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Towards an archaeology of everyday life in British Ionian Islands: the cultural itineraries of the Kythera Gin Bottles Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Christina Marini, Lita Tzortzopoulou-Gregory, Christianne L. Fernee, Konstantinos P. Trimmis
During the course of the nineteenth century the island of Kythera, Southwest Greece, was part of the United States of Ionian Islands, under the control of the British empire. This paper explores th...
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James Winchester’s clay pipe factory: excavations at Glassfields, Bristol, 2016–2017 Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Jonathan Hart, Marek Lewcun, Philippa Bradley, Mary Alexander
Excavations in advance of redevelopment in two areas either side of Old Bread Street, Bristol, revealed remains dating from the eighteenth century including those of three clay tobacco pipe kilns a...
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Post-medieval fieldwork in Britain and Crown dependencies in 2022 Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Stephanie Ostrich
A selection of summaries of post-medieval archaeological fieldwork from around Britain and Crown Dependencies carried out in 2022 has been compiled. These are indexed with thematic keywords. Format...
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Early modern pewter from the castle of Middelburg-in-Flanders (Belgium): uses, material composition and ranges of quality Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Lise Saussus, Maxime Poulain, Wim De Clercq
An exceptional archaeological assemblage of pewter was found during excavations at the castle of Middelburg (Belgium). This article gives an overview of the forms and marks that are represented and...
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Facing discordant records and cultural hegemony in archaeological studies: an approach from Galician rural funerary epigraphy (1850–1940) Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Samuel Nión-Álvarez
The following paper explores the funerary epigraphy of contemporary Galician rural societies to contextualise it within social, historical, and linguistic dynamics. This hypothesis suggests an appa...
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Eastward orientations of 17th–19th century churches in the eastern United States: a record of religious symbolism and time Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2024-01-12 John W. Delano
The eastward orientations of 332 churches in the eastern United States (Georgia to Maine; 30.7°N to 44.5°N) have been measured to an accuracy of ± 0.2°. Most of those churches are listed on the U. ...
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Moving skills, moving ideas – migrant glassworkers in 17th–19th-century Estonia Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Monika Reppo
This paper uncovers previously unstudied patterns of interregional movement and life histories of migrant glassworkers in 17th-19th-century Estonia. Using material and archival traces of 1,231 indi...
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Exploring material culture and identity in post-medieval Catalonia: a long-term archaeological perspective on greyware pottery production in Quart, Girona, Spain Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Esther Travé Allepuz, Xavier Rocas Gutiérrez, Joan Vicens Tarré
Ceramic production has shaped the industrial and human landscapes of the Gavarres Mountains in northeastern Catalonia. This activity remains important in some places, where it transitions between t...
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A delftware commemorative plate from Glassfields, Bristol Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Chris Jarrett, Mary Alexander, Philippa Bradley
An archaeological excavation undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology at Glassfields, Old Bread Street, Bristol in 2016–2017 revealed a cesspit/cistern, which produced an interesting finds assemblage tha...
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Bringing Classical architecture to Tudor England in the 1540s: William Sharington’s Lacock Abbey and the role of his master mason, John Chapman Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Nicholas Riall
Studies of the evolution of English architecture during the Tudor period rarely mention Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire. Even when noticed, the commentary tends to be brief and poorly informed. Much of t...
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The material world of late 16th- and 17th-century Amsterdam, encapsulated in a waste-made landscape Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Ranjith M. Jayasena
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dutch city of Amsterdam underwent four large-scale extensions. These were massive land-reclamation projects, raising and improving the City’s location in a marsh...
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Porcelain waste and porcelain production in Worcester: the landscape evidence from fieldwalking Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Helen L. Loney, Andrew Hoaen
Field survey can provide a longitudinal sample of ceramic production from the porcelain factories which operated in the city of Worcester from 1751 to 2009. Until the twentieth century domestic and...
