Outputs (5)

The Fabulous Tales of the Common People, Part 2: Encountering Hadrian’s Wall (2010)
Journal Article
Witcher, R. (2010). The Fabulous Tales of the Common People, Part 2: Encountering Hadrian’s Wall. Public Archaeology, 9(4), 211-238. https://doi.org/10.1179/175355310x12880170217652

In 2003, the Hadrian's Wall National Trail was opened, providing a 135 km (84 mile) public footpath along the length of the Roman frontier from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway. Each year, thousands of visitors walk the Trail from end-to-end and many mo... Read More about The Fabulous Tales of the Common People, Part 2: Encountering Hadrian’s Wall.

The Fabulous Tales of the Common People, Part 1: Representing Hadrian’s Wall (2010)
Journal Article
Witcher, R. (2010). The Fabulous Tales of the Common People, Part 1: Representing Hadrian’s Wall. Public Archaeology, 9(3), 126-152. https://doi.org/10.1179/146551810x12822101587138

Hadrian’s Wall is one of the most instantly recognizable ancient monuments in the UK. This paper explores the historical and contemporary visualization practices which have created this iconic image. Moving between the disciplines of archaeology, cul... Read More about The Fabulous Tales of the Common People, Part 1: Representing Hadrian’s Wall.

Modelling the Agricultural Landscapes of Republican Italy (2010)
Book Chapter
Goodchild, H., & Witcher, R. (2010). Modelling the Agricultural Landscapes of Republican Italy. In J. Carlsen, & E. Lo Cascio (Eds.), Agricoltura e scambi nell’Italia tardo repubblicana (187-220). Edipuglia

In this paper, we review two recent models of Roman agriculture presented by Nathan Rosenstein and Paul Erdkamp. Firstly, we identify the similarities and differences between these models in terms of starting assumptions and variables, and evaluate t... Read More about Modelling the Agricultural Landscapes of Republican Italy.

Archaeologies of Landscape. Excavating the Materialities of Hadrian's Wall (2010)
Journal Article
Witcher, R., Tolia-Kelly, D., & Hingley, R. (2010). Archaeologies of Landscape. Excavating the Materialities of Hadrian's Wall. Journal of Material Culture, 15(1), 105-128. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359183510355228

This article interrogates the materiality of Hadrian’s Wall beyond its widespread perception as a monument of/to Ancient Rome. Encounters with this monument have generated multitudinous materialities: hegemonic, conflicting and ambiguous. These traje... Read More about Archaeologies of Landscape. Excavating the Materialities of Hadrian's Wall.

Predictive Modelling of Roman Settlement in the Middle Tiber Valley (2010)
Journal Article
Kay, S., & Witcher, R. (2010). Predictive Modelling of Roman Settlement in the Middle Tiber Valley. Archeologia e calcolatori (Testo stampato), 20(2009), 277-290

This paper discusses the results of an inductive predictive modelling experiment on Roman settlement data from the middle Tiber valley, Italy. The study forms part of the British School at Rome’s Tiber Valley Project, which since its inception in 199... Read More about Predictive Modelling of Roman Settlement in the Middle Tiber Valley.