Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (279 page)

gladius
(pl.
gladii
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[Ar].

Latin term for a short sword used by Roman legionaries.

 
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A Latin term for the acorn shaped shot, often of lead, for a ballista or sling.

 
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An artificial material produced by fusing silica sand with an alkali such as potash or sodium. It was probably developed from faience in the Near East during the 3rd millennium
bc
, but was not used for anything larger than beads until Hellenistic and Roman times.

 
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A type of middle Iron Age pottery manufactured at a number of centres in the southwest of England. A wide range of forms are known, principal amongst which are globular bowls, jars, and shouldered bowls. Incised decoration in curvilinear motifs and so-called tram-line pattern is common.

 
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A transparent or semi-transparent vitreous or glassy layer fused on to the surface of a pot. This term is not correctly used to describe any other type of shiny surface.

 
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Land held by the parson for the support of himself and his church.

 
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Early Iroquois cultural grouping in southwestern Ontario after about ad 1000, representing a continuation of the middle Woodland hunter-gatherer lifestyles with the addition of maize agriculture.
Settlements appear to have been seasonal, with summer camps related to maize growing and fishing, while for the rest of the year communities dispersed to hunt. The summer villages were occupied by communities of between 100 and 400 people, the various families living in multi-family dwellings with hearths arranged down the centre.