An archaeology of temple assemblages and social practice in early south-eastern Roman Britain
This research focuses on artefactual assemblages from temples in the south-east and east of England from 50 BCE to 250 CE. In order to evaluate these data, which primarily consists of faunal remains, coins, and items of personal adornment, quantitative methods to perform intra-site and inter-site analyses are utilised. As a result of the analyses conducted, a range of social practices were identified, including those specific to individual temples, and those that were shared to varying degrees across the breadth of the study area. The study also examines how a siteâs unique environmental and political conditions characterised the assemblages of each temple. Moreover, it reveals that the pre-Roman Eastern and Southern kingdoms continued to influence the nature of practices on temple sites into the Roman period, and that the impact of Roman conquest was much less persuasive as might be expected from previous research on religion in Roman Britain. The conclusions of this study emphasise the significant future potential of the finds evidence to illuminate studies of religion in the Roman empire, as well as highlighting the diverse nature of religion in early Roman Britain.
Alaimo, Katrina-Kay Sepulveda
Small Finds ; Social Practice ; Ritual ; Roman Archaeology ; Roman Religion ; Romano-British ; Roman Britain
An archaeology of temple assemblages and social practice in early south-eastern Roman Britain. This research focuses on artefactual assemblages from temples in the south-east and east of England from 50 BCE to 250 CE. In order to evaluate these data, which primarily consists of faunal remains, coins, and items of personal adornment, quantitative methods to perform intra-site and inter-site analyses are utilised. As a result of the analyses conducted, a range of social practices were identified, including those specific to individual temples, and those that were shared to varying degrees across the breadth of the study area. The study also examines how a siteâs unique environmental and political conditions characterised the assemblages of each temple. Moreover, it reveals that the pre-Roman Eastern and Southern kingdoms continued to influence the nature of practices on temple sites into the Roman period, and that the impact of Roman conquest was much less persuasive as might be expected from previous research on religion in Roman Britain. The conclusions of this study emphasise the significant future potential of the finds evidence to illuminate studies of religion in the Roman empire, as well as highlighting the diverse nature of religion in early Roman Britain.
archaeology temple assemblages social_practice early south_eastern roman_britain focus artefactual assemblage temples south_east east_england order_evaluate data primarily consist faunal_remains coin item personal_adornment quantitative_method perform intra_site inter_site analysis utilised analysis_conduct range social_practice identify include specific_individual temple share vary_degree across breadth study_area study also_examine site unique environmental political_condition characterise assemblage temple moreover reveals pre roman eastern southern kingdom continue_influence nature practice temple_site roman_period impact_roman conquest much_less persuasive might_expect previous religion roman_britain conclusion study emphasise significant future potential find evidence illuminate study religion roman_empire well highlight_diverse nature religion early roman_britain