Dating Urban Classical Deposits: Approaches and Problems in Using Finds to Date Strata

By Guido Furlan

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This book considers the dating of archaeological strata on the basis of the assemblages recovered from them. It reviews the present state of archaeological practice and follows this with a theoretical discussion of the key concepts involved in the issue of dating deposits.

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Preface (Prof. J. Bonetto, UNIPD) ;

Part I Introducing the topic ;

I.1 Introductory remarks ;

I.2 Notes for a literature review ;

Part II Theory ;

II.1 Preliminary observations ;

II.2 Key concepts ;

Part III Tools ;

III.1 Introduction ;

III.2 OSL, TL, mortar dating and non-mediated chronology ;

III.3 A quantitative approach to assemblages ;

III.4 Qualitative approaches to assemblages and deposits ;

III.5 The contribution of ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology and literary sources ;

III.6 Coping with intrusive materials ;

Part IV Typology and analysis ;

IV.1 The arrangement (a typology for deposits?) ;

IV.2 Primary deposits with abrupt formation ;

IV.3 Primary deposits with continuous formation ;

IV.4 Mixed deposits ;

IV.5 Secondary deposits ;

IV.6 Other deposits ;

Part V Synthesis and conclusions ;

V.1 Towards a working method ;

V.2 Conclusions ;

Appendices ;

1. Self-archaeology compiled forms ;

2. The main sites ;

References

About the Author

Guido Furlan is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Padova, where he achieved his doctorate in 2015. His current research focuses on Roman archaeology and post-excavation methodologies. He was involved, among others, in the investigation of the forum of Nora (Sardinia) until 2008, and in the excavation of the House of Titus Macer, Aquileia, from 2009 to 2013. He is currently working on the theatre of the ancient city.

Publishing Scholarly Archaeology since 1997

Publishing Scholarly Archaeology since 1997

Dating Urban Classical Deposits: Approaches and Problems in Using Finds to Date Strata

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About the Author