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Adam Parker deposited Curing with Creepy Crawlies: A Phenomenological Approach to Beetle Pendants Used in Roman Magical and Medicinal Practice in the group
Roman archaeology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoEvidence for some ephemeral, Roman, ritual practices, particularly using organic materials, is lost to us. This paper will introduce a case study which has not been previously considered as a platform to explore the material relationships between invertebrates and their use in magical or medicinal practices. Through a combination of discussing the…[Read more]
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Adam Parker deposited Curing with Creepy Crawlies: A Phenomenological Approach to Beetle Pendants Used in Roman Magical and Medicinal Practice in the group
Classical archaeology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoEvidence for some ephemeral, Roman, ritual practices, particularly using organic materials, is lost to us. This paper will introduce a case study which has not been previously considered as a platform to explore the material relationships between invertebrates and their use in magical or medicinal practices. Through a combination of discussing the…[Read more]
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Adam Parker deposited Curing with Creepy Crawlies: A Phenomenological Approach to Beetle Pendants Used in Roman Magical and Medicinal Practice in the group
Archaeology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoEvidence for some ephemeral, Roman, ritual practices, particularly using organic materials, is lost to us. This paper will introduce a case study which has not been previously considered as a platform to explore the material relationships between invertebrates and their use in magical or medicinal practices. Through a combination of discussing the…[Read more]
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Adam Parker deposited Curing with Creepy Crawlies: A Phenomenological Approach to Beetle Pendants Used in Roman Magical and Medicinal Practice in the group
Ancient Greece & Rome on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoEvidence for some ephemeral, Roman, ritual practices, particularly using organic materials, is lost to us. This paper will introduce a case study which has not been previously considered as a platform to explore the material relationships between invertebrates and their use in magical or medicinal practices. Through a combination of discussing the…[Read more]
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Adam Parker deposited Finding love: The materialities of love-locks and geocaches in the group
Archaeology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThis article is the product of a collaboration between a folklorist researching the global phenomenon of love-locks (padlocks attached to public structures in declaration of romantic commitment) and an archaeologist who also happens to be a player of ‘Geocaching’ (a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices). A chance dis…[Read more]
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Adam Parker deposited Curing with Creepy Crawlies: A Phenomenological Approach to Beetle Pendants Used in Roman Magical and Medicinal Practice on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months ago
Evidence for some ephemeral, Roman, ritual practices, particularly using organic materials, is lost to us. This paper will introduce a case study which has not been previously considered as a platform to explore the material relationships between invertebrates and their use in magical or medicinal practices. Through a combination of discussing the…[Read more]
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Adam Parker deposited Finding love: The materialities of love-locks and geocaches on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months ago
This article is the product of a collaboration between a folklorist researching the global phenomenon of love-locks (padlocks attached to public structures in declaration of romantic commitment) and an archaeologist who also happens to be a player of ‘Geocaching’ (a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices). A chance dis…[Read more]
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Adam Parker deposited A Copper-Alloy Bowl with Phallic Decoration from Trier, in the Collection of the Yorkshire Museum on Humanities Commons 5 years, 11 months ago
The purpose of this short article is to bring a fascinating
object further into the public domain and discuss it in
terms of its unique imagery. A copper alloy bowl in the
collection of the Yorkshire Museum (YORYM: 2010.324)
has, since 2010, been displayed in the entrance hall
of the museum; a factor that has yet gained it no
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Adam Parker's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 6 years ago
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Adam Parker's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 6 years ago
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Adam Parker deposited Averting Evil in Roman Britain: Phallic Carvings on the Frontier on Humanities Commons 6 years ago
Article published in Current Archaeology Magazine Issue 315.
“The Roman Soldiers who invaded Britain brought the habit of carvings phalusses into stone with them, but what purpose did these symbols serve? Adam Parker explains the mystical effects of these motifs.”
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