Invisibility, Erasure, and a Jewish Tombstone in Roman Britain

Agriculture in Roman Britain

I F we consider that agriculture employed a majority of the population in non-industrial societies and is still man's staple occupation, we must ad-mit that the agriculture of Roman Britain has concerned archaeologists and historians much less than it should, for on its vicissitudes depended to no small degree the well-being and decline of the province. The existence of Roman 'villas' was first...

Arthritis in Roman Britain.

The pattern of arthritis in Roman Britain was investigated by examining the skeletons of 416 adults from the Roman cemetery at Poundbury Camp near Dorchester, Dorset. The mean height of the people was not much less than that of the current British population, and the prevalence of right handedness was similar to our own. There was a high prevalence of osteoarthritis for such a relatively young ...

A case of dyschondrosteosis from Roman Britain.

Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain

I 'n gratitude and reverence. In the ^ of their glory, Leo Baeck gave ' ^ a n Jewry leadership of the spirit, ^ymhol of Western and Jewish culture together in perfect harmony, h(̂ loined sh( Owed Paths in Judaism " t' young and to all who were striving to •̂ "1 a deeper understanding '"essence of Judaism. He ^••preted and transmitted its ON HIS 80th BIRTHDAY '̂r " Council " extends to its Presiden...

Infant and child burial rites in Roman Britain: a study from East Yorkshire

The discovery of infant burials on excavated domestic sites in Roman Britain is fairly common but in the past these burials have often been dismissed as a product of unceremonious disposal. There is a growing literature which considers the phenomenon, but it has been dominated by debates around the suggestion that these burials provide evidence for infanticide, with a focus on the osteological ...