More than a Roman monument : a place-centred approach to the long-term history and archaeology of the Antonine Wall
This thesis offers a critique of currently dominant approaches to the history and archaeology of the Antonine Wall, and develops an expanded place-centred perspective in which this former Roman frontier is reinvested with wider significances that derive from both its Roman past as well as its post-Roman history and archaeology. Part 1 provides a general introduction to the Antonine Wall following the traditional perspective, and draws on interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological developments to outline how this traditional perspective will be challenged through reframing the Wall as a place rather than an artefact or monument. Part 2 offers a critical genealogy of Antonine Wall discourse from the earliest accounts until the present, tracing the development of current reductionist approaches and demonstrating that the Wall has been the focus of wider concerns in the past. Part 3 focuses on particular aspects of the Antonine Wallâs post-Roman archaeology and the Wallâs role in regional myths and legends to explore alternative themes for future research and wider significances that can be integrated into new understandings of the Antonine Wallâs meaning, significance, and value as a place of memory,
Rohl, Darrell Jesse
More than a Roman monument : a place-centred approach to the long-term history and archaeology of the Antonine Wall. This thesis offers a critique of currently dominant approaches to the history and archaeology of the Antonine Wall, and develops an expanded place-centred perspective in which this former Roman frontier is reinvested with wider significances that derive from both its Roman past as well as its post-Roman history and archaeology. Part 1 provides a general introduction to the Antonine Wall following the traditional perspective, and draws on interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological developments to outline how this traditional perspective will be challenged through reframing the Wall as a place rather than an artefact or monument. Part 2 offers a critical genealogy of Antonine Wall discourse from the earliest accounts until the present, tracing the development of current reductionist approaches and demonstrating that the Wall has been the focus of wider concerns in the past. Part 3 focuses on particular aspects of the Antonine Wallâs post-Roman archaeology and the Wallâs role in regional myths and legends to explore alternative themes for future research and wider significances that can be integrated into new understandings of the Antonine Wallâs meaning, significance, and value as a place of memory,
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