Segedunum: Excavations by Charles Daniels in the Roman Fort at Wallsend (1975-1984) (Tvrdi povez)

Between 1975 and 1984 almost the entire area of the Roman fort of Segedunum in Wallsend was excavated under the direction of Charles Daniels, senior lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at Newcastle University. It is these excavations which form the subject of this publication. This comprehensive report on the structural remains (Vol. 1) and finds (Vol. 2) show clearly that Daniels' work represented one of the most ambitious and prolonged programs of fieldwork attempted on the northern frontier up to that point and has made Wallsend one of the most fully investigated of Roman forts in Britain. In most areas the remains were not excavated down to natural and so the remains revealed were predominantly those of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, with some late Roman features. Volume 1 describes first the stratigraphic sequences and excavation of the stone and timber buildings of the fort's central range: the granary, hospital, headquarters (principia), commanding officer's house (praetorium), the forehall fronting the principia and granary, and a long narrow building, perhaps a workshop, on the north side of the eastern via principalis. In the case of all but the praetorium these buildings were fully exposed. Later chapters cover the buildings in the northernthird of the fort, revealed to be a group of six infantry barracks which underwent several phases of rebuilding and refurbishment including partial replacement by a stable block. Parts 4 and 5 examine the cavalry barracks in the southern part of the fort(retentura) and excavations of sections of the fort defenses on all four sides, particularly of discrete structures such as towers and gates. Volume 2, on the predominantly 2nd-3rd century material culture from the site, looks at the stonework, pottery, coins and small finds recovered. The stonework and ceramic building material provides information on the appearance of the fort and include a very rare stone latrine seat and a bench support. The pottery comprises ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/ee78cb39/segedunum-alexandra-croom-9781785700262.jpg|9781785700262|Segedunum : Hardback : Oxbow Books : 9781785700262 : 31 Jul 2016 : Detailed report on major excavations at Wallsend (Segedunum) on Hadrian's Wall, one of the most fully investigated Roman forts in Britain.|new|1|1|1|55|0|GBP|Alexandra Croom|Oxbow Books|31 Jul 2016|Classical history / classical civilisation 9781785658167|Batman: The Court of Owls|12.72|https://wordery.com/batman-the-court-of-owls-greg-cox-9781785658167|A series of brutal murders in Gotham City lead Batman to think the Court of Owls is back, and they are after something that will grant them enough power to be completely unstoppable.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/f19c4db2/batman-the-court-of-owls-greg-cox-9781785658167.jpg|9781785658167|Batman: The Court of Owls : Hardback : Titan Books Ltd : 9781785658167 : 19 Feb 2019 : Winner of the 2020 Scribe Award for Best Original Novel; this novel sees Batman pitted against the Court of Owls, a secret society of wealthy families that have con ...|new|1|1|10|16.99|0|GBP|Greg Cox|Titan Books Ltd|19 Feb 2019|Science fiction books 9781785701238|Wild Harvest|32.00|https://wordery.com/wild-harvest-karen-hardy-9781785701238|Plants are fundamental to life; they are used by all human groups and most animals. They provide raw materials, vitamins and essential nutrients and we could not survive without them. Yet access to plant use before the Neolithic can be challenging. In some places, plant remains rarely survive and reconstructing plant use in pre-agrarian contexts needs to be conducted using a range of different techniques. This lack of visible evidence has led to plants being undervalued, both in terms of their contribution to diet and as raw materials. This book outlines why the role of plants is required for a better understanding of hominin and pre-agrarian human life, and it offers a variety of ways in which this can be achieved. Wild Harvest is divided into three sections. In section 1 each chapter focuses on a specific feature of plant use by humans; this covers the role of carbohydrates, the need for and effects of processing methods, the role of plants in self-medication among apes, plants as raw materials, and the extent of evidence for plant use prior to the development of agriculture in the Near East. Section 2 comprises seven chapters which cover different methods available to obtain information on plants, and the third section has five chapters, each covering a topic related to ethnography, ethnohistory, or ethnoarchaeology, and how these can be used to improve our understanding of the role of plants in the pre-agrarian past.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/5bf10998/wild-harvest-karen-hardy-9781785701238.jpg|9781785701238|Wild Harvest : Paperback : Oxbow Books : 9781785701238 : 29 Feb 2016 : Major new textbook discussing the role of plants in hominin and pre-agrarian human societies with case studies drawn from ethnography, ethnohistory and ethnoarchaeology illustratin ...