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Classical Reception and Children's Literature: Greece, Rome and Childhood Transformation (2018)
Book
Hodkinson, O., & Lovatt, H. (Eds.). (2018). Classical Reception and Children's Literature: Greece, Rome and Childhood Transformation. I.B. Tauris

This volume presents research on the reception of the Classical world in children's literature, from the nineteenth century to the present day. It brings together contributions from scholars in Classics, English, History of Art and Education to discu... Read More about Classical Reception and Children's Literature: Greece, Rome and Childhood Transformation.

The archaeometry and archaeology of ancient Chinese glass: a review (2018)
Journal Article
Henderson, J., An, J., & Ma, H. (2018). The archaeometry and archaeology of ancient Chinese glass: a review. Archaeometry, 60(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12368

This paper provides a new review of archaeometric research carried out on glass found in China, set in an archaeological context, from its earliest occurrence, to the Song dynasty. It is set within a broad geographical context taking the terrestrial... Read More about The archaeometry and archaeology of ancient Chinese glass: a review.

Human management and landscape changes at Palaikastro (Eastern Crete) from the Late Neolithic to the Early Minoan period (2018)
Journal Article
Cañellas-Boltà, N., Riera-Mora, S., Orengo, H. A., Livarda, A., & Knappett,, C. (2018). Human management and landscape changes at Palaikastro (Eastern Crete) from the Late Neolithic to the Early Minoan period. Quaternary Science Reviews, 183, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.01.010

On the east Mediterranean island of Crete, a hierarchical society centred on large palatial complexes emerges during the Bronze Age. The economic basis for this significant social change has long been debated, particularly concerning the role of oliv... Read More about Human management and landscape changes at Palaikastro (Eastern Crete) from the Late Neolithic to the Early Minoan period.

Ritual and religion: bioarchaeological perspectives (2018)
Book Chapter
Livarda, A., & Madgwick, R. (2018). Ritual and religion: bioarchaeological perspectives. In A. Livarda, R. Madgwick, & S. Riera-Mora (Eds.), Bioarchaeology of ritual and religion. Oxbow

Voci di Britannia: microstorie di latinizzazione (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Cotugno, F. (2018). Voci di Britannia: microstorie di latinizzazione. In Mutamento linguistico e biodiversità. Atti del XLI Convegno della Società Italiana di Glottologia (Perugia, 1-3 dicembre 2016) (229-234)

In questa sede vorremmo offrire un breve excursus della situazione linguistica della Britannia romana (I e il IV secolo d.C.). La maggiore fonte di informazioni proviene da testi non-letterari scritti su tavolette cerate, a inchiostro o su lamine met... Read More about Voci di Britannia: microstorie di latinizzazione.

Silent attendants: terracotta statues and death rituals in Canosa (2017)
Book Chapter
D'Angelo, T., & Muratov, M. (2017). Silent attendants: terracotta statues and death rituals in Canosa. In M. Dillon, E. Eidinow, & L. Maurizio (Eds.), Women's ritual competence in the Greco-Roman Mediterranean (65-93). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

In the Classical world, death rituals were a means of healing for both the family of the deceased and the community that suffered the loss of one of their members, and therefore their correct performance was vital to guarantee private as well as pub... Read More about Silent attendants: terracotta statues and death rituals in Canosa.

Out of the Archives: Oxford, the SPSL, and Literae Humaniores Refugee Scholars (2017)
Book Chapter
Davies, P. (2017). Out of the Archives: Oxford, the SPSL, and Literae Humaniores Refugee Scholars. In S. Crawford, K. Ulmschneider, & J. Elsner (Eds.), Ark of Civilization: Refugee Scholars and Oxford University, 1930-1945 (77-95). Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199687558.003.0005

This chapter provides a broader analysis of the reception of refugee scholars by Oxford’s academic community. Drawing heavily upon the SPSL’s archive and Oxford University’s own archives, Davies considers the cases of around a dozen refugee scholars... Read More about Out of the Archives: Oxford, the SPSL, and Literae Humaniores Refugee Scholars.

Un nuevo cálato inscrito de Ca n’Oliver (Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona) (2017)
Journal Article
Moncunill Martí, N., & Francès, J. (2017). Un nuevo cálato inscrito de Ca n’Oliver (Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona). SAGVNTVM. Papeles del Laboratorio de Arqueología de Valencia, 49, https://doi.org/10.7203/SAGVNTVM.49.10534

Este artículo presenta la edición de una nueva inscripción ibérica hallada en el yacimiento de Turó de Ca n’Oliver (Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona). El nuevo texto documenta una nueva variante de la fórmula de la autoría en ibérico, que se caracter... Read More about Un nuevo cálato inscrito de Ca n’Oliver (Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona).

Storia delle ricerche paletnologiche nel territorio di Varese (2017)
Book Chapter
Pearce, M. (2017). Storia delle ricerche paletnologiche nel territorio di Varese. In M. Harari (Ed.), Storia di Varese: Il territorio di Varese in età preistorica e protostorica. Nomos Edizioni

A history of prehistoric studies in the north Italian province of Varese. The province of Varese saw some of the pioneering work in prehistory in Italy in the 19th century, and many key figures in the history of the discipline have done work in the p... Read More about Storia delle ricerche paletnologiche nel territorio di Varese.