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Report of the Portable Antiquities Scheme 2021 Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Ian Richardson, Stuart Wyatt
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a partnership project, funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Welsh Government, run by the British Museum in England and Amgueddfa Cymru-...
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Issue 57/1 summaries in French, German, Italian and Spanish Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-12-04
Published in Post-Medieval Archaeology (Vol. 57, No. 2, 2023)
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A singular find, a global story: an artefact Biography of a French tobacco pipestem found at an American Civil War encampment in Williamsburg, VA Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Eric Schweickart
This paper takes a microhistorical approach to the examination of a marked clay pipestem found at an American Civil War Encampment in Williamsburg, VA. A biography of the object, from its manufactu...
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Hair combs and their social and symbolic significance in Early Modern Portugal Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Jéssica Alexandra Martins Teixeira Iglésias
SUMMARY: The aim of this paper is to present and discuss the meaning and use of hair combs in Early Modern Portugal (16th–18th centuries), having as a case study the objects found in the convent of São Francisco located in Castelo de Vide, in Portugal. These artefacts were used as a public demonstration of cultural and personal wealth, taste, and could possess apotropaic characteristics. They mark
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Of hearth and home: the material biography of an Irish cabin Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Stephen A. Brighton, Andrew J. Webster
SUMMARY The authors blend archaeological data with ethnographic, archival, and historical accounts to tell the story of a post-Famine stone cabin in County Cork, Ireland that was inhabited between 1860 and 1915. Research reveals the stories of the two families that once lived in the cabin and connects them to broader issues of land ownership, politics, and social dynamics. These issues came to a head
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Sarsen stone quarrying in southern England Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Katy A. Whitaker
SUMMARY This paper reports on new research into the previously poorly-documented post-medieval sarsen stone industry of southern England. Two significant centres of the trade are explored using complimentary methodologies. In Buckinghamshire, where a major quarry has been lost to redevelopment, archaeological features are mapped from historical aerial photographs and other remotely-sensed data. In
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Pipe smoking and oral health in males from The Netherlands during the 18th–19th century Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-02-03 Sarah Inskip, Liam Zachary, Maria Serrano Ruber, Menno Hoogland
SUMMARY: The impact of tobacco on health is undeniable. It is a significant risk factor for multiple conditions, including oral diseases. There has been little research on pipe smoking and oral disease in the past. We compare caries, calculus, tooth loss, periapical lesions, and periodontal disease between rural 13th–16th century pre-tobacco males from Klaaskinderkerke and 18th–19th century pipe-using
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What ‘incomparable Jewells Havens, and sure harbours are’: the remains of late 16th century Dover harbour and their wider significance Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Andrew Margetts, Giles Dawkes, Damian Goodburn, With contributions by Lucy Allott, Stacey Adams, Alice Dowsett
SUMMARY During excavations undertaken for the Dover Western Dock Revival Scheme, Kent, UK, Archaeology South-East (ASE; UCL Institute of Archaeology) encountered substantial remains associated with the development of the port of Dover. Despite natural limitations, especially in the form of silting from the River Dour and longshore drift, Dover has historically been a strategic location in which to
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The introduction of the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in early modern Sweden – historical and zooarchaeological evidence of husbandry and consumption Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-01-18 Emma Maltin, Håkan Jakobsson
SUMMARY In this paper we describe how and why turkeys were introduced to Sweden during the 16th century, and how the bird spread to different social groups in the 17th century. We present data from unpublished financial records and provide a compilation of all archaeological findings of turkeys from the geographical area of present-day Sweden. The results show that turkeys, first imported by Duke Karl
