Trac 2011 : proceedings of the Twenty First Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, which took place at the University of Newcastle, 14-17 April 2011 / edited by Maria Duggan, Frances McIntosh, and Darrell J. Rohl.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Conference Name:

Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (21st : 2011 : University of Newcastle)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Rome--Philosophy--Congresses.

Archaeology.

Civilization, Western--Roman influences--Congresses.

Civilization, Western.

Romans--Europe--Congresses.

Romans.

Classical antiquities.

Civilization, Western--Roman influences.

Europe--Antiquities, Roman--Congresses.

Europe.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

134 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK : Oxbow Books ; Oakville, CT : David Brown Book Co., [2012]

Summary:

Among the 12 papers selected for publication this year is a look back to see how the Conference has changed over its 20 years. Other topics include whether R.G. Collingwood was an early archaeological theorist, knowledge systems in the production of terra sigillata, potters' stamps on Samian ware and their implications for the Roman provincial economy, Sulpicia Lepidina and Elizabeth Custer as a cross-cultural analogy for the social role of women on a military frontier, and devotional pathways in late antique and early medieval Rome. The proceedings are not indexed. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction: The Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference Turns 21 / Eleanor Scott

She Said "Emic" / Lindsay Allason-Jones

R.G. Collingwood : An Early Archaeological Theorist? / Stephen Leach

Chorography : History, Theory and Potential for Archaeological Research / Darrell J. Rohl

Anthropological Perspectives on Colonialism, Globalisation and Rural Lifeways : Expanding the Limits of Archaeological Interpretation in the Lower Rhineland / Karim Mata

Knowledge Systems in the Production of Terra Sigillata : Moving Beyond the Local/Global Paradox / Astrid Van Oyen

The Devil is in the (Samian) Detail "Potters" Stamps on Samian Ware and their Implications for the Roman Provincial Economy / Meike Weber

On Cultural Selection: Examining the Process of Cultural Evolution through Funerary Evidence / Edward Biddulph

Boundaries and Change : The Examination of the Late Iron Age Roman Transition / Nicky Garland

Sulpicia Lepidina and Elizabeth Custer : A Cross-cultural Analogy for the Social Role of Women on a Military Frontier / Elizabeth M. Greene

Batavians on the Move : Emigrants, Immigrants and Returnees / Carol van Driel-Murray

The Establishment of Urban Movement Networks : Devotional Pathways in Late Antique and Early Medieval Rome / Michael Mulryan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1842174991

9781842174999

OCLC:

781278934

Publisher Number:

99949594289