Overview

This selection of twelve papers from the twelfth annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference illustrates the broad range of different theoretical approaches applied to Roman archaeology today; one trend, though, is apparent: a wider engagement with interdisciplinary research, drawing theoretical ideas from many diverse fields of study, including philosophy, psychology, history of art, and consumer theory.

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Author:   Gillian Carr ,  Ellen Swift ,  Jake Weekes
Publisher:   Oxbow Books
Imprint:   Oxbow Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781842171004

ISBN 10:   1842171003
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   03 April 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Seeking a material turn: The artefactuality of the Roman Empire (Andrew Gardner) An empire in pieces: Roman archaeology and the fragment (Iain Ferris) Restoring ontological security: Roman and native objects in Early Roman Gallaecia (Alfredo Gonzalez-Ruibal) Transformations in meaning: Amber and glass beads across the Roman frontier (Ellen Swift) The realm of Janus: Doorways in the Roman world (Ardle MacMahon) Deconstructing the Frampton Pavements: Gnostic dialect in Roman Britain?(Dominic Perring) Becoming consumers: Looking beyond wealth as an explanation for villa variability (Chris Martins) Late Roman economic systems: Their implication in the interpretation of social organisation (Paul Johnson) Creolisation, pidginisation and the interpretation of unique artefacts in early Roman Britain (Gillian Carr) Breaking ground or treading water? Roman archaeology and constructive implications of the critique of meta-narratives (Stephanie Koerner) A brief comment on the TRAC session dedicated to interdisciplinary approaches to the study of Roman women (Patricia Baker) Sex and the city: A biocultural investigation into female health in Roman Britain (Rebecca Redfern)

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Jake Weekes completed his doctorate at the University of Kent in 2005 and was a part-time lecturer there in Roman Archaeology and Classics from 1999–2007. He coordinated the South East Research Framework for the Historic Environment from 2007–8, before becoming Research Officer for the Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Having developed a good working knowledge of the archaeology of south-east England from the Palaeolithic to the present, Jake maintains specific research interests in various aspects of British Prehistory, Roman Britain, Funerary Archaeology and early medieval Canterbury. Author of a number of respected articles and site reports since 2000, he is co-editor of the recent Death as a Process. The Archaeology of the Roman Funeral, and has contributed the chapter on Cemeteries and Funerary Practice for the new Oxford Handbook to Roman Britain.

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