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Life of an Ancient Monument: Hadrian's Wall in History

Hingley, R.; Witcher, R.E.; Nesbitt, C.

Authors

C. Nesbitt



Contributors

Claire Nesbitt htfj67@durham.ac.uk
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Abstract

The Romans are Britain's favourite invaders, and Hadrian's Wall is among the largest and finest of the relics they left behind on the island. However, as our authors urge, we should demand more intellectual depth from our monuments today. Not simply a cultural asset anchored in the Roman empire, Hadrian's Wall had a busy afterlife, a material history reflecting the uses, attitudes and emotions of later centuries. Its ‘biography’ not only captures new information about the last two millennia, it offers a story that the modern visitor deserves to hear.

Citation

Hingley, R., Witcher, R., & Nesbitt, C. (2012). Life of an Ancient Monument: Hadrian's Wall in History. Antiquity, 86(333), 760-771. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00047906

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2012-09
Deposit Date Aug 22, 2012
Journal Antiquity
Print ISSN 0003-598X
Electronic ISSN 1745-1744
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 86
Issue 333
Pages 760-771
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00047906
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1474171