In time and space : spatiotemporal relations, community and identity in Cornwall, 400 BC - AD 200
This thesis investigates evidence for social organisation and identities within the communities of Later Iron Age and early Roman Cornwall. The spatiotemporal analyses employed for these investigations derive from recognition that perceptions of time and the use of space are inherently linked and examine both factors as active constituents of one another. These analyses are used to propose a relationship between on-site location of structured deposits and the age of material within these deposits; this is argued to relate directly to the construction and reproduction of social identities at varying scales. 'Aged' deposits associated with enclosure banks and ancient landscape features are seen as linked to the reproduction of wider community identities, based upon notions of distant kinships, and associated with temporary collectives of people as part of local transhumant practices. In contrast, more recent material culture associated with structural walls that define the 'household' - the regular unit of social reproduction, are seen as reflecting the reiteration of household identities and kin-based genealogies. These insights are used to reinterpret the nature of social organisation in Cornwall in the Later
Cripps, Laura J.
In time and space : spatiotemporal relations, community and identity in Cornwall, 400 BC - AD 200. This thesis investigates evidence for social organisation and identities within the communities of Later Iron Age and early Roman Cornwall. The spatiotemporal analyses employed for these investigations derive from recognition that perceptions of time and the use of space are inherently linked and examine both factors as active constituents of one another. These analyses are used to propose a relationship between on-site location of structured deposits and the age of material within these deposits; this is argued to relate directly to the construction and reproduction of social identities at varying scales. 'Aged' deposits associated with enclosure banks and ancient landscape features are seen as linked to the reproduction of wider community identities, based upon notions of distant kinships, and associated with temporary collectives of people as part of local transhumant practices. In contrast, more recent material culture associated with structural walls that define the 'household' - the regular unit of social reproduction, are seen as reflecting the reiteration of household identities and kin-based genealogies. These insights are used to reinterpret the nature of social organisation in Cornwall in the Later
time_space spatiotemporal relation community_identity cornwall investigates evidence social_organisation identity_within community early_roman cornwall spatiotemporal analysis employ investigation derive recognition perception time use_space inherently link examine factor active constituent one_another analysis use propose relationship site_location structure deposit age material within deposit argue relate directly construction reproduction social_identity vary scale aged deposit associate enclosure bank ancient_landscape feature see link reproduction wider community_identity base_upon notion distant kinship associate temporary collective people part local practice contrast recent material_culture associate structural wall define household regular unit social_reproduction see reflect household identity kin based genealogy insight use reinterpret nature social_organisation cornwall later