{"product_id":"leather-tanneries","title":"Leather Tanneries: The Archaeological Evidence","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis publication\u003c\/b\u003e, based on papers presented at the Archaeological Leather Group's \u003ci\u003eHave We Got a Tannery? The Archaeology of the Skin Processing Industries\u003c\/i\u003e Conference hosted by the Walsall Leather Museum, covers a subject that has, up until now, been little explored. Eighteen papers, presented by scholars from around the world, discuss a variety of issues in the study of tanneries and the archaeology of the tanning industry. This is a book that will no doubt prove a definitive contribution to the subject and will be invaluable to archaeologists, industrial historians and museums' professionals. \u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e An Introduction from a Field Archaeologist's Perspective; Skin, Leather and Tanning: Some Definitions; Plant and Invertebrate Indicators of Leather Production: from Fresh Skin to Leather Offcuts; Have we Got Leather Waste from a Tannery?; Tanning with Traditional Tools and Techniques: Inuit, American Indian and Sami People; Traditional Leather Tanning in Central Sudan; Preparing Skins in Prehistory: a Review of Evidence and Approaches; Are We Missing Something? The Elusive Tanneries of the Roman Period; A Question of Tannage: Leather from Anglo-Saxon Contexts; Have We Got a Parchmenerie?: Identifying Parchment Making at a Dry-preserved Site: the Evidence from Portmahomack, Tarbatness, Ross-shire; Everything but the Leather: the Search for Tanneries in Flemish Archaeology; Late Medieval-Early Post-Medieval Tanning: the Evidence from Northampton and its Wider Implications; Tanning and Related Industries in Birmingham 1200-1800; Was There a Leather Tanyard at Rye?; The Leather Production Industry in Bermondsey: the Archaeological Evidence; Can we Identify a Tannery from Waste Products? Evidence from Sussex; Hide and Seek: Some Thoughts on Identifying Tannery Structures.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46638211170514,"sku":"9781904982616","price":100.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_f3220be3-a3e7-49a4-aede-43ae23117621.jpg?v=1762901201","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/leather-tanneries","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}