Agriculture and industry in south-eastern Roman Britain /

Agriculture and industry in south-eastern Roman Britain /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Oxford ; Havertown, PA : Oxbow Books, 2017.
Description:	xii, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Agriculture, Ancient. Classical antiquities. Industrial archaeology. Romans. Romans -- England -- Weald, The -- History. Agriculture, Ancient -- England -- Weald, The, Region. Industrial archaeology -- England -- Weald, The, Region. Weald, The, Region (England) -- Antiquities, Roman. Kent (England) -- Antiquities, Roman. Surrey (England) -- Antiquities, Roman. Sussex (England) -- Antiquities, Roman. England -- Kent. England -- Surrey. England -- Sussex. England -- Weald, The. History.
Format:	Map Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10980832

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Other authors / contributors:	Bird, D. G. (David G.), editor of compilation.
ISBN:	9781785703195 1785703196 9781785703201
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"The ancient counties surrounding the Weald in the SE corner of England have a strongly marked character of their own that has survived remarkably well in the face of ever-increasing population pressure. The area is, however, comparatively neglected in discussion of Roman Britain, where it is often subsumed into a generalised treatment of the 'civilian' part of Britannia that is based largely on other parts of the country. This book aims to redress the balance. The focus is particularly on Kent, Surrey and Sussex account is taken of information from neighbouring counties, particularly when the difficult subsoils affect the availability of evidence. An overview of the environment and a consideration of themes relevant to the South-East as a whole accompany 14 papers covering the topics of rural settlement in each county, crops, querns and millstones, animal exploitation, salt production, leatherworking, the working of bone and similar materials, the production of iron and iron objects, non-ferrous metalworking, pottery production and the supply of tile to Roman London. Agriculture and industry provides an up-to-date assessment of our knowledge of the southern hinterland of Roman London and an area that was particularly open to influences from the Continent"--Publisher description.
Other form:	Online version: Agriculture and industry in south-eastern Roman Britain Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2016 9781785703201

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Summary:	The ancient counties surrounding the Weald in the SE corner of England have a strongly marked character of their own that has survived remarkably well in the face of ever-increasing population pressure. The area is, however, comparatively neglected in discussion of Roman Britain, where it is often subsumed into a generalized treatment of the 'civilian' part of Britannia that is based largely on other parts of the country. This book aims to redress the balance.<br> The focus is particularly on Kent, Surrey and Sussex account is taken of information from neighboring counties, particularly when the difficult subsoils affect the availability of evidence. An overview of the environment and a consideration of themes relevant to the Southeast as a whole accompany 14 papers covering the topics of rural settlement in each county, crops, querns and millstones, animal exploitation, salt production, leatherworking, the working of bone and similar materials, the production of iron and iron objects, nonferrous metalworking, pottery production and the supply of tile to Roman London. Agriculture and industry provides an up-to-date assessment of our knowledge of the southern hinterland of Roman London and an area that was particularly open to influences from the Continent.
Physical Description:	xii, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781785703195 1785703196 9781785703201