Revell, Louise (2023) The British tradition. In, Krmnicek, S and Maschek, D (eds.) Römische Archäologie in Deutschland. Positionsbestimmung und Perspektiven am Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts. Heidelberg. Propylaeum, pp. 335-349. (doi:10.11588/propylaeumdok.00005852).
Abstract
In this paper, I examine the development of Roman archaeology in Britain over the last 30 years. I argue that the changes need to be set into the context of a rapid explosion in data, new methods of analysing them, and new theoretical models for their interpretation. Two key elements of these new approaches are then assessed. The first is the material turn, and various new approaches are described which have cast new light on the meaning of Roman material. The second is the foregrounding of the people who generated the material record, and in particular, the investigation of identity. The final section turns to the question of cultural change: how this has been reconceptualised as socially embedded, in response to the demands of Roman imperialism, and that the change in material culture was a response to changing social structures and ideologies.
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