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Towards hygienic industrial environments with saunas, spittoons, and clean air Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Ritva Kylli, Tiina Äikäs, Tiina Kuokkanen, Marjo Juola, Annemari Tranberg
SUMMARY Diseases, such as tuberculosis and Spanish flu, spread in industrial environments in the early decades of the 20th century, but increased knowledge of various pathogens, in particular the bacteriological breakthrough made in the late 19th century, helped in the fight against the infectious diseases. This paper examines the attempts made to establish more hygienic industrial environments in
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Life Lines of Industry: excavation and exploration of the 18th century Walbottle Moor Waggonway Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-01-09 Kimberley Gaunt, Les Turnbull, Claire Christie
SUMMARY The North East of England has been a hub of mining activity throughout its recent history due to the abundance of large coal deposits in the region. The coal trade and the associated technologies developed by the collieries of Northumberland and Durham were a driving force behind some of the innovations of the Industrial Revolution. Waggonways of the region, as vital routes of commerce, became
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Lemon Valley, St Helena: an East India Company and British Colonial landscape in the South Atlantic Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-01-03 Andrew Pearson, Ben Jeffs
SUMMARY This article presents the results of an historical and archaeological survey of Lemon Valley, in the South Atlantic island of St Helena. The valley was periodically used by 16th-century mariners during the early years of the Age of Discovery and permanently settled by the English East India Company from the 1660s. The survey reveals a palimpsest landscape which preserves extensive military
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When everyone was called John: a statistical analysis of Post-Medieval letter graffiti at historic sites in the UK Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-12-19 Matthew J. Champion
SUMMARY This article examines the post-medieval letter graffiti present at historic sites in the UK, and carries out a statistical analysis of the markings across multiple sites, with a view to determining authorship and intent. The data from the graffiti inscriptions is also examined within the wider social history context of naming traditions within the UK and elsewhere, and concludes that a measurable
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Report of the Portable Antiquities Scheme 2020 Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-11-18 Ian Richardson, Stuart Wyatt
Published in Post-Medieval Archaeology (Vol. 56, No. 2, 2022)
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Archaeological research and heritage management of a British shipwreck in Argentina - the legacy of HMS Swift (1770) Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-10-13 Dolores Elkin
SUMMARY HMS Swift was a British sloop of war which sank in Patagonia - South Atlantic Ocean - in 1770. The wrecksite was discovered in 1982 by local divers from Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, and this find originated the development of underwater archaeology in the country. The article presents a comprehensive review of the various research strands addressed throughout many years,
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Sugar refining at Plymouth: archaeological excavations at the Boatyard, Sutton Harbour Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Alejandra Gutiérrez
SUMMARY An excavation on the eastern side of Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, uncovered the remains of a sugar house and related buildings. Documentary evidence confirms that the sugar house was built anew around the middle of the 17th century and remained active for at least a century, being out of use by 1754. The excavation has produced a large assemblage of ceramics used in the refining of sugar, but
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Global post-medieval/historical archaeology: Cuba and Puerto Rico Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-10-06 Sarah Newstead, Eric Tourigny, Odlanyer Hernández de Lara, Paola A. Schiappacasse
SUMMARY Now in its sixth edition, this yearly overview of global post-medieval/historical archaeology takes us to Cuba and Puerto Rico in 2022. This edition provides an interesting case study in how the practice of historical archaeology evolved differently within the Caribbean region and addresses key themes, such as colonialism and the evolution of archaeological practice.
