ON THE FORT BOVISAND ANCHOR STOCK CORE

<p><em>An alleged ancient lead anchor stock core of Mediterranean design, which had spent many years under the stairs in the lobby leading to the bar at Fort Bovisand, was transferred to Plymouth City Museum in May 2010. Due to the possible overlap of British and Mediterranean lead isoto...

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Main Author: Gregory Douglas WEAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mega Publishing House 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
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Online Access:https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/758
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description <p><em>An alleged ancient lead anchor stock core of Mediterranean design, which had spent many years under the stairs in the lobby leading to the bar at Fort Bovisand, was transferred to Plymouth City Museum in May 2010. Due to the possible overlap of British and Mediterranean lead isotope ratios, it was decided to refrain from sample extraction and provenance analysis. With reference to typological and historical data, particularly comparable artefact discoveries from in and outside of the Mediterranean as well as the absence of evidence for significant lead exploitation before the Roman Conquest, this article will argue that the object is probably not British.</em></p><p> </p>
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ON THE FORT BOVISAND ANCHOR STOCK CORE
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
anchor stock core
fort bovisand
plymouth
lead mining
non-invasive provenancing
title ON THE FORT BOVISAND ANCHOR STOCK CORE
title_full ON THE FORT BOVISAND ANCHOR STOCK CORE
title_fullStr ON THE FORT BOVISAND ANCHOR STOCK CORE
title_full_unstemmed ON THE FORT BOVISAND ANCHOR STOCK CORE
title_short ON THE FORT BOVISAND ANCHOR STOCK CORE
title_sort on the fort bovisand anchor stock core
topic anchor stock core
fort bovisand
plymouth
lead mining
non-invasive provenancing
url https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/758
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