|new|1|1|1|32|0|GBP|Karen Hardy|Oxbow Books|29 Feb 2016|Prehistoric archaeology 9781785700798|A Medieval Woman's Companion|16.95|https://wordery.com/a-medieval-womans-companion-susan-signe-morrison-9781785700798|2016 Foreword INDIES Award Winner in 3 Categories: -Bronze: Women's Studies -Honorable Mention: History -Honorable Mention: Young Adult Nonfiction What have a deaf nun, the mother of the first baby born to Europeans in North America, and a condemned heretic to do with one another? They are among the virtuous virgins, marvelous maidens, and fierce feminists of the Middle Ages who trail-blazed paths for women today. Without those first courageous souls who worked in fields dominated by men, women might not have the presence they currently do in professions such as education, the law, and literature. Focusing on women from Western Europe between c. 300 and 1500 CE in the medieval period and richly carpeted with detail, A Medieval Woman&;s Companion offers a wealth of information about real medieval women who are now considered vital for understanding the Middle Ages in a full and nuanced way. Short biographies of 20 medieval women illustrate how they have anticipated and shaped current concerns, including access to education; creative emotional outlets such as art, theater, romantic fiction, and music; marriage and marital rights; fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, contraception and gynecology; sex trafficking and sexual violence; the balance of work and family; faith; and disability. Their legacy abides until today in attitudes to contemporary women that have their roots in the medieval period. The final chapter suggests how 20th and 21st century feminist and gender theories can be applied to and complicated by medieval women's lives and writings. Doubly marginalized due to gender and the remoteness of the time period, medieval women&;s accomplishments are acknowledged and presented in a way that readers can appreciate and find inspiring. Ideal for high school and college classroom use in courses ranging from history and literature to women's and gender studies, an accompanying website with educational links, images, downloadable curriculum guide, and interactive b ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/5a21e976/a-medieval-womans-companion-susan-signe-morrison-9781785700798.jpg|9781785700798|A Medieval Woman's Companion : Paperback : Oxbow Books : 9781785700798 : 30 Nov 2015 : Describes the lives and achievements of virtuous virgins, marvellous maidens, and fierce feminists of the Middle Ages who trail-blazed paths for women today in fiel ...|new|1|1|1|16.95|0|GBP|Susan Signe Morrison|Oxbow Books|30 Nov 2015|Social & cultural history 9781785701276|York|54.84|https://wordery.com/york-peter-addyman-9781785701276|York has been England&;s second city for much of its almost 2000 years of history. This atlas, produced in the Historic Towns Trust&;s large portfolio format, traces the origins and growth of the city from its foundation as a Roman legionary fortress c.AD71 right through to the 21st century, epitomizing some of its greatest periods. Eleven maps, period by period, bring together topographical, archaeological, historical and cartographic evidence to present a clear picture of what is known of the city through time. The remarkable 1852 Ordnance Survey plan of York &; originally at the huge scale of five feet to one statute mile &; is here beautifully redrawn, enhanced to show both surviving and lost medieval and post-medieval buildings of importance, and presented at the scale of 1:2500. It is used as the base for all the period maps. The period maps are supplemented by others which show York in its regional, geological, and topographical settings, and there are special maps of York&;s 19th century parishes and wards. A substantial scholarly gazetteer explains every name on the maps, ancient or modern, and for each map there is an introductory essay by specialist authors: Patrick Ottaway (Roman York), Richard Hall and Ailsa Mainman (Anglian York; Anglo-Scandinavian York), David Palliser and Sarah Rees-Jones (York 1066-1272 and 1272-1536), and William Sheils (York 1536-1840 and York since 1840) . Nine sheets of plates present numerous illustrations, from the earliest medieval images of York through reproductions of early maps, plans and views of the city and its structures to the latest aerial records. The York Volume of the British Historic Towns Atlas has been prepared as a joint project by the Historic Towns Trust and the York Archaeological Trust and should prove a definitive cartographic resource for York for the foreseeable future.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/4f8dc39f/york-peter-addyman-9781785701276.jpg|9781785701276|York : Hardback : Oxbow Books : 9781785701276 : 03 Feb 2017 : York has been England's second city for much of its almost 2000 years of history. This atlas, produced in the Historic Towns Trust's large portfolio format, traces the origins and growth of ...