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World Archaeol 9
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Title:
World Archaeol 9
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Series:
World Archaeology
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Volume:
9
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Journal
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Year of Publication:
1977
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Date Of Issue From: 1977
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BIAB (British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
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Created Date:
05 Dec 2008
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Abstract
Understanding standing buildings
Cecil A Hewett
174 - 184
'The functions of timber-framed components can only be determined by reference to their jointing.' For instance, it is erroneous to name a component a 'tension brace' if its joints at both ends are of a type to resist only compression. Hence a close knowledge of carpentry is required. Moreover we need to find a well-preserved (?waterlogged) building of pre-Norman date to confirm a suspicion that Saxon carpentry was as accomplished as Saxon boat-building.
Terminological problems in quantitative faunal analysis
Richard W Casteel
Donald K Grayson
235 - 242
Presents a sample list of abbreviated terms culled from the literature to indicate the state of chaos now prevailing in archaeozoology. Vagueness and ambiguity are rife and the problems are compounded by translation difficulties. It would help if new terms were given operational definitions, checked for novelty, and fully referenced.
Approaches to settlement archaeology in Sweden
Berta Sternquist
251 - 264
Two main approaches, both ecological, are delineated: one relates to the settlement's spread over the landscape and the factors which determine its location, the other deals with settlements as social systems. The theoretical starting points and the fieldwork etc are different for the two approaches. Au(abr)
Prehistoric field systems in Britain and NW Europe - a review of some recent work
Richard Bradley
265 - 280
Deals with the form, chronology and function of the earliest surviving field systems in five areas of NW Europe (in Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands and Sweden). In each area field systems appear first on soils which were under some pressure and in periods of colonization or expansion. It is argued that these pressures were not sufficient to lead to a change of agricultural regime until social changes allowed this to be organized. Au(adp)
Environment and agriculture during the Iron Age: statistical analysis of changing settlement ecology
Alistair J Marshall
346 - 356
Statistical analysis of distributions of hillforts and open settlements of the Iron Age in certain areas of Southern Britain, including the Cotswolds and Lower Severn Valley, suggests that sites attributable to the later phases of the Iron Age occur in closer spatial association with heavier and more fertile lowland clay and gravel soils than do sites of the earlier phases of the Iron Age, which have a closer association with lighter upland soils. The implications of such a trend and the validity of its interpretation in terms of changing population distribution, land use, and agricultural practice are discussed. Au
Systematic fieldwalking and the investigation of Saxon settlement in Northamptonshire
Glenn R Foard
357 - 374
The full potential of fieldwalking survey has not generally been realized. Although there are limitations, a series of systematic techniques is suggested which may significantly increase the quantity and quality of information collected by fieldwalking. The application of such techniques to the study of Saxon settlement in Northamptonshire casts doubt on the generally accepted ideas of modern settlement originating with nucleated Saxon villages. Au(abr)