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Author:   Nina Crummy (Independent Researcher) ,  Richard Henry (Doctoral Research Student, University of Reading) ,  Nick Griffiths
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Archaeology
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9781803276441

ISBN 10:   1803276444
Pages:   148
Publication Date:   16 May 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface and Acknowledgements   Chapter 1: Introducing the combs The dataset Terminology The combs in a wider context Combs and Winchester: a preliminary note   Chapter 2: Their date of arrival in Britain The evidence Anomalies explained Contemporary material and events   Chapter 3: Manufacture and marketing Manufacture Marketing   Chapter 4: Aspects of the assemblage Late Roman or Anglo-Saxon? Other forms of composite comb used in late Roman Britain An unusual variant   Chapter 5: Stylistic groups Customised combs or devolved designs? Horse combs Dolphin and Devolved Dolphin combs Owl combs Straight-centred combs with long connecting-plates: very Devolved Dolphins/Owls Concave-ended combs End-plate groups and connecting-plate design   Chapter 6: Distribution and context Distribution and possible production centres Distribution by end-plate group Archaeological contexts: baths, votives and burials Site type   Chapter 7: Combs from funerary contexts Gender The importance of age Female status and identity Comb position Body position Ethnicity   Chapter 8: Conclusion Concentrations and gaps Burial data and typology Valued objects, further research   Catalogue Combs from inhumation burials Other combs from cemeteries (disturbed grave goods?) Combs from non-funerary contexts Sites with double-sided composite combs not in the catalogue but used in Figure 6.1   Appendix 1: Combs by the sex and age of the human remains Appendix 2: Concordance by end-plate group Appendix 3: Concordance by site type Bibliography

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Nina Crummy is an independent researcher working mainly on Roman small finds from eastern and southern England. Chiefly known for her work on small finds from Colchester, Winchester and Silchester. her research interests include zoomorphic objects and items made from skeletal materials. Graduating from Keele University in 1971, she has an MA from the University of Wales Trinity St David (2014) and is a Senior Visiting Research Fellow of the University of Reading. Richard Henry is a Doctoral Research Student at the University of Reading and Curator of Archaeology for Southampton City Council. A find specialist and numismatist, he has a particular interest in late Roman Britain and the 5th century transition. A graduate of the University of Wales, Lampeter, he gained an MSc from Bournemouth University (2016), where he is a Visiting Research Fellow. While the Finds Liaison Officer for Wiltshire, he curated the award-winning exhibition ‘Terry Pratchett: HisWorld’.

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