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The Bull Ring uncovered : excavations at Edgbaston Street, Moor Street, Park Street and the Row, Birmingham, 1997-2001 /
Foreword - The Birmingham Alliance; Foreword: The Bull Ring Uncovered - The Leader of Birmingham City Council; Acknowledgements; The Bull Ring Excavations and Archaeology in Birmingham City Centre: an Overview -Michael Hodder; The process; Management of the archaeological resource; The achievement;...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford : Oakville, Connecticut :
Oxbow Books ; David Brown Book Co.,
[2009]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Foreword - The Birmingham Alliance; Foreword: The Bull Ring Uncovered - The Leader of Birmingham City Council; Acknowledgements; The Bull Ring Excavations and Archaeology in Birmingham City Centre: an Overview -Michael Hodder; The process; Management of the archaeological resource; The achievement; 1. Introduction - Catharine Patrick; 2. Land to the South of Edgbaston Street: Investigations 1997-1999 -Catharine Patrick and Stephanie Rátkai; 3. Moor Street - Bob Burrows, Catharine Patrick and Eleanor Ramsey; 4. Park Street - Bob Burrows, Simon Buteux, Helen Martin and Stephanie Rátkai. The excavations in the centre of Birmingham uncovered evidence of habitation from prehistoric and Roman times, but the 12th to 19th centuries presented by far the most evidence, from artefacts, environmental samples and structural remains. The medieval industrial past was of particular interest, with tanning and the manufacture of hemp and linen all playing a large role in the city''s prosperity. Metal working reached its peak in the seventeenth century, with brass founding becoming important from the eighteenth century onwards. Most of the artefactual evidence attests to Birmingham''s industr. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (464 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-393) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782978749 1782978747 |