzantine periods (c. AD 100-600). The excavations, geophysics, coins and wall-plaster were published in volume 1. Volume 2 describes the evidence for economic chang

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; THE STRUCTURE AND PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT; 1 - INTRODUCTION; The Aims of the Excavations at Nicopolis; The Publication of the Excavations; Dating; The quantitative Assessment of the Data by Period; The Excavations (Fig 1.4); The Results of the Excavation: a Summary; The Transition to Late Antiquity programme (1996-2005); 2 - THE METALWORK; ITEMS OF DRESS AND PERSONAL ADORNMENT; TOILET, SURGICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL INSTRUMENTS (Figs 2.6 and 2.7); DOMESTIC INSTRUMENTS, UTENSILS AND FURNITURE

MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH ANIMALSTOOLS USED FOR AGRICULTURE, WOOD AND LEATHER WORKING; STUDS AND MOUNTS (Fig 2.13); FITTINGS AND FASTENINGS (Fig 2.14); STRUCTURAL FITTINGS; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; MISCELLANEOUS (Fig 2.24); POST-MEDIEVAL FINDS; NAILS (Fig 2.28); SCRAP FROM NICOPOLIS; 3 - WORKED BONE; BONE PINS (Figs 3.1 and 3.2); NEEDLES (Fig 3.2); COMBS (Fig 3.3); SPOONS (Fig 3.3); BOXES (Fig 3.3); BEADS (Fig 3.3); DICE (Fig 3.3); COUNTERS (Fig 3.4); MOUNTS (Fig 3.4); HANDLES (Fig 3.4); PLANO-CONVEX STRIPS (Fig 3.4); LOOPED HANDLES (Fig 3.5); MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS (Fig 3.5)

UNFINISHED BONE OBJECTS (Figs 3.5 and 3.6)ANTLER OBJECTS (Fig 3.6); 4 - BEADS AND GLASS, JET AND SHALE JEWELRY; BEADS (Fig 4.1); BRACELETS OF GLASS, JET AND SHALE (Fig 4.2); JET RINGS AND PIN (Fig 4.2); 5 - INTAGLIOS; 6 - CERAMIC OBJECTS; FIGURINES (Figs 6.1 and 6.2); PLAQUE (Fig 6.3); TOYS? (Figs 6.3 and 6.4); REUSED CERAMICS (Figs 6.5 and 6.6); SYMMETRICAL PIECES (Fig 6.6); LOOM WEIGHTS (Fig 6.7); MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS (Figs 6.7 and 6.8); WARE DESCRIPTIONS; 7 - THE LAMPS; LOCAL LAMPS; 8 - SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION; RELIEF SCULPTURE (Figs 8.1-8.8); COLUMNS; MOULDINGS

FLOORING (Fig 8.20)9 - THE WORKED PREHISTORIC LITHIC MATERIAL AND ITS POSSIBLE RE-USE; Description; Raw Material Sources; Dating; On old things; Conclusion; 10 - THE LARGE MAMMAL AND REPTILE BONES; Introduction; Methods; Results; Preservation and Taphonomy; Anatomical Representation; Dental Data; Epiphyseal fusion data; Sex Data; Butchery; Breed Types; Palaeopathology; Traumatic Injury; Arthropathies and Joint Diseases; Oral Pathology; Infection; Skeletal Abnormalities; Cattle Biometry; Pig Biometry; Sheep Biometry; Discussion; Comparison with other sites in the region; Conclusions

Acknowledgements11 - THE SMALL MAMMALS; Introduction; Methods; Taphonomy; Results; Discussion; 12 - THE FISH REMAINS; Introduction; Local rivers; Methods and quantification; Results; Comparison with other sites; Conclusions; 13 - THE BIRD BONES; Introduction; Material and Methods; Results and Discussion: Species Composition; The natural environment around the city; The Nicopolis bird bone assemblage: Comparison with other published sites; Conclusions; 14 - THE HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS; SKELETON 1; SKELETON NUMBER 2 (Fig 14.1); SKELETONS 3 AND 4; 15 - THE BOTANICAL REMAINS; Introduction

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ISBN:

9781782974994

1782974997

OCLC:

881570291