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The Isola Sacra occupies the land between Ostia and Portus at the
mouth of the Tiber, and thus lies at the centre of the massive port
complex that served Imperial Rome. The area has been the focus of
archaeological research since the 16th century, but has never
before been the subject of an integrated survey. This volume
focuses on the results of a survey completed between 2002 and 2012
as part of the Portus Project. It complements our previous survey
of Portus (2005) and the forthcoming publication of the German
Archaeological Institute's survey of Ostia. It included a fluxgate
gradiometer survey of all the available open ground on the island
(c 98 ha), as well as selective Ground-Penetrating Radar survey and
an analysis of satellite and aerial photographic images. A
presentation of these results is set against an analysis of the
geomorphology of the delta, and integrated with information from
past excavations in the area. It is complemented by a programme of
geoarchaeological coring and a short account of the ships excavated
on the Isola Sacra in 2011. These results are key for understanding
the development of Portus-Ostia complex, and hence the economy of
the City of Rome itself.
Collection of research papers concerning ceramic and ceramic
analysis for archaeologists.
Collection of research papers concerning ceramic and ceramic
analysis for archaeologists.
The Romanization of Britain is an innovative study of cultural
change and interaction. While there are many narrative histories of
Roman Britain, this synthesis of the latest archaeological work
presents the evidence in a new and provocative way. Dr Millett
examines the romanization of Britain as a social process, and from
a local perspective, by looking in detail at patterns of
interaction between Roman imperialism and the native Roman
population. Wide-ranging and extensive data from archaeology,
historical sources and inscriptions are interpreted through
anthropological and socio-economic models. The focus is, however,
always on the excavated material, providing a clear explanation for
it without overemphasis on the literary sources. All the
distinctive aspects of Romano-British life are covered, including
pottery production and trade, civic organization and building, and
the military presence and its integration. The experience of Roman
Britain is also used for more general conclusions about the nature
of romanization throughout the Roman Empire.
Modern-day Aldborough, in North Yorkshire, lies on the site of
Isurium Brigantum, the former administrative capital of the
Brigantes, one of the largest indigenous tribes of Roman Britain.
Strategically located on Dere Street, by the second century AD it
had become a key Roman town engaged with the supply of the northern
frontier, with buildings and mosaics that reveal a thriving economy
through to the fourth century. In the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries, the site of Isurium Brigantum was the subject of
important antiquarian investigations. However, unlike some southern
counterparts - for example, Calleva Atrebatum or Verulamium - in
the twentieth century it attracted less archaeological attention.
Then, in 2009 a team of archaeologists led by Dr Rose Ferraby and
Professor Martin Millett began a major re-examination of the site.
This included large-scale geophysical surveys using both
gradiometry and high-resolution ground-penetrating radar. Most of
the town and its surroundings were revealed, allowing its
development from the second century AD to the medieval period to be
mapped with great accuracy. Brought together in this volume for the
first time are the results of those surveys, together with a
re-evaluation of the earlier antiquarian work and more recent
archaeological fieldwork and excavations - some never before
published. The resulting volume provides historians and
archaeologists with exciting new information about the topography
and development of the Roman town and later landscape, together
with a thorough review of the town in the broader context of Roman
Britain and the western Empire. The volume is complemented by an
interactive digital archive, which is free to access.
The remarkable extent, state of preservation and monuments of
Ocriculum make this one of the most important archaeological sites
in ancient Italy. Located close to the river Tiber, north of Rome
on the Via Flaminia, many travellers were drawn to Otricoli and its
landscape, lured by its beauty. Significant monumental remains of
the Roman town are still visible: the amphitheatre, the theatre,
the forum area, basilica, baths and nymphaeum. Academic studies
devoted to this important town are many, and this volume represents
a further contribution to our understanding of the ancient town.
Here are published the results of the urban survey in 2002-5. Field
survey was coupled with a geophysical survey that has identified
new features. This work adds greatly to our understanding of the
ancient town and tells a different story to that usually told of
Roman towns in terms of scale, layout and organization, as well as
architectural and sculptural finds; and thus contributes
significantly to debate on Roman urbanism. With contributions by
Luana Cenciaioli, Sophy Downes, Rose Ferraby, Enrico Floridi, Shawn
Graham, Salvatore Piro, Tim Sly, Lacey M. Wallace, Andrew
Wallace-Hadrill and Sabrina Zampini
This book provides a twenty-first century perspective on Roman
Britain, combining current approaches with the wealth of
archaeological material from the province. This volume introduces
the history of research into the province and the cultural changes
at the beginning and end of the Roman period. The majority of the
chapters are thematic, dealing with issues relating to the people
of the province, their identities and ways of life. Further
chapters consider the characteristics of the province they lived
in, such as the economy, and settlement patterns. This Handbook
reflects the new approaches being developed in Roman archaeology,
and demonstrates why the study of Roman Britain has become one of
the most dynamic areas of archaeology. The book will be useful for
academics and students interested in Roman Britain.