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Whitfield’s gun shop: contents of a 19th-century gunsmith’s shop Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-10-03 E. Jeanne Harris, Daniel J. Leahy
SUMMARY On 7 November 1864, George Whitfield, Australia’s most prominent gunsmith, was shot and killed in front of his King Street shop in Sydney by his competitor, Patrick McGlinn. Whitfield’s goods-in-trade were auctioned off and the remaining contents of the gun shop were discarded down an abandoned stone-lined well at the back of the property, which was excavated in 2010. The gun parts, ammunition
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Post-medieval fieldwork in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Isles in 2021 Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-09-23 Stephanie Ostrich
Published in Post-Medieval Archaeology (Vol. 56, No. 3, 2022)
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Bridewell Revisited: Finds From A Lost Palace Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-09-23 Douglas Killock, with Contributions from Philip Armitage, Märit Gaimster, Kevin Hayward, Chris Jarrett, Sophie White
SUMMARY The location and layout of Bridewell Palace, Henry VIII’s first major building project, have previously been documented through both historical research and archaeological excavation, though the latter has been extremely limited when compared to the extent of the palace complex. This article deals with the discovery of building remains that apparently formed part of the palace but are located
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Timber and time: The Vyne roofs Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-09-15 Brigid Geist
SUMMARY While the social and building history of the manor house known as The Vyne are well documented, much less is known about the historic roof structures, and the carpentry and construction techniques used there. Archaeological recording and analysis, including tree-ring dating, of the main areas of the roof complex revealed phases of development, together with features and construction techniques
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Monstrous things: horror, othering, and the Anthropocene Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-09-15 Geneviève Godin
SUMMARY This article approaches the masses of discarded things washed ashore and roaming waterways as the new monsters of the Anthropocene. It explores the ways in which monstrosity and archaeology intersect, and how the genre of horror simultaneously emerges from and informs the current epoch. As they embark on their post-abandonment journey, things’ immense scale, spread, and refusal to serve as
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‘Around the hut’: an archaeological ethnography around the experimental construction of a shepherd’s hut in Konitsa, north-west Greece Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-09-15 Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou, Traianos Bokas, Antonija Mikulić, Petya Dimitrova, Kristiyan Karaivanov, Anica Tubanović, İrem Sayılgan, Konstantina Papadopoulou, Ana Banu
SUMMARY This article reflects on the experimental building of a Vlach hut that took place in the 14th Summer School of the Balkan Border Crossings Network. The approach took the form of an archaeological ethnography and addressed a variety of subjects from ethnographic and experimental fieldworkto videography and critical heritage, all emerging from the same point: thebuilding of a shepherd’s roundhut
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Shot at dawn: Memorializing First World War executions for cowardice in the landscape of the UK's National Memorial Arboretum Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Alasdair Brooks
SUMMARY The United Kingdom’s National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, England, contains a memorial to the 306 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were shot at dawn during the First World War for desertion and/or cowardice. The location of the ‘Shot at Dawn Memorial’ within the Arboretum’s living archaeological landscape reveals ambiguities and tensions between the memorial’s physical location
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The convict huts of Parramatta 1788–1841: an archaeological view of the development of an early Australian urban landscape Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-04-25 Madeline Shanahan, Martin Gibbs
SUMMARY This paper will examine the process of urban transformation from convict to free settlement, through an analysis of the early convict landscape at Parramatta (1789–1841), the second British settlement in New South Wales. We draw together archaeological and historical sources to consider the patterns of change which occurred both at individual ‘convict hut’ sites, as well as within the broader
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Metals, mines and moorland: the changing lead mining landscapes of the North Pennines, UK, 1700-1948 Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-04-11 Mark Kincey, Chris Gerrard, Jeff Warburton
SUMMARY Intensive metal mining considerably altered many British upland landscapes between the 18th and 20th centuries, modifying both subterranean and surface environments and fundamentally changing the character of local settlements, infrastructure and society. However, our understanding of the landscape-scale patterns of development through time in mining districts is still limited. In this study
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Policies, Brae, and Hill grounds: A microarchaeology of an Ochils estate Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-04-04 Kevin Grant, Michael Given
SUMMARY This paper seeks to explore life during the post-medieval period in a small part of the Ochil Hills in Perthshire, Scotland, and in doing so, demonstrates how landscape archaeology can uncover stories which reflect the complexity and nuance of life in the past. Drawing on a range of approaches, this paper explores the stories uncovered through a programme of landscape archaeology. This includes
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Matters of the heart: depictions of the heart and the archaeology of emotion, c. 1400–1700. Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Sigrún Hannesdóttir
SUMMARY This paper presents a case study of finger rings and pendants from England and Wales from the period 1400–1700, which have been recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and that feature the shape of the heart or inscriptions of the word ‘heart’. The paper explores how these objects can inform us about the embodied experience, perception and expression of love and other emotions in the
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Molana Abbey: response to Eammon Cotter’s ‘Alternative View’ Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-10-18 Eric Klingelhofer, Carter Hudgins
(2021). Molana Abbey: response to Eammon Cotter’s ‘Alternative View’. Post-Medieval Archaeology: Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 313-314.