|new|1|1|15|70|0|GBP|Peter Addyman|Oxbow Books|03 Feb 2017|British & Irish history 9781785701191|Prehistoric Rock Art in Scandinavia|25.00|https://wordery.com/prehistoric-rock-art-in-scandinavia-courtney-nimura-9781785701191|Scandinavia is home to prolific and varied rock art images among which the ship motif is prominent. Because of this, the rock art of Scandinavia has often been interpreted in terms of social ritual, cosmology, and religion associated with the maritime sphere. This comprehensive review is based on the creation of a Scandinavia-wide GIS database for prehistoric rock art and reexamines theoretical approaches and interpretations, in particular with regard to the significance of the ship and its relationship to a maritime landscape Discussion focuses on material agency as a means to understanding the role of rock art within society. Two main theories are developed. The first is that the sea was fundamental to the purpose and meaning of rock art, especially in the Bronze Age and, therefore, that sea-level/shoreline changes would have inspired a renegotiation of the relationship between the rock art sites and their intended purpose. The fundamental question posed is: would such changes to the landscape have affected the purpose and meaning of rock art for the communities that made and used these sites? Various theories from within and outside of archaeology are drawn on to examine environmental change and analyze the rock art, led to second theory: that the purpose of rock art might have been altered to have an effect on the disappearing sea. The general theory that rock art would have been affected by environmental change was discussed in tandem with existing interpretations of the meaning and purpose of rock art. Imbuing rock art with agency means that it could be intertwined in an active web of relations involving maritime landscapes, shoreline displacement and communities. Though created in stone and fixed in time and place, rock art images have propagated belief systems that would have changed over time as they were re-carved, abandoned and used by different groups of inhabitants. In the thousands of years rock art was created, it is likely that shoreline displa ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/ad84aadd/prehistoric-rock-art-in-scandinavia-courtney-nimura-9781785701191.jpg|9781785701191|Prehistoric Rock Art in Scandinavia : Paperback : Oxbow Books : 9781785701191 : 30 Nov 2015 : Major review of the location and interpretation of Scandinavian rock art against a background of long term environmental change and shoreline displacement ba ...|new|1|1|15|25|0|GBP|Courtney Nimura|Oxbow Books|30 Nov 2015|History of art: pre-history 9781785658761|Meddling Kids|8.52|https://wordery.com/meddling-kids-edgar-cantero-9781785658761|A nostalgic and subversive trip rife with sly nods to H. P. Lovecraft and pop culture, in the vein of It and Stranger Things|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/7ae6d569/meddling-kids-edgar-cantero-9781785658761.jpg|9781785658761|Meddling Kids : Paperback : Titan Books Ltd : 9781785658761 : 01 Mar 2018 : A nostalgic and subversive trip rife with sly nods to H. P. Lovecraft and pop culture, in the vein of It and Stranger Things|new|1|1|4|8.99|0|GBP|Edgar Cantero|Titan Books Ltd|01 Mar 2018|Horror & ghost stories books 9781785701528|Sealed by Time|14.99|https://wordery.com/sealed-by-time-peter-marsden-9781785701528|Although the wreck of the Mary Rose was raised twenty years ago, the excavations and conservation work and indeed the ship itself have never been published in full. Now the Mary Rose Trust, with the Heritage Lottery Fund is publishing the complete history of the project and the research up to the present day in five highly illustrated volumes, revealing a wealth of information covering all aspects of the ship. Sealed by Time: The Loss and Recovery of the Mary Rose traces the history of the Mary Rose from great naval vessel to ruinous shipwreck to outstanding museum display. The Mary Rose was an extraordinary ship. Built to a new design, she was one of the first great British warships. Her career spanned all but a few years of Henry VIII's reign and she took place in most of his wars. Combining for the first time all that is known from contemporary documents and the archaeological evidence, Peter Marsden and a team of specialists give a fascinating and detailed overview of her history. They set out details of the circumstances of her building, participation in three wars with France, repairs and rebuilds, and finally the tragic sinking with massive loss of life in Portsmouth Harbour in 1545 as she prepared to encounter the French fleet one more time. Also described are the place of the ship in naval and seafaring history, the novel aspects of her shape and construction, how she performed at sea, her structure, rigging and armoury. Bringing the story up-to-date, further chapters describe the epic project to excavate and salvage the ship that culminated in the raising of the hull in 1982, an event watched by millions on television, and subsequently how the museum and display of the massive hull were created. Beautifully illustrated with contemporary paintings and documents as well as photos of the excavations and some of the 26,000 objects recovered, this will be of great interest to everyone with an interest in maritime archaeology, ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/da24b427/sealed-by-time-peter-marsden-9781785701528.jpg|9781785701528|Sealed by Time : Paperback : Oxbow Books : 9781785701528 : 31 Oct 2015 : Although the wreck of the Mary Rose was raised twenty years ago, the excavations and conservation work and indeed the ship itself have never been published in full.