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One City, Two Tibers? Reintegrating the Supply Networks of Imperial Rome (2023)
Book Chapter
Moreno Escobar, M., & Witcher, R. (2023). One City, Two Tibers? Reintegrating the Supply Networks of Imperial Rome. In P. Campbell, & A. Tibbs (Eds.), Rivers and Waterways in the Roman World: Empire of Water (53-68). (1). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003277613-6

The Tiber constituted a fundamental axis of transport and trade to Rome that made possible its subsistence and development in antiquity. However, different trajectories of research in the upper/middle and lower Tiber valley have led to an apparent pe... Read More about One City, Two Tibers? Reintegrating the Supply Networks of Imperial Rome.

Historical fiction and archaeological interpretation: introduction (2019)
Book Chapter
Van Helden, D., & Witcher, R. (2020). Historical fiction and archaeological interpretation: introduction. In D. Van Helden, & R. Witcher (Eds.), Researching the archaeological past through imagined narratives: a necessary fiction. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203730904-1

The transformation of the material traces of the past into archaeological narrative is a fundamentally creative act. But what happens when archaeologists engage with the work and methods of historical novelists and filmmakers? Do they risk transgress... Read More about Historical fiction and archaeological interpretation: introduction.

The global Roman countryside: connectivity and community (2017)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2017). The global Roman countryside: connectivity and community. In T. de Haas, & G. Tol (Eds.), The economic integration of Roman Italy : rural communities in a globalising world (28-50). Brill Academic Publishers

The globalized Roman world (2016)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2016). The globalized Roman world. In T. Hodos (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of globalization and archaeology (634-651). Routledge

Agricultural production in Roman Italy (2016)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2016). Agricultural production in Roman Italy. In A. Cooley (Ed.), A companion to Roman Italy (459-482). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118993125.ch23

This chapter considers the practice and organization of agricultural production in Roman Italy drawing on textual, archaeological, and ethnoarchaeological evidence. As well as reviewing the types of crops cultivated and animals husbanded, it consider... Read More about Agricultural production in Roman Italy.

Globalisation and Roman Cultural Heritage (2014)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2014). Globalisation and Roman Cultural Heritage. In M. Pitts, & M. Versluys (Eds.), Globalisation and the Roman world : world history, connectivity and material culture (198-222). Cambridge University Press

(Sub)urban Surroundings (2013)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2013). (Sub)urban Surroundings. In P. Erdkamp (Ed.), The Cambridge companion to Ancient Rome (205-225). Cambridge University Press

Ancient Roman writers such as Dionysius of Halicarnassus (4.13.4-5) observed the impossibility of locating the point at which Rome ceased and the countryside began. In contrast, modern guidebooks to the remains of the ancient city have less trouble,... Read More about (Sub)urban Surroundings.

‘Much That Has Long Been Hidden’: Reconstructing the Survey Methodology (2012)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R., & Craven, M. (2013). ‘Much That Has Long Been Hidden’: Reconstructing the Survey Methodology. In R. Cascino, H. Di Giuseppe, & H. Patterson (Eds.), Veii. The historical topography of the ancient city. A restudy of John Ward-Perkins’s survey (9-24). British School at Rome

'That From A Long Way Off Look Like Farms': The Classification of Roman Rural Sites. (2012)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2012). 'That From A Long Way Off Look Like Farms': The Classification of Roman Rural Sites. In P. Attema, & G. Schörner (Eds.), Comparative Issues in the Archaeology of the Roman Rural Landscape. Site Classification Between Survey, Excavation and Historical Categories (11-30). Journal of Roman Archaeology

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.

The Countryside (2009)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2009). The Countryside. In A. Erskine (Ed.), A companion to ancient history (462-473). Blackwell

This chapter introduces some key academic debates about the ancient countryside, with particular emphasis on economy, demography and representation. It draws on textual and archaeological evidence to consider some of the most prominent academic discu... Read More about The Countryside.

