Complex assemblages, complex social structures : rural settlements in the Upper and Middle Thames Valley 100BC to AD100 / by Wendy A. Morrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrison, Wendy A.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iron age--England--Thames Valley.

Iron age.

Thames Valley (England)--Antiquities.

Thames Valley (England).

Antiquities.

England--Thames Valley.

Physical Description:

x, 379 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Late Iron Age and Early Roman Britain has often been homogenised by models that focus on the resistance/assimilation dichotomy during the period of transition. Complex Assemblages examines the rural settlements of this period through the lens of Cultural Theory in order to tease out the more nuanced and diverse human landscape that the material suggests. This approach develops new ways of thinking about the variability observed in rural settlements from the end of the Middle Iron Age (MIA) to the early 2nd century AD; the selected study area is the Upper and Middle Thames Valley. This book uses the grid/group designations of Mary Douglas' Cultural Theory as a tool to produce a more multifaceted picture of the period, exploring the assemblages of these rural settlements to understand the nature of the socio-political structures of the region, beyond the anonymity of tribal affiliation and the faceless economic dichotomy of high and low status. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 Background of the Study Area 7

Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Methodology 20

Chapter 4 The Data 47

Chapter 5 Interpretation of the Data 90

Chapter 6 Case Studies: Upper Thames Valley 125

Chapter 7 Case Studies: Ock and Windrush Confluences 172

Chapter 8 Case Studies: Middle Thames Valley 208

Chapter 9 Conclusions 239.

Notes:

Includes biblogrpahical references.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

9781443880718

9781443885584

1443885584

144388071X

OCLC:

928404550

Publisher Number:

99968839188