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    Making mint : comparative studies in Late Iron Age coin mould / Mark Landon.

    • Title:Making mint : comparative studies in Late Iron Age coin mould / Mark Landon.
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    • Author/Creator:Landon, Mark, author.
    • Published/Created:Oxford ; New York : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2016]
      ©2016
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Iron age--Great Britain.
      Metal-work, Prehistoric--Great Britain.
    • Description:xii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
    • Series:Archaeopress archaeology.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:1784914088 paperback
      9781784914080 paperback
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Starting point
      1. background to this study
      2. What is coin mould?
      ch. 2 Literature
      ch. 3 Recording coin mould: aims and methodology
      A. Aims
      B. Methodology
      C. Resolving the theories into testable propositions
      D. Coin Mould Recording Protocol
      E. Database Key version 2.6
      ch. 4 Henderson Collection (Braughing) coin mould assemblage
      1. General observations
      2. Tray forms
      3. Edge Profiles
      4. Edge markings
      5. Evidence of elaboration
      6. Methods of hole manufacture
      7. Predictable relationship between base and top hole diameters
      8. Predictable relationship between base diameter and pellet module
      9. Hole depth
      10. Control of hole volume
      11. Calcium carbonate traces
      12. Proportions of used and unused mould fragments
      13. Grass marks, chaff marks and matting marks
      14. Grain casts
      15. Inclusions and tempers
      16. Clay caps and luting
      17. Conclusions
      ch. 5 Ford Bridge (Braughing) assemblage
      1. General observations
      2. Tray forms
      3. Edge profiles
      4. Edge markings
      5. Evidence of elaboration
      6. Methods of hole manufacture
      7. Predictable relationship between base and top hole diameters
      8. Predictable relationship between hole base diameter and pellet module
      9. Hole Depth
      10. Control of hole volume
      11. Calcium carbonate traces
      12. Proportions of used and unused mould fragments
      13. Grass marks, chaff marks and matting marks
      14. Grain casts
      15. Inclusions and tempers
      16. Clay caps and luting
      17. `Raised platform' mould
      18. Conclusions
      ch. 6 Puckeridge Assemblage
      1. General observations
      2. Tray Forms
      3. Edge Profiles
      4. Edge markings
      5. Evidence of elaboration
      6. Methods of hole manufacture
      7. Number of holes in a tray
      8. Predictable relationship between base and top hole diameters
      9. Predictable relationship between hole base diameter and pellet module
      10. Hole depth
      11. Control of volume
      12. Calcium carbonate traces
      13. introduction of metal into holes
      14. Proportions of used and unused pellet mould
      15. Grass marks, chaff marks and grain casts
      16. Inclusions in mould fabric
      17. Clay caps or luting?
      18. Raised platform mould
      19. Conclusions
      ch. 7 Wickham Kennels assemblage
      1. General observations
      2. Tray forms
      3. Edge profiles
      4. Edge markings
      5. Evidence of elaboration
      6. Methods of hole manufacture
      7. Predictable relationship between base and top hole diameters
      8. Predictable relationship between base diameter and pellet module
      9. Hole depth
      10. Control of hole volume
      11. Calcium carbonate traces
      12. Proportions of used and unused mould fragments
      13. Grass marks, chaff marks and matting marks
      14. Grain casts
      15. Inclusions and tempers
      16. Clay caps and luting
      17. Selective deposition considered
      18. Conclusions
      ch. 8 Small finds from Braughing/Puckeridge
      1. General observations
      2. Fragment RR/BC/5860
      3. Fragment WB/SOG 5171
      4. Fragments RR/RC 01 and RR/RC 02
      5. Fragment RR/BER 5881
      ch. 9 Bagendon study sample
      1. General observations
      2. Tray forms
      3. Edge profiles
      4. Edge markings
      5. Evidence of elaboration
      6. Methods of hole manufacture
      7. Number of holes in a tray
      8. Predictable relationship between base and top hole diameters
      9. Predictable relationship between hole base diameter and coin denomination
      10. Control of volume
      11. Calcium carbonate traces
      12. introduction of metal into holes
      13. Proportions of used and unused pellet mould
      14. Grass marks, chaff marks and grain casts
      15. Inclusions in mould fabric
      16. Clay caps and luting
      17. Selective deposition: a serious possibility?
      18. Conclusions
      ch. 10 Coin mould from Old Sleaford in the British Museum
      1. General observations
      2. Tray forms
      3. Edge profiles
      4. Edge markings
      5. Evidence of elaboration
      6. Methods of hole manufacture
      7. Predictable relationship between base and top hole diameters
      8. Predictable relationship between base diameter and pellet module
      9. Hole depth
      10. Control of hole volume
      11. Calcium carbonate traces
      12. Proportions of used and unused mould fragments
      13. Grass marks, chaff marks and matting marks
      14. Grain casts
      15. Inclusions and tempers
      16. Clay caps and luting
      17. Conclusions
      ch. 11 Turners Hall Farm Assemblage
      1. General observations
      2. Tray forms
      3. Edge Profiles
      4. Edge markings
      5. Evidence of elaboration
      6. Methods of hole manufacture
      7. Number of holes in a tray
      8. Predictable relationship between base and top hole diameters
      9. Predictable relationship between hole base diameter and pellet module
      10. Hole depth
      11. Control of hole volume
      12. Calcium carbonate traces
      13. Proportions of used and unused mould fragments
      14. Grass marks, chaff marks and matting marks
      15. Grain casts
      16. Inclusions and tempers
      17. Clay caps and luting
      18. `Raised platform' mould
      19. Conclusions
      ch. 12 Conclusions
      Section A Evaluating the protocol
      Section B Collating and comparing the data
      1. General observations
      2. Tray forms
      3. Edge Profiles
      4. Edge markings
      5. Evidence of elaboration
      6. Methods of hole manufacture
      7. Tray capacity
      8. Predictable relationship between base and top hole diameter
      9. Predictable relationship between hole base diameter and pellet module
      10. Hole depth
      11. Control of hole volume
      12. Calcium carbonate traces
      13. Introduction of metal into holes
      14. Proportions of used and unused coin mould
      15. Grass marks, chaff marks and matting marks
      16. Grain casts
      17. Inclusions and tempers
      18. Clay caps and luting
      19. Raised platform mould
      20. Selective deposition considered
      Section C Drawing the threads together
      Appendix I Some experiments in the manufacture of coin mould
      1. Preamble
      2. Experiment Series 1: Making trays
      3. Experiment Series 2: Making Holes with a Single-Pronged Dibber
      4. Experiment series 3: Making holes with a multi-pronged dibber
      5. Experiment series 4: Examining how much force is required to make a hole in wet clay with a dibber
      Appendix II List of British Find-Sites.
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