Regional Field Survey and the Demography of Roman Italy (2008)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2008). Regional Field Survey and the Demography of Roman Italy. In L. de Ligt, & S. Northwood (Eds.), People, land and politics : demographic developments and the transformation of Roman Italy, 300 BC - AD 14 (273-303). Brill Academic Publishers

This article considers some of the key debates concerning the demography of Roman Italy from the perspective of archaeological field survey. First, it addresses the question of whether or not the results of survey archaeology reveal the supposed decl... Read More about Regional Field Survey and the Demography of Roman Italy.

The Middle Tiber Valley in the Imperial Period (2008)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2008). The Middle Tiber Valley in the Imperial Period. In F. Coarelli, & H. Patterson (Eds.), Mercator placidissimus : the Tiber Valley in antiquity : new research in the upper and middle river valley (467-486). QUASAR

This paper explores the settlement and economy of the middle Tiber valley during the early and mid imperial periods. Drawing on the results of the Tiber valley project, in particular the restudy of the South Etruria survey and more recent surveys and... Read More about The Middle Tiber Valley in the Imperial Period.

The Tiber Valley Project: The Database and Geographical Information System (2008)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R., & Kay, S. (2008). The Tiber Valley Project: The Database and Geographical Information System. In F. Coarelli, & H. Patterson (Eds.), Mercator placidissimus : the Tiber Valley in antiquity : new research in the upper and middle river valley (417-429). QUASAR

This short contribution outlines the basic information technology at the heart of the Tiber valley project; the purpose of this article is to introduce the principles of the database and GIS and the methodologies followed. More detailed discussion of... Read More about The Tiber Valley Project: The Database and Geographical Information System.

The Upper Simeto Valley Project: An Interim Report on the First Season (2007)
Book Chapter
Leone, A., Witcher, R., Privitera, F., & Spigo, U. (2007). The Upper Simeto Valley Project: An Interim Report on the First Season. In M. Fitzjohn (Ed.), Uplands of Ancient Sicily and Calabria : the archaeology of landscape revisited (49-58). Accordia Research Institute, University of London

This paper introduces a new survey project, located on the north-west flank of Etna, and presents the preliminary results of the first season of fieldwork (2006). The project research area includes the territories of the comuni of Bronte, Maletto and... Read More about The Upper Simeto Valley Project: An Interim Report on the First Season.

The Hinterlands of Rome: Settlement Diversity in the Early Imperial Landscape of Regio VII Etruria (2005)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2005). The Hinterlands of Rome: Settlement Diversity in the Early Imperial Landscape of Regio VII Etruria. In P. Attema, A. Nijboer, & A. Zifferero (Eds.), Papers in Italian archaeology VI : communities and settlements from the neolithic to the early medieval period (1045-1055). Archaeopress

Regional survey is revealing ever more diversity of rural settlement across Italy. This paper compares the early imperial period results from thirty surveys across the area of regio VII Etruria in order to identify similarities and differences. Three... Read More about The Hinterlands of Rome: Settlement Diversity in the Early Imperial Landscape of Regio VII Etruria.

Late Roman Common Wares and Amphorae in the Middle Tiber Valley. The Preliminary Results of the Tiber Valley Project (2004)
Book Chapter
Patterson, H., Bousquet, A., Fontana, S., Witcher, R., & Zampini, S. (2005). Late Roman Common Wares and Amphorae in the Middle Tiber Valley. The Preliminary Results of the Tiber Valley Project. In J. Gurt i Esparraguera, J. Buxeda i Garrigos, & M. Cau Ontiveros (Eds.), Late Roman coarse wares, cooking wares and amphorae in the Mediterranean : archaeology and archaeometry (369-384). Archaeopress

This paper discusses the ceramic evidence from survey and excavations in the middle Tiber valley during the 4th to 7th centuries AD and its significance for our understanding of settlement, production and distribution. The results derive from the Bri... Read More about Late Roman Common Wares and Amphorae in the Middle Tiber Valley. The Preliminary Results of the Tiber Valley Project.

