Andrew Shortland
Biographic Data
| ID | 3796256 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Shortland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Shortland |
| SIGNATURE | SHORTLAND A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 290 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Plant-ash glass in Natronland
This article examines available evidence for the use of plant ashes in glassmaking in the Mediterranean basin and Europe from the 1st to the 8th-9th century CE. During this period, glassmaking in these regions was overwhelmingly dominated by mineral fluxes, primarily natron, but the chemical composition of some glasses found in secure archaeological contexts suggests the use of plant ashes in these glasses, which are, on the other hand, compositi…
Governance under the shadow of the law
The market for paintings by well-known artists is booming despite widespread concern about art crime and difficulties in establishing provenance. Public law enforcement is imperfect, and court cases often are deemed problematic. So how is the thriving art market governed in practice? We analyze the protocols used by the top auction houses to identify and resolve problems of illicit supply—fakes, forgeries and items with defective legal titles—thr…
Early Medieval Garnet-Inlaid Metalwork
Garnet-inlaid metalwork was an emblem of elite culture in the early medieval North Sea world. This study compares three Anglo-Saxon garnet-inlaid brooches that are exceptionally similar in design and appearance. All three date to the seventh century, a period that saw the emergence of leading families that used such deluxe dress items to enhance their political position. The central hypothesis explored here is that the brooches were produced by t…
Antimony as a raw material in ancient metal and glass making
Sb was frequently used as a raw material, both in ancient glass-making (as an opacifier and decolouriser) and metallurgy (either as an alloying element or as a pure metal). Despite this ubiquity, antimony production has only occasionally been studied and questions concerning its provenance are still not satisfactorily answered. This study evaluates the suitability of Sb isotope analysis for provenance determination purposes, as experiments under …
“The Illusion of an Authentic Experience”
In 2014 the Ashmolean Museum conserved and examined one of the largest and most handsome ceramic vessels in its renowned Islamic art collection. An accomplished example of early thirteenth-century Persian lusterware from the bequest of Sir Alan Barlow, the salver had an unusually deformed profile and uneven wear that pointed at a number of past interventions. Some of these had already been uncovered in 2008 when the object was prepared for reinst…
A unique recipe for glass beads at Iron Age Sardis
A High-Status Seventh-Century Female Burial From West Hanney, Oxfordshire
In 2009, a metal-detector find of a rare garnet-inlaid composite disc brooch at West Hanney, Oxfordshire, led to the excavation of an apparently isolated female burial sited in a prominent position overlooking the Ock valley. The burial dates to the middle decades of the seventh century, a period of rapid socio-political development in the region, which formed the early heartland of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. The de luxe brooch links the …
Th century blue enamel on window glass from the cathedral of Christ Church, Oxford
Boron isotopic composition as a provenance indicator for the flux raw material in Roman natron glass
Investigation of Iron Age north-eastern Scottish glass beads using element analysis with LA-ICP-MS
The provenancing of ochres from the Neolithic Temple Period in Malta
Considerations on the provenance determination of plant ash glasses using strontium isotopes
L'apport de l'Égypte à l'histoire des techniques
Trace element discriminants between Egyptian and Mesopotamian Late Bronze Age glasses
Isotopic palaeodiet studies of Ancient Egyptian fauna and humans
Natron as a flux in the early vitreous materials industry
Depictions of Glass Vessels in Two Theban Tombs and Their Role in the Dating of Early Glass
Depictions of Glass Vessels in Two Theban Tombs and their Role in the Dating of Early Glass
The paintings in the tombs of Rekhmire (TT 100) and Menna (TT 69) both include depictions of glass vessels, objects that have rarely been identified in Egyptian art. Two vessels are shown in the tribute scenes of the transverse hall of TT 100 being offered by chiefs from Syria. Given its date, this scene may represent the arrival of the first man-made glass in Egypt. TT 69 has a depiction of a third vessel, shown decorated with the trailed and ma…
Natron as a flux in the early vitreous materials industry
Trace element discriminants between Egyptian and Mesopotamian Late Bronze Age glasses
Isotopic palaeodiet studies of Ancient Egyptian fauna and humans
Considerations on the provenance determination of plant ash glasses using strontium isotopes
Boron isotopic composition as a provenance indicator for the flux raw material in Roman natron glass
A unique recipe for glass beads at Iron Age Sardis
A High-Status Seventh-Century Female Burial From West Hanney, Oxfordshire
In 2009, a metal-detector find of a rare garnet-inlaid composite disc brooch at West Hanney, Oxfordshire, led to the excavation of an apparently isolated female burial sited in a prominent position overlooking the Ock valley. The burial dates to the middle decades of the seventh century, a period of rapid socio-political development in the region, which formed the early heartland of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. The de luxe brooch links the …
