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

By (author) Guido Furlan

Extent: 308 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: World Archaeology

Language: English

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(October 2019)

ISBN: 9781789692525

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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.

Dating Urban Classical Deposits: Approaches and problems in using finds to date strata considers the issues surrounding the dating of archaeological strata on the basis of the assemblages recovered from them. This process is one of the most common processes in archaeology, yet it is still poorly structured theoretically, methodologically and operatively. No manuals specifically tackle the issue as a whole and consideration of useful theoretical and methodological tools is fragmentary. This book has been developed to try to correct this failing; it is based on the idea that for dating a given layer through the materials recovered from it, the embedding process of the materials must be modelled. The book 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; the main methodological tools which can be employed (quantitative, qualitative and comparative) are then discussed in detail. The text presents a problem-oriented taxonomy of deposits, with depositional models for assessing how different assemblages can be analysed for dating; each type of deposit is accompanied by case studies where the methodological tools used are explained. Finally, a structured working method is proposed. The topic of dating deposits crosses the chronological and spatial borders of many archaeologies, but the book focusses on Classical cities (particularly Roman), as they present specific traits (continuous occupation, high rates of residuality, high impact architecture, waste management etc.) making them unique fields for study.

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,

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

By (author) Guido Furlan

'Guido Furlan's merit is to bring together the English and Italian language research and to show parallel lines of discussion that are often ignored by the other side. He also shows how easily statistical methods can be used profitably and included in the evaluation of an excavation. In classical archaeology, in particular, reflection on archaeological taphonomy should be given greater weight. In this regard, the book discussed is a contribution worth reading, which gives reason to hope that the subject will also be dealt with more intensively in German-speaking countries.' – Thomas Lappi (2021): Germania 99

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