|new|1|1|10|15|0|GBP|Peter Marsden|Oxbow Books|31 Oct 2015|Underwater archaeology 9781785701399|Ancient Fortifications|48.74|https://wordery.com/ancient-fortifications-silke-muth-9781785701399|Dedicated to the investigation of fortifications as important and integral elements of ancient built space, the present volume results from the activity of the German based international research network Fokus Fortifikation. Ancient Fortifications in the Eastern Mediterranean and is intended as a guide to research on ancient fortifications and a source of inspiration for new research. Ancient city walls and other fortification structures have long been underestimated. Since the early years of the 21st century, research on ancient fortifications has experienced an international boom, particularly amongst young researchers. They approached the study of fortifications with fresh ideas and new aims, and felt the need to discuss the problems and potentials of these monuments and to develop harmonized research methods and objectives. The outcome is the present bilingual (English and German) book, which offers a condensed view of the network's extended conversations. The goal is not so much to offer an overview on the development of ancient fortifications, but rather to present versatile and diverse approaches to their research and interpretation and to serve as a kickoff for a new understanding of this category of ancient buildings. The book is divided into two parts: the first part includes 12 chapters on methods of interpretation, documentation, and field project organization; the systematic description and presentation of fortifications; the 'building experience'; masonry forms and techniques; defensive, symbolic, and urbanistic functions and aspects; on fortifications in written sources, the visual arts, and as a historical source; and on regional and rural fortifications, and regionally confined phenomena. Part two is a catalogue that offers exemplary presentations of fortifications studied by network members; it is arranged in four sections: regions, sites, architectural elements and architectural details. The book is Volume 1 in the new series Fokus Fortifikati ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/610b9582/ancient-fortifications-silke-muth-9781785701399.jpg|9781785701399|Ancient Fortifications : Hardback : Oxbow Books : 9781785701399 : 22 Jan 2016 : A guide to research on ancient fortifications containing 12 chapters on all aspects of current research on fortifications plus a catalogue featuring regions, sites, archit ...|new|1|1|10|55|0|GBP|Silke Muth|Oxbow Books|22 Jan 2016|Archaeology books 9781785659157|Far Cry: Absolution|6.73|https://wordery.com/far-cry-absolution-urban-waite-9781785659157|The official prequel to the latest instalment of the Far Cry video game series.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/0b536e32/far-cry-absolution-urban-waite-9781785659157.jpg|9781785659157|Far Cry: Absolution : Paperback : Titan Books Ltd : 9781785659157 : 27 Feb 2018 : The official prequel to the latest instalment of the Far Cry video game series.|new|1|1|10|7.99|0|GBP|Urban Waite|Titan Books Ltd|27 Feb 2018|Thriller / suspense books 9781785701481|Lives in Land - Mucking Excavations|40.00|https://wordery.com/lives-in-land-mucking-excavations-christopher-evans-9781785701481|The excavations led by Margaret and Tom Jones on the Thames gravel terraces at Mucking, Essex, undertaken between 1965 and 1978 are legendary. The largest area excavation ever undertaken in the British Isles, involving around 5000 participants, recorded around 44,000 archaeological features dating from the Beaker to Anglo-Saxon periods and recovered something in the region of 1.7 million finds of Mesolithic to post-medieval date. While various publications have emerged over the intervening years, the death of both directors, insufficient funding, many organizational complications and the sheer volume of material evidence have severely delayed full publication of this extraordinary palimpsest landscape. Lives in Land is the first of two major volumes which bring together all the evidence from Mucking, presenting both the detail of many important structures and assemblages and a comprehensive synthesis of landscape development through the ages: settlement histories, changing land-use, death and burial, industry and craft activities. The long time-gap since completion of the excavations has allowed the authors the unprecedented opportunity to stand back from the density of site data and place the vast sum of Mucking evidence in the wider context of the archaeology of southern England throughout the major