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Nico Roymans
My main field of interest are pre-Roman Celto-
Germanic societies in NW Europe and their integration into the Roman empire. I was trained as an archaeologist, but I am trying to employ an historical-anthropological perspective. At this moment I am preparing a study on the gold circulation and imperial power in the Late Roman North, and on Caesar's Gallic conquest and the archaeology of mass violence and genocide.
Address: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Germanic societies in NW Europe and their integration into the Roman empire. I was trained as an archaeologist, but I am trying to employ an historical-anthropological perspective. At this moment I am preparing a study on the gold circulation and imperial power in the Late Roman North, and on Caesar's Gallic conquest and the archaeology of mass violence and genocide.
Address: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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"Archaeology of the Roman Conquest is an entirely convincing reevaluation of the violent actions undertaken by Roman commanders as they conquered substantial areas of Western Europe and of the variable responses of local communities to these invasions. It will become required reading for anyone interested in the assimilation of these peoples into the Roman Empire". Prof. Richard Hingley - Durham University
"The Roman conquest of Western Europe is well-studied by generations of scholars. The authors nevertheless succeed in providing new insights into a history that is still highly topical today". Dr. Stefan Burmeister - Museum und Park Kalkriese
REVIEWS:
"Archaeology of the Roman Conquest is an entirely convincing reevaluation of the violent actions undertaken by Roman commanders as they conquered substantial areas of Western Europe and of the variable responses of local communities to these invasions. It will become required reading for anyone interested in the assimilation of these peoples into the Roman Empire". Prof. Richard Hingley - Durham University
"The Roman conquest of Western Europe is well-studied by generations of scholars. The authors nevertheless succeed in providing new insights into a history that is still highly topical today". Dr. Stefan Burmeister - Museum und Park Kalkriese
Papers will cover a range of diverse topics including the evidence for ‘ritual’ deposition in the Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age, the significance of landscape to Iron Age and Roman hoarding practices, hoarding and status at rural sites in the Romano-British countryside, the Piercebridge Roman river metalwork deposits, Britain and the continent in the 3rd century AD, hoarding inside and outside the Empire in northern Europe during the Roman period, Carausius, Allectus and the British Empire, and hoarding patterns and monetary change.
In addition, on the evening of Friday 11th March, Philip de Jersey will be giving a public lecture on the recent finding and excavation of the large hoard of Iron Age coinage, torcs and other objects on the island of Jersey.
The conference and the evening lecture are all free, but booking is essential, via the British Museum events website.
The goal of this session is to explore the advances in conflict archaeology by a consideration of the wider scales of analysis in a spatial as well as a temporal sense. Where are the edges of conflicts and wars? How essential is the availability of historical sources? How can we study long-term trends? A consideration of ‘conflict landscapes’ might serve to re-focus work away from individual battles to explore the interrelationship between different spatial elements. Landscapes of conflict consist of more than just battlefields, but also include military encampments, airfields, practice areas, ammunition depots, and crucially, civilian settlements. From a temporal perspective conflict archaeology is a fragmented field of research with relatively poor interaction between those working in different time periods. There is a need, however, to explore long-term developments that cross-cut traditional chronological boundaries around themes like ‘warfare and ritual’, combat strategies, post-battle activities at conflict sites, the impact of warfare on trade, urban and rural communities, and the issue of displaced persons
The objective of this session is to offer:
• Case studies that focus on landscapes of conflict.
• Case studies that explore long-term developments in warfare and collective violence.
• Studies exploring the potentials and limitations of new methodologies and techniques with regard to the above themes
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focus on the period after major military events, in particular – although not exclusively – episodes of conquest. What was the demographic impact of war, and how and when did population figures recover (if they did)? Are there evidences for violence and repression in the years/decades after the conquest? Can we see major transformations in social structure or rather elements of continuity? What was the impact of conflict on the landscape and on settlement patterns? Do we observe phenomena of population mobility (for example forced relocation of groups) after war? We welcome papers that discuss these and other related questions, both on a theoretical-methodological level and through specific case studies. The chronological framework of the session encompasses from late prehistory to the early modern period, as we aim to have a wide range of contributions that provide elements for comparison and wider reflection.