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Post-medieval fieldwork in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Isles in 2020 Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-11-01 Stephanie Ostrich
(2021). Post-medieval fieldwork in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Isles in 2020. Post-Medieval Archaeology: Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 322-431.
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Global post-medieval/historical archaeology: the Baltic states Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-11-01 Erki Russow, Eric Tourigny, Sarah Newstead, Erki Russow, Ieva Ose, Miglé Urbonaité-ubé
(2021). Global post-medieval/historical archaeology: the Baltic states. Post-Medieval Archaeology: Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 432-441.
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Unearthing St. Mary’s City; Fifty Years of Archaeology at Maryland's First Capital Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-11-29 Alasdair Brooks
(2021). Unearthing St. Mary’s City; Fifty Years of Archaeology at Maryland's First Capital. Post-Medieval Archaeology: Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 442-443.
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Sheffield Castle: archaeology, archives, regeneration, 1927–2018 Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-10-18 James Dixon
(2021). Sheffield Castle: archaeology, archives, regeneration, 1927–2018. Post-Medieval Archaeology: Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 443-444.
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Bridging the Past: Life in Medieval and Post-Medieval Southwark: Excavations along the Route of Thameslink Borough Viaduct and at London Bridge Station. Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-12-15 Roger H Leech
(2021). Bridging the Past: Life in Medieval and Post-Medieval Southwark: Excavations along the Route of Thameslink Borough Viaduct and at London Bridge Station. Post-Medieval Archaeology: Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 444-446.
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Penhow Castle, Gwent: a study of its early post-medieval ceramics and position within the South Wales region Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-10-05 Kirsty Ackland
SUMMARY The ceramics assemblage from Penhow Castle is one of the largest from South Wales. This study provides characterisation and quantification of a selection of the early post-medieval ceramics assemblage from the site to aid the interpretation of the manor. Following this, further context to post-medieval ceramics in South Wales is given, illustrating the changing fashions and supply networks
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Osteoarchaeological evidence for medical dissection in 18th to 19th century Aberdeen, Scotland Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-10-07 Rebecca Crozier, Alison Cameron, Bruce Mann, Elizabeth Ashcroft, Rachel Wood
SUMMARY This paper describes the analysis of a small assemblage of fragmentary human remains discovered during renovations in a residential property in Aberdeen City, Scotland. Two sets of cranial remains display clear evidence for dissection/autopsy activities; a craniotomy and a trephination. Radiocarbon dating places them in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, arguably contemporary with the
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Clay tobacco pipes found on former execution sites in Silesia, Poland Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-10-05 Paweł Duma
SUMMARY This article contains a detailed discussion of clay pipe finds from five execution sites located in Silesia, Poland. The assemblage is dominated by pipes from the 18th century with a small percentage of examples from the 17th and 19th centuries. Mainly Dutch pipes were identified in the analysed group, pipes manufactured in a local workshop, and several examples of pipes made by a different
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Pots for socks. Commodity itineraries in the North Atlantic during the 17th and 18th centuries Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-10-20 Gavin Lucas, Jakob Orri Jónsson, Kevin Martin
SUMMARY: A discussion of trade in the North Atlantic during the 17th and 18th centuries is explored through the movement of commodities from mainland Europe to Iceland, specifically pottery vessels. The paper reconstructs the journeys of three cooking pots from different places in northern Germany and Denmark and along the way, attempts to situate these journeys within the social and cultural contexts
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Revealing matters: an archaeology of building deposits from the Bacon’s Castle site, Surry County, Virginia Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-12-10 Rebekah L. Planto
SUMMARY As a rare surviving example of a 17th-century Virginian house, Bacon’s Castle is often glossed as an isolated architectural artefact, and a backdrop for historical events and ghost stories alike. Yet, the complex life-history that lends it this evocative, distributed character remains underexplored. Likewise, building deposits – like those rediscovered during ongoing reassessment of Bacon’s