Investigation of Iron Age north-eastern Scottish glass beads using element analysis with LA-ICP-MS
The provenancing of ochres from the Neolithic Temple Period in Malta
Early Medieval Garnet-Inlaid Metalwork
Garnet-inlaid metalwork was an emblem of elite culture in the early medieval North Sea world. This study compares three Anglo-Saxon garnet-inlaid brooches that are exceptionally similar in design and appearance. All three date to the seventh century, a period that saw the emergence of leading families that used such deluxe dress items to enhance their political position. The central hypothesis explored here is that the brooches were produced by t…
Th century blue enamel on window glass from the cathedral of Christ Church, Oxford
Depictions of Glass Vessels in Two Theban Tombs and Their Role in the Dating of Early Glass
Depictions of Glass Vessels in Two Theban Tombs and their Role in the Dating of Early Glass
The paintings in the tombs of Rekhmire (TT 100) and Menna (TT 69) both include depictions of glass vessels, objects that have rarely been identified in Egyptian art. Two vessels are shown in the tribute scenes of the transverse hall of TT 100 being offered by chiefs from Syria. Given its date, this scene may represent the arrival of the first man-made glass in Egypt. TT 69 has a depiction of a third vessel, shown decorated with the trailed and ma…
Isotopic palaeodiet studies of Ancient Egyptian fauna and humans
Natron as a flux in the early vitreous materials industry
Trace element discriminants between Egyptian and Mesopotamian Late Bronze Age glasses
L'apport de l'Égypte à l'histoire des techniques
Considerations on the provenance determination of plant ash glasses using strontium isotopes
Investigation of Iron Age north-eastern Scottish glass beads using element analysis with LA-ICP-MS
The provenancing of ochres from the Neolithic Temple Period in Malta
Th century blue enamel on window glass from the cathedral of Christ Church, Oxford
Boron isotopic composition as a provenance indicator for the flux raw material in Roman natron glass
A High-Status Seventh-Century Female Burial From West Hanney, Oxfordshire
In 2009, a metal-detector find of a rare garnet-inlaid composite disc brooch at West Hanney, Oxfordshire, led to the excavation of an apparently isolated female burial sited in a prominent position overlooking the Ock valley. The burial dates to the middle decades of the seventh century, a period of rapid socio-political development in the region, which formed the early heartland of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. The de luxe brooch links the …
Antimony as a raw material in ancient metal and glass making
Sb was frequently used as a raw material, both in ancient glass-making (as an opacifier and decolouriser) and metallurgy (either as an alloying element or as a pure metal). Despite this ubiquity, antimony production has only occasionally been studied and questions concerning its provenance are still not satisfactorily answered. This study evaluates the suitability of Sb isotope analysis for provenance determination purposes, as experiments under …
“The Illusion of an Authentic Experience”
In 2014 the Ashmolean Museum conserved and examined one of the largest and most handsome ceramic vessels in its renowned Islamic art collection. An accomplished example of early thirteenth-century Persian lusterware from the bequest of Sir Alan Barlow, the salver had an unusually deformed profile and uneven wear that pointed at a number of past interventions. Some of these had already been uncovered in 2008 when the object was prepared for reinst…
A unique recipe for glass beads at Iron Age Sardis
Governance under the shadow of the law
The market for paintings by well-known artists is booming despite widespread concern about art crime and difficulties in establishing provenance. Public law enforcement is imperfect, and court cases often are deemed problematic. So how is the thriving art market governed in practice? We analyze the protocols used by the top auction houses to identify and resolve problems of illicit supply—fakes, forgeries and items with defective legal titles—thr…
Early Medieval Garnet-Inlaid Metalwork
Garnet-inlaid metalwork was an emblem of elite culture in the early medieval North Sea world. This study compares three Anglo-Saxon garnet-inlaid brooches that are exceptionally similar in design and appearance. All three date to the seventh century, a period that saw the emergence of leading families that used such deluxe dress items to enhance their political position. The central hypothesis explored here is that the brooches were produced by t…
Plant-ash glass in Natronland
This article examines available evidence for the use of plant ashes in glassmaking in the Mediterranean basin and Europe from the 1st to the 8th-9th century CE. During this period, glassmaking in these regions was overwhelmingly dominated by mineral fluxes, primarily natron, but the chemical composition of some glasses found in secure archaeological contexts suggests the use of plant ashes in these glasses, which are, on the other hand, compositi…
Archaeology (13 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (12 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 works) · History (9 works) · Art (8 works) · Geology (8 works) · Ancient history (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Building materials and conservation (5 works) · History (5 works)