{"product_id":"the-transition-to-late-antiquity-andrew-poulter-9781785709586","title":"The Transition to Late Antiquity on the Lower Danube: Excavations and Survey at Dichin, a Late Roman to Early Byzantine Fort and a Roman Aqueduct","description":"Excavations on the site of this remarkable fort in northern Bulgaria (1996-2005) formed part of a long-term program of excavation and intensive field survey, aimed at tracing the economic as well as physical changes which mark the transition from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages, a program that commenced with the excavation and full publication of the early Byzantine fortress\/city of Nicopolis ad Istrum.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe analysis of well-dated finds and their full publication provides a unique database for the late Roman period in the Balkans; they include metal-work, pottery (local and imported fine ware), glass, copper alloy finds, inscriptions and dipinti (on amphorae), as well as quantified environmental reports on animal, birds, and fish with specialist reports on the archaeobotanical material, glass analysis, and querns.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe report also details the results of site-specific intensive survey, a new method developed for use in the rich farmland of the central Balkans. In addition, there is a detailed report on a most remarkable and well-preserved aqueduct, which employed the largest siphon ever discovered in the Roman Empire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis publication will provide a substantial database of material and environmental finds, an invaluable resource for the region and for the Roman Empire: material invaluable for studies, which seeks to place the late Roman urban and military identity within its regional and extra-regional economic setting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Poulter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785709585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785709586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxbow Books Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.00h x 8.50w x 2.20d","brand":"Andrew Poulter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938059780351,"sku":"9781785709586","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7823b692-0a91-4b46-9eb1-ebd32dc69dff.jpg?v=1681433492","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-transition-to-late-antiquity-andrew-poulter-9781785709586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}