Novgorod has probably the most comprehensive collection of excavated wooden objects and structures from any site in the world. The town and its material culture were completely dominated by wood. Equally important, the preservation of this material has been excellent due to benign anaerobic waterlogged conditions. This book describes various aspects of the use of wood in medieval Novgorod in twenty-five chapters written by the world's leading authorities on this material. It provides fascinating detail on the way wooden material was used in structures such as buildings, streets, yards, fences; industrial activity, for example spinning and weaving, footwear production; transport, such as skis, sleighs or boats; household objects, for example containers, furniture, combs, toys and games; musical instruments; accountancy and commerce (tally sticks, tribute seals); and ritual and decoration.

Wood Use in Medieval Novgorod

Politics & Social Sciences

Brisbane

Archaeology

The twelve papers that constitute Silver Economy of the Viking Age combine the disciplines of archaeology, anthropology, history and numismatics to provide broad perspectives over, and specific insights into, the many different silver economies that can be shown to have existed during the Viking Age in north-western Europe. These papers range in scope from general surveys and provocative discussions to detailed presentations of, for example, the development of coinage in Southern Scandinavia and in Normandy, and Oriental-Scandinavian connections as manifested by silver rings and weight systems. Amongst the varying approaches to the different sorts of silver in circulation - rings and other ornaments, ingots, hack-silver and coins - there is also a detailed study of the use of gold in England during the later Anglo-Saxon period, together with a comprehensive inventory of the finds.

Silver Economy in the Viking Age

History

Graham-Campbell

Europe

While there are many books on the emergence and spread of agriculture, to date there has not been a book that focuses specifically on the archaeobotanical evidence related to this important transition. This book therefore corrects a major shortcoming in studies of the Neolithic transition by: (i) focussing on the vital clues provided by charred and waterlogged plant remains, which have tended to be downplayed or even misrepresented in terms of their contribution to our understanding of the transition to agriculture, and (ii) by considering the transition from an intercontinental perspective.

Early Neolithic Agriculture in Southwest Asia and Europe: Archaeological Perspectives in Neolithic Plant Economies

Colledge/Conoll

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