Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Rautman, Marcus Louis, 1955-"
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A climatological and contextual analysis of Roman water technologies in Cyprus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This thesis explores the trends of water usage in Cyprus during the Roman period. It seeks to challenge traditional ideas of water usage as a constant off-take system and apply the methods of Andrew Wilson and Zena Kamash ... -
A Cypriot hodegetria : the creation, interpretation, and significance of a plaster relief from Kopetra
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Excavations at a church in the village of Kalavasos-Kopetra in southern Cyprus revealed a small plaster relief of the Virgin Mary holding the infant ... -
From loom to laundry : cloth finishers in the Roman city
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Throughout antiquity, much of the population was employed in cloth-related industries from fiber production to laundering finished clothing. Fulling, ... -
Road work ahead: the transformation of the colonnaded street in sixth and early seventh century Palestine and Arabia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This thesis explores the urban character of colonnaded streets in the late Roman provinces of Palestine and Arabia. By using archaeological data from ... -
Writing on the wall : late-third century urban defenses in south Languedoc
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The movement from the Roman to the medieval world is one of the most significant transitional moments of Western history. One of the most visible aspects of that transition is the installation of circuit walls that transform ...