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European J Archaeol 4 (2)
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Title:
European J Archaeol 4 (2)
Series
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Series:
Journal of European Archaeology
Volume
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Volume:
4 (2)
Publication Type
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Publication Type:
Journal
Editor
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Editor:
John Chapman
Publisher
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Publisher:
Sage Publications
Year of Publication
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Year of Publication:
2001
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Source:
BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date:
10 Sep 2002
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Cosmovision and metaphor: monsters and shamans in Gallo-British cult-express...
Miranda J Aldhouse-Green
203 - 231
The repertoire of cult-iconography produced in Gaul and Britain during the Iron Age and Roman periods contains a group of images that are a blend of human and animal forms. Such pieces are generally interpreted as depictions of divinities, but while it remains probable that they are expressive of cult perceptions, there is a need to re-evaluate their function and identity. The hybridity of the images suggests meanings associated with boundary-crossing, risk and the challenge to `normative' concepts. It is argued here that such contradictive and liminal representations might be identified with transgression between earthworld and spiritworld, and that monstrous images perhaps express the identity of individuals who, within the context of ritual practice, habitually `moved' between worlds, by means of trance and altered states of consciousness. Suggests that in the context of Gallo-British cosmologies, images with antler-head-dresses, horns or other animal attributes should be identified as shamans rather than as gods.
Identification of `jet' artefacts by reflected light microscopy
Lindsay Allason-Jones
J M Jones
233 - 251
From the late-second century AD to the end of the fourth century AD, black, shiny materials were popular in Britain and the Rhineland for the production of jewellery. In the past, in the absence of accurate, detailed analysis, all these products, irrespective of composition, have invariably been described as being made of `jet'. A project which used the non-destructive technique of reflected light microscopy to identify the various black materials used by the Roman craftsmen, revealed that a wide range of `jets' and shales and varieties of coal from a diversity of geographical sources were used, and that the Rhineland objects were not carved from Whitby jet but from an unidentified source. Also includes analysis of objects from Hadrian's Wall area. Includes an:
Appendix
247 - 250
which lists the analysed samples of `jet'
The archaeology of osteoporosis
G Turner-Walker
U Syversen
Simon Mays
263 - 269
The application of medical scanning technologies to archaeological skeletons provides novel insights into the history and potential causes of osteoporosis. The present study investigated bone mineral density (BMD) in medieval skeletons from England and Norway. Comparisons between the two adult populations found no statistically significant differences. This compares with a modern fracture incidence for the femoral neck in women from Norway that is almost three times that in the UK. The pattern of age-related bone loss in medieval men was similar to that seen in men today. In contrast, the pattern in medieval women differed from that of modern young women. On average, medieval women experienced a decrease in BMD at the femoral neck of approximately twenty-three per cent between the ages of 22 and 35. These losses were partially recovered by age 45, after which BMD values show a decline consistent with post-menopausal bone loss in modern western women. A possible explanation of the rapid decline in BMD in young medieval women is bone loss in connection with pregnancy and lactation in circumstances of insufficient nutrition.