Description: The magical practices of the Roman world are explored in this second volume in the new TRAC Themes in Roman Archaeology series. Contributors from the worlds of museums, small finds studies, commercial archaeology and academia focus on the materiality of magical ritual and practice in the western provinces of the Early Roman Empire..
Brief description: Adam Parker is Assistant Curator of Archaeology at York Museums Trust, as well as a PhD candidate at the Open University researching the archaeology of magic in Roman Britain.
Review Quotes: "...extremely useful to those studying Roman material culture, magic, and ritual. [A] source of reference for those seeking an understanding of the state of studies of magic in the Roman world and is a well referenced summary of this complicated issue."-- "Bryn Mawr Classical Review"