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Objects and Identities - Roman Britain and the North-Western Provinces (Hardcover)
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Objects and Identities - Roman Britain and the North-Western Provinces (Hardcover)
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This volume explores Rome's northern provinces through the portable
artefacts people used and left behind. Objects are crucial to our
understanding of the past, and can be used to explore interlinking
aspects of identity. For example, can we identify incomers? How are
exotic materials (such as amber and ivory) and objects depicting
'the exotic' (e.g. Africans) consumed? Do regional styles exist
below the homogenizing influence of Roman trade? How do all these
aspects of identity interact with others, such as status, gender,
and age? In this innovative study, the author combines theoretical
awareness and a willingness to engage with questions of social and
cultural identity with a thorough investigation into the
well-published but underused material culture of Rome's northern
provinces. Pottery and coins, the dominant categories of many other
studies, have here been largely excluded in favour of small
portable objects such as items of personal adornment, amulets, and
writing equipment. The case studies included were chosen because
they relate to specific, often interlinking aspects of identity
such as provincial, elite, regional, or religious identity. Their
meaning is explored in their own right and in depth, and in careful
examination of their contexts. It is hoped that these case studies
will be of use to archaeologists working in other periods, and
indeed to students of material culture generally by making a small
contribution to a growing corpus of academic and popular books that
develop interpretative, historical narratives from selected
objects.
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