Material culture and identity at rural settlements in the Severn-Cotswold area in the Roman period
My research examines how Roman-style material culture was used to express identity, how this changed during the Roman period, whether different types of material culture were adopted at the same time and whether there were differences across different types of site. Evidence for expression of identities related to wealth, status, gender, group identities and ethnicity was also examined. Datasets were analysed by four themes: literacy, including evidence for writing and knowledge of Classical literature; personal appearance, including personal grooming, hair-styling and dress; foodways, what was eaten, how it was prepared and served; and the use of settlement space as the setting for social interaction, and how individuals experienced these spaces. Taken together these provided a more nuanced understanding of the nature of identity expression at each site than is apparent from consideration of each site in isolation, or from consideration of single artefact types. Data from forty-six settlement sites where detailed published excavation reports were available were examined to explore the similarities and differences in the use of Roman-style material culture between 'nucleated settlement', 'shrine', 'estate
Tinson, Barbara Elizabeth
Roman archaeology
Material culture and identity at rural settlements in the Severn-Cotswold area in the Roman period. My research examines how Roman-style material culture was used to express identity, how this changed during the Roman period, whether different types of material culture were adopted at the same time and whether there were differences across different types of site. Evidence for expression of identities related to wealth, status, gender, group identities and ethnicity was also examined. Datasets were analysed by four themes: literacy, including evidence for writing and knowledge of Classical literature; personal appearance, including personal grooming, hair-styling and dress; foodways, what was eaten, how it was prepared and served; and the use of settlement space as the setting for social interaction, and how individuals experienced these spaces. Taken together these provided a more nuanced understanding of the nature of identity expression at each site than is apparent from consideration of each site in isolation, or from consideration of single artefact types. Data from forty-six settlement sites where detailed published excavation reports were available were examined to explore the similarities and differences in the use of Roman-style material culture between 'nucleated settlement', 'shrine', 'estate
material_culture identity rural_settlement severn area roman_period examines roman style material_culture use_express identity change roman_period whether different_type material_culture adopt time whether_difference across_different type site evidence expression_identity relate wealth status gender group_identity ethnicity also_examine datasets analyse four_theme literacy include evidence write knowledge classical_literature personal_appearance include personal hair dress foodways prepare serve use settlement space set social_interaction individual_experience space taken together provide_nuanced nature identity expression site apparent consideration site isolation consideration single artefact_type data forty settlement_sit detailed publish_excavation report available examine explore_similarity difference use roman style material_culture settlement shrine estate