Doorways, ditches and dead dogs – material manifestations of practical magic in Iron Age and Roman Britain.

Adrian Chadwick

Doorways, ditches and dead dogs – material manifestations of practical magic in Iron Age and Roman Britain.

Adrian Chadwick

Department of Anthropology and Archaeology

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This paper examines materialities of magic on Iron Age and Romano-British settlement sites. Using a few select case studies, this paper explores some interfaces between archaeological theory and praxis, and examines the problems of excavating and recording the potential evidence for ‘practical magic’ on developer-funded sites in Britain.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Materiality of Magic: An Artefactual Investigation into Ritual Practices and Popular Beliefs.
Editors	Ceri Houlbrook, Nathalie Armitage
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxbow Books
Chapter	3
Pages	37-64
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Print)	9781785700101
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Iron Age, Romano-British, structured deposition, materiality, magic

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Doorways, ditches and dead dogs – material manifestations of practical magic in Iron Age and Roman Britain. / Chadwick, Adrian.
The Materiality of Magic: An Artefactual Investigation into Ritual Practices and Popular Beliefs.. ed. / Ceri Houlbrook; Nathalie Armitage. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2015. p. 37-64.

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