Roman attitudes towards the natural world : a comparison of Wessex and Provence
Interactions with the natural world are a fundamental part of human life. The Roman Empire has had very significant effects on later European and world societies. This study examines interactions with landscape and nature during the Roman period in south-west Wiltshire and the landscape of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire. Reviewing a wide range of scholarship from Roman archaeology and beyond in Britain and France demonstrates the need for a holistic, diachronic and spatially integrated approach in studies of Roman landscapes. A new research framework is constructed based on phase space theory, archaeological landscape theory and previous work in Roman archaeology. Key structuring concepts in this analysis are a tripartite division between âwildâ, âtameâ and âencounteredâ nature, and a fourfold consideration of sociospatial dimensions: âterritoryâ, âplaceâ, âscaleâ and ânetworksâ. Extensive analysis of range of aspects of interaction with nature in the two case study areas is undertaken, demonstrating a complex array of interactions and relations embedded in landscape practices. GIS analyses are used throughout as supporting evidence, but the main analyses are focused on traditional
Roberts, David
Roman attitudes towards the natural world : a comparison of Wessex and Provence. Interactions with the natural world are a fundamental part of human life. The Roman Empire has had very significant effects on later European and world societies. This study examines interactions with landscape and nature during the Roman period in south-west Wiltshire and the landscape of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire. Reviewing a wide range of scholarship from Roman archaeology and beyond in Britain and France demonstrates the need for a holistic, diachronic and spatially integrated approach in studies of Roman landscapes. A new research framework is constructed based on phase space theory, archaeological landscape theory and previous work in Roman archaeology. Key structuring concepts in this analysis are a tripartite division between âwildâ, âtameâ and âencounteredâ nature, and a fourfold consideration of sociospatial dimensions: âterritoryâ, âplaceâ, âscaleâ and ânetworksâ. Extensive analysis of range of aspects of interaction with nature in the two case study areas is undertaken, demonstrating a complex array of interactions and relations embedded in landscape practices. GIS analyses are used throughout as supporting evidence, but the main analyses are focused on traditional
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