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Fuel and fire in the ancient Roman world : towards an integrated economic understanding / edited by Robyn Veal & Victoria Leitch ; with contributions from Jim Ball ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: McDonald Institute conversationsPublication details: Cambridge : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2019.Description: xi, 137 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, plans ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9781902937915
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Contents:
Introduction. Studying fuel and fire through the integration of ecology, economy technology and culture / Robyn Veal.
Part I. Science and technology of fuel. The history and science of fuel and fire in the Roman Empire / Robyn Veal -- Glass and fuel / H.E.M. Cool -- Problems in estimating fuels consumed in buildings : fuel requirements of hypocausted baths / Tony Rook -- Throwing money out of the window : fuel in the Forum Baths at Ostia / Ismini Miliaresis.
Part II. Fuel in ceramic making : ancient and modern examples. Fuelling Roman pottery kilns in Britain and North Africa : climatic, economic and traditional strategies / Victoria Leitch -- Kilns in a wood-poor environment : traditional workshops in the western delta of Egypt / Archer Matin -- Necessity is the mother of invention : the fuel of Graeco-Roman pottery kilns in the semi-arid Eastern Marmarica / Heike Möller & Anna-Katharina Rieger -- Continuity of production : kilns and fuel in Egypt and the Mediterranean / Mohamed Kenawi & Cristina Mondin.
Part III. Alternative fuels to wood : olive pressing and oil. Commercialization of the night at Pompeii / David G. Griffiths -- The utility of olive oil pressing waste as a fuel source in the Roman world / Erica Rowan -- Of olives and wood : baking bread in Pompeii / Sylvie Coubray, Nicolas Monteix & Véronique Zech-Matterne -- Epilogue. Final discussions / Robyn Veal & Jim Ball.
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Printed Books British School at Rome 272.3.V.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not For Loan BSR20110511

Papers from a conference held at the British School at Rome and at the Finnish Institute in Rome, in March 2013.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction. Studying fuel and fire through the integration of ecology, economy technology and culture / Robyn Veal.

Part I. Science and technology of fuel. The history and science of fuel and fire in the Roman Empire / Robyn Veal -- Glass and fuel / H.E.M. Cool -- Problems in estimating fuels consumed in buildings : fuel requirements of hypocausted baths / Tony Rook -- Throwing money out of the window : fuel in the Forum Baths at Ostia / Ismini Miliaresis.

Part II. Fuel in ceramic making : ancient and modern examples. Fuelling Roman pottery kilns in Britain and North Africa : climatic, economic and traditional strategies / Victoria Leitch -- Kilns in a wood-poor environment : traditional workshops in the western delta of Egypt / Archer Matin -- Necessity is the mother of invention : the fuel of Graeco-Roman pottery kilns in the semi-arid Eastern Marmarica / Heike Möller & Anna-Katharina Rieger -- Continuity of production : kilns and fuel in Egypt and the Mediterranean / Mohamed Kenawi & Cristina Mondin.

Part III. Alternative fuels to wood : olive pressing and oil. Commercialization of the night at Pompeii / David G. Griffiths -- The utility of olive oil pressing waste as a fuel source in the Roman world / Erica Rowan -- Of olives and wood : baking bread in Pompeii / Sylvie Coubray, Nicolas Monteix & Véronique Zech-Matterne -- Epilogue. Final discussions / Robyn Veal & Jim Ball.

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