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Contextualizing the Archaeometric Analysis of Roman Glass

Hayward, Christopher
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9846-3761
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1455209008

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2016, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Classics.
This thesis is a review of recent archaeometric studies on glass of the Roman Empire, intended for an audience of classical archaeologists. It discusses the physical and chemical properties of glass, and the way these define both its use in ancient times and the analytical options available to us today. It also discusses Roman glass as a class of artifacts, the product of technological developments in glassmaking with their ultimate roots in the Bronze Age, and of the particular socioeconomic conditions created by Roman political dominance in the classical Mediterranean. The principal aim of this thesis is to contextualize archaeometric analyses of Roman glass in a way that will make plain, to an archaeologically trained audience that does not necessarily have a history of close involvement with archaeometric work, the importance of recent results for our understanding of the Roman world, and the potential of future studies to add to this.
Barbara Burrell, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Kathleen Lynch, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
220 p.
Classical Studies
archaeology; Roman; glass; archaeometry; sourcing

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  • Hayward, C. (2016). Contextualizing the Archaeometric Analysis of Roman Glass [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1455209008

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  • Hayward, Christopher. Contextualizing the Archaeometric Analysis of Roman Glass. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1455209008.

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  • Hayward, Christopher. "Contextualizing the Archaeometric Analysis of Roman Glass." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1455209008

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