First published in 2002 by
Berg
Editorial offices:
150 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1JJ, UK
838 Broadway, Third Floor, New York, NY 10003–4812, USA

© Christopher Breward, Becky Conekin and Caroline Cox 2002

All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form
or by any means without the written permission of Berg.

Berg is the imprint of Oxford International Publishers Ltd.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Colouring the past: the significance of colour in archaeological
research / [compiled by] Andrew Jones and Gavin MacGregor.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-85973-542-8 – ISBN 1-85973-547-9 (pbk.)
1. Social archaeology – Research. 2. Social archaeology – Methodology.
3. Color – Social aspects – History. 4. Symbolism of colors – History.
5. Antiquities. 6. Material culture. 7. Aesthetics. I. Jones, Andrew, 1967- II.
MacGregor, Gavin, 1969–
CC72.4.C65 2002
930.1–dc21

2002003430

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 1 85973 542 8 (Cloth)
1 85973 547 9 (Paper)

Typeset by JS Typesetting, Wellingborough, Northants.
Printed in the United Kingdom by Biddles Ltd, Guildford and King's Lynn