Iberian: language, writing, epigraphy (2017)
Book
Moncunill Martí, N., & Velaza Frías, J. (2017). Iberian: language, writing, epigraphy. Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza

La lengua ibérica está documentada fundamentalmente por más de 2.000 inscripciones datables entre los siglos V a.E. y I d.E. en un territorio de la franja mediterránea que va desde el río Hérault en el Rosellón francés hasta Almería. Se trata, hoy po... Read More about Iberian: language, writing, epigraphy.

The beautiful face of war: refreshing epic and reworking Homer in Flavian poetry (2017)
Book Chapter
Lovatt, H. (2017). The beautiful face of war: refreshing epic and reworking Homer in Flavian poetry. In F. Bessone, & M. Fucecchi (Eds.), The literary genres in the Flavian Age: canons, transformations, reception. De Gruyter

At Statius Thebaid 8.342-427 the second day of fighting begins, after Amphiaraus is swallowed up by the earth. Although this is far from being the beginning of the poem, not even the beginning of the fighting, Statius in this passage creates an image... Read More about The beautiful face of war: refreshing epic and reworking Homer in Flavian poetry.

Indigenous naming practices in the Western Mediterranean: the case of Iberian (2017)
Journal Article
Moncunill Martí, N. (2017). Indigenous naming practices in the Western Mediterranean: the case of Iberian

The Iberian language is directly attested by ca. 2,250 inscriptions spanning the period from the 5th century BC to the 1st century AD, distributed between Eastern Andalusia and Languedoc. Although it must be considered a non-deciphered language, a la... Read More about Indigenous naming practices in the Western Mediterranean: the case of Iberian.

Equality and Distinction within the Spartiate Community (2017)
Book Chapter
Davies, P. (2017). Equality and Distinction within the Spartiate Community. In A. Powell (Ed.), A Companion to Sparta (480-499). Malden, MA: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119072379.ch18

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved. Spartan society possessed a number of idiosyncratic institutions and practices, elements of which were described using specifically Spartan vocabulary. This chapter considers the extent to which th... Read More about Equality and Distinction within the Spartiate Community.

Giovanni de Matociis and the Codex Oratorianus of the De uiris illustribus urbis Romae (2017)
Journal Article
Stover, J., & Woudhuysen, G. (2017). Giovanni de Matociis and the Codex Oratorianus of the De uiris illustribus urbis Romae. Exemplaria Classica, 21, 125-148

One of the most curious manuscripts of the De uiris illustribus is Biblioteca dei Girolamini, XL pil. VI, no. XIII. This manuscript has been thought either to go back to the early Veronese humanist Giovanni de Matociis, or to contain authentic ancien... Read More about Giovanni de Matociis and the Codex Oratorianus of the De uiris illustribus urbis Romae.

Sacrifice and the Homeric Hymn to Hermes 112-41 (2017)
Book Chapter
Thomas, O. (2017). Sacrifice and the Homeric Hymn to Hermes 112-41. In S. Hitch, & I. Rutherford (Eds.), Animal sacrifice in the ancient Greek world (181-199). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139017886.008

Examines the methodology by which one can connect this passage to historical sacrificial practices. In particular, I critique the previous approaches of Kahn, Clay and Burkert, and argue that the passage can be taken as aetiological with special refe... Read More about Sacrifice and the Homeric Hymn to Hermes 112-41.

Using Sector-Scan Sonar for the Survey and Management of Submerged Archaeological Sites (2017)
Journal Article
Henderson, J., & Abbott, B. (2017). Using Sector-Scan Sonar for the Survey and Management of Submerged Archaeological Sites. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 46(2), 330-345. https://doi.org/10.1111/1095-9270.12240

© 2017 The Authors. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology © 2017 The Nautical Archaeology Society. This article reports the results of using a sector-scan sonar to record diverse submerged archaeological sites in shallow and deep water. The K... Read More about Using Sector-Scan Sonar for the Survey and Management of Submerged Archaeological Sites.

Tastes in the Roman provinces: an archaeobotanical approach to socio-cultural change (2017)
Book Chapter
Livarda, A. (2017). Tastes in the Roman provinces: an archaeobotanical approach to socio-cultural change. In K. Rudolph (Ed.), Taste and the ancient senses. Routledge

Taste is a complicated matter. Give a plate of Brussels sprouts to a heterogeneous group of people and you will receive a range of responses, from disgusting to delicious. What determines food preferences is subject to much scholarly research, which... Read More about Tastes in the Roman provinces: an archaeobotanical approach to socio-cultural change.

From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda (2017)
Journal Article
Perdikaris, S., Bain, A., Baker, K., Grouard, S., Gonzalez, E., Hoelzel, A. R., …Sykes, N. (in press). From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda. Environmental Archaeology, https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2017.1349027

Barbuda and Antigua's national animal is the fallow deer, Dama dama dama, a species native to the eastern Mediterranean that has been transported around the world by people during the last 8,000 years. The timing and circumstances by which fallow dee... Read More about From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda.