Papers by Sue Stallibrass
Archaeological Journal, 2004
The cairn on Hardendale Nab was excavated in 1986 in advance of destruction by quarrying, and thi... more The cairn on Hardendale Nab was excavated in 1986 in advance of destruction by quarrying, and this allowed the reconstruction of a complex sequence of development. Construction of the cairn appears to have begun in the Early Bronze Age, although it might have been earlier. Phase 1 comprised a simple cist burial, and small earthen mound, with a number of secondary burials made in and around the original monument. Unusual rectangular features might have been used for pyres. Phase 2 saw the erection of a round enclosure around the mound, which was later (Phase 3) filled with loose limestone rubble. Again burials, both cremations and inhumations, were cut into the rubble, and bone scattered over and amidst it, with an apparent focus on the southern part of the structure. The entire complex was buried by a further layer of rubble in Phase 4, into which several further burials, this time inhumations, were cut. The excavation produced an unusually large amount of environmental evidence, much of it associated with the use of the cairn as a roost by owls in Phases 2 and 3.
The Annual of the British School at Athens, 2002
In 1999, fieldwork was resumed by the British team at Adzhiyska Vodenitsa, Vetren, the site of an... more In 1999, fieldwork was resumed by the British team at Adzhiyska Vodenitsa, Vetren, the site of an inlandemporionwhich has been identified with ancient Pistiros (SEG43. 486, 46. 872*). Excavations were conducted on the terrace with architectural remains in two sectors, north and south of the main east-west road. In the northern sector, 22 pits were investigated. The faunal material from these pits reveals specific butchering methods and the re-articulation of complete body parts following butchery. Among the finds aregraffition pottery, including a votive inscription to Zeus. In the southern sector, there are traces of residential use. The report includes an account of geophysical prospection to determine the nature of land use beyond the terrace, with evidence suggesting that the settlement was directly adjacent to the River Maritsa (ancient Hebros).
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There is an extensive literature on the Roman period in the North West and the large number of re... more There is an extensive literature on the Roman period in the North West and the large number of reports and articles on individual sites reflects the long tradition of fieldwork on Roman sites in the region. Until recently, however, this literature has reflected an overwhelming ...
… the Roman army: the archaeology of production and …, 2008
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Bones of dogs are found on most archaeological sites of holocene date in several continents. The ... more Bones of dogs are found on most archaeological sites of holocene date in several continents. The presence of tooth marks on the bones of other species often suggests that a recovered assemblage has undergone scavenging by canids and may be taphonomically biased. An actualistic study monitored the destruction, weathering and burial of bones of modern sheep and deer that had died naturally and been scavenged by foxes. The assemblages recovered after three years are biased severely towards certain element types and have suffered the preferential loss of young bones or epiphyses. Subcollections within the sheep assemblage indicate that relative frequencies of elements are different in residual and carnivore transported assemblages. Comparisons with work by other researchers indicate that: (1) inherent factors influence element survival rates, and (2) the patterns of element frequencies in assemblages from carnivore-scavenged carcasses are consistent across a wide range of environmental ...
The Annual of the British School at Athens, 2020
This article argues that a holistic approach to documenting and understanding the physical eviden... more This article argues that a holistic approach to documenting and understanding the physical evidence for individual cities would enhance our ability to address major questions about urbanisation, urbanism, cultural identities and economic processes. At the same time we suggest that providing more comprehensive data-sets concerning Greek cities would represent an important contribution to cross-cultural studies of urban development and urbanism, which have often overlooked relevant evidence from Classical Greece. As an example of the approach we are advocating, we offer detailed discussion of data from the Archaic and Classical city of Olynthos, in the Halkidiki. Six seasons of fieldwork here by the Olynthos Project, together with legacy data from earlier projects by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and by the Greek Archaeological Service, combine to make this one of the best-documented urban centres surviving from the Greek world. We suggest that the material from t...
Archaeological Journal, 1987
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Analele Banatului XIV 2006 Vol. 1, 2006
This paper summarizes osteometric data for cattle and pig from Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithi... more This paper summarizes osteometric data for cattle and pig from Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic contexts at Schela Cladovei in an attempt to distinguish between the wild and domestic forms of these animals. The data are compared to empirical size ranges published by Bökönyi for aurochs (Bos primigenius) and wild pig (Sus scrofa). The results suggest the overwhelming majority of the bones measured fall below the median values of the wild forms. No cattle bones were recovered from secure Mesolithic contexts and the size-range data are congruent with the view that most of the cattle from the site were domestic. There is a clear overlap between the size-ranges of the pig bones from Mesolithic and Neolithic contexts, which does not contradict the idea of interbreeding between wild and domestic populations put forward in previous studies.
Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal
Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal
The Annual of the British School at Athens
Research on the cities of the Classical Greek world has traditionally focused on mapping the orga... more Research on the cities of the Classical Greek world has traditionally focused on mapping the organisation of urban space and studying major civic or religious buildings. More recently, newer techniques such as field survey and geophysical survey have facilitated exploration of the extent and character of larger areas within urban settlements, raising questions about economic processes. At the same time, detailed analysis of residential buildings has also supported a change of emphasis towards understanding some of the functional and social aspects of the built environment as well as purely formal ones. This article argues for the advantages of analysing Greek cities using a multidisciplinary, multi-scalar framework which encompasses all of these various approaches and adds to them other analytical techniques (particularly micro-archaeology). We suggest that this strategy can lead towards a more holistic view of a city, not only as a physical place, but also as a dynamic community, r...
… investigations: research design, methods and data …, 1985
Animals and archaeology, 1984
Feeding the Roman army: the archeology of production and supply in north-west Europe., 2008
Experimentation and reconstruction in environmental archeology (Ed. D. E. Robinson), 1990
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