periods of occupation and activity. Lives in Land begins with a thorough evaluation of the methods, philosophy and archival status of the Mucking project against the organizational and funding background of its time, and discusses its fascinating and complex history through a period of fundamental change in archaeological practice, legislation, finance, research priorities and theoretical paradigms in British Archaeology. Subsequent chapters deal with the prehistoric landscape, each focusing on the major themes that emerge by major period from analysis and synthesis of the data. The authors draw on archival material including site notebooks and personal accounts ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/2e4873d5/lives-in-land-mucking-excavations-christopher-evans-9781785701481.jpg|9781785701481|Lives in Land - Mucking Excavations : Hardback : Oxbow Books : 9781785701481 : 31 Dec 2015 : First of two long-awaited volumes on the results of the largest ever UK archaeological excavation, covering the prehistoric periods.|new|1|1|15|40|0|GBP|Christopher Evans|Oxbow Books|31 Dec 2015|Landscape archaeology 9781785701641|Rock Art Through Time|20.00|https://wordery.com/rock-art-through-time-peter-skoglund-9781785701641|As in many other areas in south Scandinavia, the region surrounding the city of Simrishamn in south-east Scania has a great many Bronze Age mounds that are still visible in the landscape, and records from the museums demonstrate that the area is rich in bronze metalwork. Nevertheless, it is the figurative rock art that makes this region stand out as distinct from surrounding areas that lack such images. The rock art constitutes a spatially well-defined tradition that covers the Bronze Age and the earliest Iron Age, c. 1700&;200 BC and, although the number of sites is comparatively small, a characteristic and unusual feature is the large representation of various kinds of metal axes. Significantly these images are tightly distributed inside the core zone of metal consumption in southernmost Scandinavia. This beautifully illustrated new addition to the Swedish rock Art series presents a detailed reassessment of the Simrishamn rock art and examines the close relationship between iconography displayed on metals and that found in rock art. in so doing it raises some important questions of principle concerning the current understanding of the south Scandinavian rock art tradition.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/39802a1a/rock-art-through-time-peter-skoglund-9781785701641.jpg|9781785701641|Rock Art Through Time : Hardback : Oxbow Books : 9781785701641 : 30 Apr 2016 : This beautifully illustrated new addition to the Swedish rock Art series presents a detailed reassessment of the Simrishamn rock art and examines the close relationship bet ...|new|1|1|1|20|0|GBP|Peter Skoglund|Oxbow Books|30 Apr 2016|Archaeology books 9781785766480|Courtney's War|15.28|https://wordery.com/courtneys-war-wilbur-smith-9781785766480|The brand new Courtney Series novel, and the much-anticipated sequel to the global bestseller WAR CRY Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard - despite his objections to the Nazi regime - is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day. Meanwhile Saffron - recruited by the Special Operations Executive and sent to occupied Belgium to discover how the Nazis have infiltrated SOE's network - soon finds herself being hunted by Germany's most ruthless spymaster. Confronted by evil beyond their worst imaginings, the lovers must each make the hardest choice of all: sacrifice themselves, or do whatever they can to survive, hoping that one day they will be reunited. Courtney's War is an epic story of courage, betrayal and undying love that takes the reader to the very heart of a world at war.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/e8c0ec7b/courtneys-war-wilbur-smith-9781785766480.jpg|9781785766480|Courtney's War : Hardback : Zaffre : 9781785766480 : 06 Sep 2018 : The brand new Courtney Series novel, and the much-anticipated sequel to the global bestseller WAR CRY Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of mi ...|new|1|1|194|20|0|GBP|Wilbur Smith|Zaffre|06 Sep 2018|Historical adventure 9781785764646|Wilde About The Girl|7.53|https://wordery.com/wilde-about-the-girl-louise-pentland-9781785764646|The star of summer 2017's number one smash hit novel - Robin Wilde - is back! Robin Wilde is acing life.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/a0e6ba9c/wilde-about-the-girl-louise-pentland-9781785764646.jpg|9781785764646|Wilde About The Girl : Paperback : Zaffre : 9781785764646 : 02 May 2019 : The star of summer 2017's number one smash hit novel - Robin Wilde - is back! Robin Wilde is acing life.|new|1|1|1|7.99|0|GBP|Louise Pentland|Zaffre|02 May 2019|Romance books 9781785763748|Ghost|11.39|https://wordery.com/ghost-james-swallow-9781785763748|As attacks unfold across the world - crippling power grids, crashing trains, sowing panic and worse - Marc must call on all his skills and ingenuity to track down the mysterious Madrigal"" before the ruthless hacker's plans bring the world to the brink of war ."