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Roman Crete : new perspectives
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ISBN: 9781785700958 9781785700965 9781785700972 9781785700989 1785700952 1785700960 1785700987 1785700979 Year: 2016 Publisher: Oxford, [England] ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : Oxbow Books,

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Contextualizing imperial disruption and upheavals and their associated research challenges
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ISBN: 9781789259988 Year: 2024 Publisher: Philadelphia : Oxbow Books,

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"This volume follows on from papers presented at the 13th International Cretan Congress in 2022 and covers the period from the 1st century BC to 4th-5th centuries AD, with the articles in the volume set around the topic of upheavals and disruptions, and in particular those evidenced with the arrival of Rome, the creation of the Roman Province, along with those resulting from the dividing of the Roman Empire and the emergence of the Byzantine world. The volume is set against the background of the Roman conquest of Crete in 67 BC, which heralded the end of the power and control of the Greek city-states, which were themselves steeped in age-old traditions and governed by a variety of legal frameworks, some of which had their roots in Archaic times. The ensuing changes, when they arrived, took centuries to develop but resulted in the establishment of a Greco-Roman culture and society that was far removed from its Hellenistic predecessor. Roman Crete witnessed several significant periods of disruption and interventions that had a direct impact on daily life and society. These included the military invasion of the island by Rome, at one end of the period, and the AD 365 destructive earthquake at the other, but other interruptions also occurred: changes to religion and religious practices, including the introduction of Christianity; fluctuations in natural resources that affected agricultural production and thus local economies and trade; monetary devaluations in Rome; movements of populations; external shifts in trading networks; and multiple instances of tectonic activity in the Imperial period that caused damage and instability"--

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Climate modes of the phanerozoic
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ISBN: 9780521021944 0521021944 0521366275 9780521366274 9780511628948 Year: 1992 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press

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This book views the Earth's climate as a global system, by describing the evolution of climate throughout the past 600 million years, from the Cambrian to the Quaternary. Palaeoclimates are examined in terms of Cold and Warm modes--phases during which the Earth's climates were either relatively cool with ice forming in high latitudes or when high levels of CO2 led to "greenhouse" warmings and temperate floras and faunas inhabited polar regions. Evidence for climate changes, such as biological indicators, geochemical parameters, and the presence of ice, are compared between these modes. These studies have highlighted the crucial role of tectonics and continental distribution in governing ocean circulation, the distribution of sea ice, sea level changes and global temperature distribution. Orbital forcing and the carbon cycle are also shown as important influences, particularly on short term climatic variations.


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Change and transition on Crete : interpreting the evidence from the Hellenistic through to the Early Byzantine Period : papers presented in honour of G.W.M. Harrison
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ISBN: 1803270578 9781803270579 Year: 2023 Publisher: Oxford : Archaeopress Archaeology,

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The theme of this volume, presented in honour of G.W.M. Harrison, whose academic contributions have enriched our perspective of Roman Crete, is change and transition, a topic that challenges some of the earlier approaches to Hellenistic and Roman Crete, and which presents a different perspective on historical events and archaeological evidence.


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Change and transition on Crete : interpreting the evidence from the Hellenistic through to the Early Byzantine Period : papers presented in honour of G. W. M. Harrison
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ISBN: 9781803270562 180327056X Year: 2023 Publisher: Oxford Archaeopress Archaeology

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Change and Transition on Crete: Interpreting the Evidence from the Hellenistic through to the Early Byzantine Period is presented in honour of G.W.M. Harrison, whose academic contributions have enriched our perspective of Roman Crete and has inspired others to take on the challenge of this subject area.The study of Hellenistic and Roman Crete is, in many respects, still in its infancy. Whilst there is still much that we do not know about life on the island during these times, the past 40 years have seen a marked advancement of research and investigation into these periods at an ever-increasing pace, with the result that today we have a far better understanding and clearer perspective of the era.0The theme of this volume, which was inspired by the 1st International Conference of the Colloquium on Roman Crete in 2016, is change and transition, a topic that challenges some of the earlier approaches to Hellenistic and Roman Crete, and which presents a different perspective on historical events and archaeological evidence. After an opening discussion, the papers explore aspects of change and transition in social and material archaeological contexts, with contributions on social organisation, economy and trade, health and diet, and the maritime landscape. In discussing change and transition for the Hellenistic and Roman periods, this volume also raises questions about existing interpretations of the archaeological evidence and the current chronological framework.


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Climate modes of the phanerozoic : the history of the earth's climate over the past 600 million years
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ISBN: 0511628943 Year: 1992 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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The changes in the Earth's climate over the past 600 million years, from the Cambrian to the Quaternary, come under scrutiny in this book, first published in 1992. The geological evidence for ancient climates is examined, such as the distribution of climate-sensitive sediments. The Earth's climate has changed many times throughout the Phanerozoic. Thus in this book the climate history has been divided into Warm and Cool modes, intervals when either the Earth was in a former 'greenhouse' state with higher levels of atmospheric CO2 and polar regions free of ice, or the global climate was cooler and ice was present in high latitudes. The studies presented here highlight the complex interactions between the carbon cycle, continental distribution, tectonics, sea level variation, ocean circulation and temperature change as well as other parameters. In particular, the potential of the carbon isotope records as an important signal of the past climates of the Earth is explored. This book will be useful to all students and researchers with an interest in palaeoclimates and palaeoenvironments.

Cretaceous-Tertiary high-latitude palaeoenvironments : James Ross Basin, Antarctica
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ISBN: 1862391971 9781862391970 Year: 2006 Publisher: London : The Geological Society,

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Life and death in ancient Egypt : the Diniacopoulos Collection
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ISBN: 9780889474949 088947494X Year: 2011 Publisher: Montréal : Université Concordia = Concordia University,

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