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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The editors of The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain (Martin Millett, Louise Revell, and Alison Moore) and their contributors do much to relieve the place of both burdens. They eschew the tradition of shoehorning the archaeological evidence of Iron Age and Roman Britain into a Rome-centred narrative of conquest, settlement, and civilisation ... Roman Britain is thus liberated from the more triumphalist version of the British origin myth, the winners' take on empire. At the same time, archaeological evidence is freed up to tell more subtle and complicated stories about the changes brought by empire to the region, especially those experienced by ordinary people. * Emma Dench, Times Literary Supplement * For anyone with a serious interest in the subject, however, this book is a 'must have'. The contributors are all recognised experts in their specialist fields. The range of diverse chapters, which it is not possible to summarise within the word limit of this review, will bring the reader right up to date with modern thinking about ancient Britain. * Rupert Jackson, Classics for All * This handbook fully embraces the potential. After summarising the familiar historical accounts, it launches into 41 fascinating chapters. * Current Archaeology *
Section 1: Nature of the Evidence1. Early studies in Roman Britain: 1610 to 1906, Richard Hingley2. Romano-British Archaeology Today, Peter Wilson3. Roman Britain since Haverfield, Martin Millett4. The Development of Artefact Studies, Ellen Swift5. The Textual and Archaeological Evidence, Henry Hurst6. The Early Roman Horizon, Lacey Wallace7. Britain at the End of Empire, Simon Esmonde Cleary8. Britain before the Romans, Tim Champion9. Beyond Hadrian's Wall, Fraser Hunter10. Mobility, Migration, and Diasporas in Roman Britain, Hella Eckhardt and Gundula Muldner11. Multiculturalism on Hadrian's Wall, Claire Nesbitt12. Britons on the Move: Mobility of Britsh-born emigrants in the Roman Empire, Tatiana Ivleva13. Briton, Gaul, and Germany: Cultural Interactions, Tom MooreSection 2: Society and the individual14. Inscriptions and Identity, Val Hope15. Ideas of Childhood in Roman Britain: The Bioarchological and Material Evidence, Rebecca Gowland16. The Life Course, Alison Moore17. Status and Burial, John Pearce18. Gender in Roman Britain, Melanie Sherratt and Alison Moore19. Deviancy in Late Roman Burial, Belinda Crerar20. Clothing and Identity, Hilary Cool21. Cemeteries and Funerary Practice, Jake Weekes22. Identity and the Military Community in Roman Britain, Ian Haynes23. Roman Military Culture, Lindsey Allason-JonesSection 3: Forms of knowledge24. Changing Materialities, Andy Gardner25. Forms of Knowledge: Changing Technologies of Romano-British Pottery, Jeremy Evans26. Metals and Metalworking, David Dungworth27. Medicine, Patty Baker28. Sociolinguistics, Alex Mullen29. Art in Roman Britain, Ben Croxford30. Names of Gods, Amy Zoll31. Ritual Deposition, Alex Smith32. Christianity in Roman Britain, David Petts33. Memories of the Past in Roman Britain, Zena KamashSection 4: Landscape and Economy34. 'By Small Things Revealed': Rural Settlement and Society, Martin Millett35. Rural Transformation in the Urbanised Landscape, Martin Pitts36. The Development of Towns, Adam Rogers37. Urban Monumentality in Roman Britain, Louise Revell38. The Exploitation of Animals in Roman Britain, Mark Maltby39. Arable Farming, Horticulture, and Food: Continuity, Change and Diversity, Marijke van der Veen40. Coins and the Economy, Sam Moorhead and Phillipa Walton41. Economy and Power in Late Roman Britain, James Gerrard
Martin Millet is a graduate of the University of London Institute of Archaeology with doctorate from the University of Oxford. He has worked at the Universities of Durham and Southampton before moving to Cambridge in 2001. He is active in fieldwork in northern England and central Italy, and has previously run projects in Spain and Portugal. His principal interests lie in the social and economic archaeology of the Roman world.
Louise Revell is a Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton. Her primary interest is in the impact of Rome on the provincial communities of the western empire. She currently hold a Getty Fellowship as part of the Arts of Rome's Provinces workshop.
Alison Moore is a graduate of the Universities of Kent and Southampton with doctorate from University of Southampton. She has lectured at Southampton & Canterbury Christchurch University and her principal interests social archaeology of the Roman Empire, age and the life course.
