Search results for 'water mills'

ISBN: 9781580461252
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Religious conversion in Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages was far from uniform and was often not readily identifiable in a physical sense since Christians displayed their commitment to their faith in a number of ways. The question of rel... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004146495
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
This book is the most comprehensive empirical study to date of the social and technical aspects of milling during the ancient and medieval periods. Drawing on the latest archaeological evidence and historical studies, the book examines the chr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841718736
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume is the product of a Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference session (held at Lampeter, Wales, in December 2003) entitled Mentalités and Identities in Motion. The session centred on the role of past ways of thinking, feeling a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780719063985
Published by : Manchester University Press
Noah's Flood is one of the most popular and enduring stories from the Bible, and flood myths still exist in many cultures today. This book presents the first comprehensive examination of the incorporation of the Flood myth into the Anglo-Saxon ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841719139
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Derives from a symposium held at the University of Wales, Lampeter, in April 1998. The 24 papers cover a wide range of archaeological and ethnographical interests. Papers in English and Spanish. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789038209883
Published by : Uitgeverij Verloren
The authors in this Jaarboek voor Ecologische Geschiedenis focus on water management in the Low Countries from 1000 - 1800, looking at the interaction between society and the environment. Papers are in English. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781903018460
Published by : Prospect Books
The conventionally held historical view is that the distillation of wine was invented in the mid twelfth century by scholars at Salerno. This book contends that the process has a much more ancient history starting with Dionysian mystery cults ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780752440934
Published by : Tempus Publishing Ltd
A significant amount of Europe's landscape is made up of clay soil, traditionally thought of as unsuitable for agriculture and settlement, and thus devoid of any significant prehistoric archaeology. As this book shows this picture has proved s... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781905217243
Published by : Jeremy Mills Publishing
This gloriously illustrated book tells the story of Durham Castle, from its origins as a Saxon fortification to the construction of the present stone castle in the 1070s and its use as the residence of the Prince Bishops of Durham, whose role c... .... Learn More