'Roman' or 'native' bodies in Britain: the evidence of late Roman nail-cleaner strap-ends - CentAUR University of Reading CentAUR: Central Archive at the University of Reading Accessibility navigation 'Roman' or 'native' bodies in Britain: the evidence of late Roman nail-cleaner strap-ends Lists Lists Lists Tools Tools Tools RDF+XML BibTeX RIOXX2 XML RDF+N-Triples JSON RefWorks Simple Metadata Refer HTML Citation (with IDs) HTML Citation ASCII Citation EndNote MPEG-21 DIDL RDF+N3 Wordle Link Dublin Core Atom METS Dublin Core OpenURL ContextObject OpenURL ContextObject in Span MODS EP3 XML Dublin Core Data Cite XML Reference Manager Multiline CSV Eckardt, H. and Crummy, N. (2006) 'Roman' or 'native' bodies in Britain: the evidence of late Roman nail-cleaner strap-ends. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 25 (1). pp. 83-103. ISSN 0262-5253 Full text not archived in this repository. It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2006.00250.x Abstract/Summary This paper reviews late Roman `nail-cleaner strap-ends', a group of objects first discussed by Hawkes and Dunning (1961). The precise function of these objects is unclear as their shape suggests use as toilet instruments but the split socket suggests that they were part of belt-fittings. We suggest a detailed typology and discuss the dating evidence and the spatial distribution of the type. Regardless of their precise function, it is argued in this paper that nail-cleaner strap-ends of this type are unique to late Roman Britain and thus represent a distinct regional type. The use of nail-cleaner strap-ends can be viewed in the context of gender associations, military status and religious beliefs. Item Type: Article Divisions: Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Archaeology Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Social Archaeology ID Code: 3491 Additional Information: Altmetric Altmetric Altmetric Deposit Details Deposit Details Deposit Details Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2010 14:17 Date item deposited into CentAUR Last Modified: 09 Jul 2021 07:04 Date item last modified University Staff: Request a correction | Centaur Editors: Update this record Page navigation UoR Home CentAUR Home Latest Additions Browse Browse by Year Browse by Division Browse by Author Search Login About CentAUR Policies Help Contact Us See also Open Access Research Data Library ORRB Opening Research blog Footer navigation © University of Reading Life Study Research Business About A-Z