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Potters’ marks as expressions of change in the maiolica craft of colonial Mexico and the doctrine of ‘blood purity’ Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-10-14 Verónica Velasquez
SUMMARY Among the elements found on tin-glazed ceramics of Iberian tradition recovered from archaeological excavations in Mexico City are the potters’ marks painted on the surface of the vessels. These were commonly placed on the external and internal surface of serving ware pertaining to the 17th and 18th centuries. Archaeological research on maiolica from Mexico has insufficiently addressed the significance
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An Evaluation of Ancestral Diversity in 19th-Century South Shields Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-11-08 Ben Wigley
SUMMARY Bioarchaeological analysis of human remains from St Hilda’s Church cemetery, South Shields was undertaken to investigate ancestral diversity in post-medieval Britain. Methodological evaluations argue that when diversity is explored through phenotypic traits, biological affiliations are best investigated through dental morphology due to its resistance to exogenous influences, whereas cranial
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Report of the Portable Antiquities Scheme 2019 Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-11-29 Laura Burnett, Robert Webley
(2021). Report of the Portable Antiquities Scheme 2019. Post-Medieval Archaeology: Vol. 55, No. 2, pp. 293-304.
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Chivalrous knights in the age of steam: heraldic harness mounts of 19th-century Scandinavia Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-10-05 Martin Rundkvist, Magnus Green
SUMMARY: Copper alloy fittings depicting a plumed knight’s helmet have recently begun showing up among Scandinavian metal detector finds. Museum parallels suggest that they belong to carriage harness and date from the early nineteenth century. At this time the nobility lost ancient privileges, craft guilds were abolished, steam power was being harnessed and literary Romanticism focused attention on
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Molana Abbey: an alternative view Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Eamonn Cotter
SUMMARY: In a paper in the 2020 issue of Post-Medieval Archaeology Carter Hudgins and Eric Klingelhofer made the case for late 16th-century occupation of the Medieval monastery of Molana by the Elizabethan scientist Thomas Harriot. This present paper considers the evidence they put forward and offers a different interpretation. It is argued here that alterations to the masonry at Molana can mostly
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Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames. Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-09-27 Hanna Steyne
(2021). Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames. Post-Medieval Archaeology: Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 446-447.
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Household material culture in 19th-century Iceland: contextualising change in the archaeological record Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-03-15 Ágústa Edwald Maxwell
SUMMARY The paper looks at changes in the composition of archaeological assemblages from 19th-century Iceland. It contextualises an increase in ceramics with other domestic materials by combining archaeological data with evidence from probate inventories. The study confirms that there was a marked change in domestic materiality in Iceland in the middle of the 19th century and suggests that further
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Newhailes: an 18th-century designed landscape in Scotland and its role in enlightenment social theatre Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-03-11 Daniel T. Rhodes By
SUMMARY: Newhailes House on the outskirts of Edinburgh is surrounded by an 18th-century designed landscape which encapsulates the philosophical and aesthetic concerns of the Scottish Enlightenment. Through the use of excavation and building surveys this paper examines the surviving elements of this landscape and discusses how their design and function can be interpreted as tools to negotiate, create
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Cold War: a Transnational Approach to a Global Heritage Post-Medieval Archaeology Pub Date : 2021-05-04 John Schofield, Wayne Cocroft, Marina Dobronovskaya
SUMMARY Although within living memory, many countries now consider their surviving Cold War architecture as part of their heritage. It can even be a priority for heritage managers given that significant buildings are often suitable for reuse while extensive ‘brownfield’ sites such as airfields can be used for large-scale redevelopment. In a number of countries whose work we refer to here (notably the