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The lure of silver: denarius hoards and relations across the frontier
Roman frontiers defined the Roman Empire, one of the greatest states that the world has ever seen. By understanding these frontiers we can better understand the relationship between Rome and her neighbours. Leading scholars of the frontiers of the Roman Empire have come together to present this collection of essays...Hunter, Fraser
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The ironwork
Cruickshanks, Gemma ; Hunter, Fraser
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The black stone bead from Structure 1, Stonehall Farm
Considering that Orkney is a group of relatively small islands lying off the northeast coast of the Scottish mainland, its wealth of Neolithic archaeology is truly extraordinary. An assortment of houses, chambered cairns, stone circles, standing stones and passage graves provides an unusually comprehensive range of archaeological and architectural contexts....Sheridan, J A
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4.3.2 Copper alloy
Excavation on the headland at Auldhame has revealed one thousand years of burial activity and liturgical practice, the nature of which changed over the course of the millennium. It has charted the birth and death of a church, from a monastic settlement established in the seventh century AD, which then...McLaren, Dawn ; Hunter, Fraser
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The long march of the platform
Stacked soles have been around since the ancient Greeks now they’re stomping down the catwalks again. The fashion curator Georgina Ripley charts the history of the high-rise shoe.Ripley, Georgina
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How silver became Scotland's precious metal of choice
Silver - not gold - was the most powerful material in the formative history of Scotland in the first millennium AD, yet none was mined here. How did silver become Scotland's precious metal of choice?Blackwell, Alice
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National treasure looks to future to preserve the past
Landmark museum building goes from strength to strength, with a £14m third phase of restoration to be opened in 2016, says Gordon RintoulRintoul, Gordon
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Katharine Coleman
Watban, Rose
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The Niddrie Marischal sundial
Morrison-Low, A D