First published in 1985, this collection of essays has proved
popular for those teaching archaeological field methods. It deals
with methodological problems in a general way, but also illustrated
by some case studies from both Britain and the continent, from
regional strategies to the intensive study of a specific site.
Digital reprint of this important collection of papers which form
the companion to ' Early Roman Empire in the East' (Oxbow 1997) .
Fourteen contributions examine the interaction of Roman and native
peoples in the formative years of the Roman provinces in Italy,
Gaul, Spain and Portugal, Germany and Britain. Contents:
Introduction ( Thomas Blagg and Martin Millett ); The creation of
provincial landscape: the Roman impact on Cisalpine Gaul ( Nicholas
Purcell ); Romanization: a point of view ( Richard Reece );
Romanization: historical issues and archaeological interpretation (
Martin Millett ); The romanization of Belgic Gaul ( Colin
Haselgrove ); Lower Germany: proto-urban settlement developments
and the integration of native society ( J. H. F. Bloemers );
Relations between Roman occupation and the Limesvorland in the
province of Germania Inferior ( Jurgen Kunow ); Early Roman
military installations and Ubian settlements in the Lower Rhine (
Michael Gechter ); Some observations on acculturation process at
the edge of the Roman world ( S. D. Trow ); Processes in the
development of the coastal communities of Hispania Citerior in the
Republican period ( Simon Keay ); Romanization and urban
development in Lusitania ( Jonathan Edmondson ); Urban munificence
and the growth of urban consciousness in Roman Spain ( Nicola
Mackie ); First-century Roman houses in Gaul and Britain ( T. F. C.
Blagg ); Towards an assessment of the economic and social
consequences of the Roman conquest of Gaul ( J. F. Drinkwater );
The emergence of Romano-Celtic religion ( Anthony King ).
In the past 30 years archaeological field survey has become central
to the practice of Classical Archaeology. During this time,
approaches have developed from the systematic collection of
artefacts to include the routine deployment of various geophysical
and remote sensing techniques. The ability of archaeologists to
reveal the topography of buried urban sites without excavation has
now been demonstrated through a wide range of projects across the
ancient world. Archaeological Survey and the City reviews the
results of such projects and in particular discusses the ways in
which the subject might develop in the future, with an emphasis on
the integration of different strands of evidence and issues of
archaeological interpretation rather than on the technicalities of
particular methodologies. Several themes emerge from the fourteen
papers. The first is the increasing number of large-area surveys
providing data at a sufficient scale to make a significant
contribution to our understanding of classical cities both in the
Mediterranean and beyond (eg Baelo Claudia, Caistor-by-Norwich,
Xanten, Ammaia). The second theme is the generation of new types of
data through the application of specific techniques to address
particular questions pertaining to urban life, for instance in
identifying particular industrial processes such as metal-working
(eg Munigua, Wroxeter) or the increasing success in isolating
cemeteries (eg Silchester). The techniques involved in identifying
these phenomena complement the use of geochemical survey to
characterise particular soil properties related to animal
husbandry, cultivation or the creation of domestic waste deposits
(eg Faleri Veteres), an area which has considerable future
potential. A third theme lies in the application and integration of
multiple techniques to provide new dimensions to the information
available. The data from a number of survey projects have
demonstrated that a single survey technique will rarely, if ever,
reveal all of the potential information so there is a significant
benefit to be derived from applying multiple survey-strategies to
the questions being asked of a site. These themes emphasise the
dynamism of research in this area, which continues to revolutionise
the study of ancient cities.
Although a large number of cemeteries have been explored in Roman
Britain they have never been seen as central to the study of the
province. A narrowly defined historical tradition of studying the
Roman provinces had an almost exclusive hold on British academia
until the 1980s. Gradually this situation changed. Major cemetery
excavations were increasingly undertaken within the Rescue
Archaeology boom and a minority of those working on these sites
began to ask what information cemeteries could contribute to our
wider understanding. Developing contacts on the continent resulted
in the growth of a small, informal network of scholars across
Europe, who got together for several conferences.
This book provides a twenty-first century perspective on Roman
Britain, combining current approaches with the wealth of
archaeological material from the province. This volume introduces
the history of research into the province and the cultural changes
at the beginning and end of the Roman period. The majority of the
chapters are thematic, dealing with issues relating to the people
of the province, their identities and ways of life. Further
chapters consider the characteristics of the province they lived
in, such as the economy, and settlement patterns. This handbook
reflects the new approaches being developed in Roman archaeology,
and demonstrates why the study of Roman Britain has become one of
the most dynamic areas of archaeology.The book will be useful for
academics and students interested in Roman Britain.
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