The Enhancement of the South Etruria Survey: Phase 1 (2004)
Book Chapter
Harrison, A., Rajala, U., Stoddart, S., Witcher, R., & Zubrow, E. (2004). The Enhancement of the South Etruria Survey: Phase 1. In H. Patterson (Ed.), Bridging the Tiber : approaches to regional archaeology in the Middle Tiber Valley (29-35). British School at Rome

This paper gives an historical account of the first steps towards the computerization of the South Etruria survey data prior to the current Leverhulme project. Preliminary analysis of the quality of the data was undertaken, together with some prelimi... Read More about The Enhancement of the South Etruria Survey: Phase 1.

Progetto Tiber Valley. La Sabina e le due rive a confronto (2004)
Book Chapter
Patterson, H., Di Giuseppe, H., & Witcher, R. (2004). Progetto Tiber Valley. La Sabina e le due rive a confronto. In A. Guidi, & S. Ponchia (Eds.), Ricerche archeologiche in Italia e in Siria : atti delle Giornate di studio, Verona, 6-7 maggio 2002 (67-88). Sargon

An English translation of the section by R. Witcher: Central to the Tiber Valley Project has been the collation and integration of the results of over 100 years of landscape research and the development of new fieldwork projects to improve our unders... Read More about Progetto Tiber Valley. La Sabina e le due rive a confronto.

The Re-evaluation of the South Etruria Survey: The First Results from Veii (2004)
Book Chapter
Patterson, H., di Gennaro, F., Di Giuseppe, H., Fontana, S., Rendeli, M., Sansoni, M., …Witcher, R. (2004). The Re-evaluation of the South Etruria Survey: The First Results from Veii. In H. Patterson (Ed.), Bridging the Tiber : approaches to regional archaeology in the Middle Tiber Valley (11-28). British School at Rome

The re-evaluation of the South Etruria survey carried out during the 1950s to ?70s is at the core of the British School at Rome?s Tiber Valley project. Since 1997, a team of fifteen ceramic specialists has been restudying the material collected by Jo... Read More about The Re-evaluation of the South Etruria Survey: The First Results from Veii.

Mapping the Roman World: The Contribution of Field Survey Data (2004)
Book Chapter
Mattingly, D., & Witcher, R. (2004). Mapping the Roman World: The Contribution of Field Survey Data. In S. Alcock, & J. Cherry (Eds.), Side-by-side survey : comparative regional studies in the Mediterranean world (173-186). Oxbow Books

The Tiber and Rome through Two Millennia (2002)
Book Chapter
Patterson, H., & Witcher, R. (2002). The Tiber and Rome through Two Millennia. In P. Attema, G. Burgers, E. van Joolen, M. van Leusen, & B. Mater (Eds.), New developments in italian landscape archaeology (87-90). Archaeopress

Globalisation and Roman Imperialism: Perspectives on Identities in Roman Italy (2000)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2000). Globalisation and Roman Imperialism: Perspectives on Identities in Roman Italy. In E. Herring, & K. Lomas (Eds.), The emergence of state identities in Italy in the first millennium BC (213-225). Accordia Research Institute, University of London

In the contemporary world we are increasingly aware of global processes which transcend the interests of individual nations and affect the population of the entire world. In spite of this shrinking globe, simultaneously we live in a world of fragment... Read More about Globalisation and Roman Imperialism: Perspectives on Identities in Roman Italy.

Epilogue. Modelling Roman agricultural production: people, pots and power (1999)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (2019). Epilogue. Modelling Roman agricultural production: people, pots and power. In J. Remesal Rodríguez, V. Revilla Calvo, D. Martín-Arroyo Sánchez, & A. Martín i Oliveras (Eds.), Paisajes productivos y redes comerciales en el Imperio Romano / Productive landscapes and trade networks in the Roman Empire (247-254). Universitat de Barcelona

GIS and Landscapes of Perception (1999)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (1999). GIS and Landscapes of Perception. In M. Gillings, D. Mattingly, & J. van Dalen (Eds.), Geographical information systems and landscape archaeology (13-22). Oxbow Books

Roman Roads: Phenomenological Perspectives on Roads in the Landscape (1998)
Book Chapter
Witcher, R. (1998). Roman Roads: Phenomenological Perspectives on Roads in the Landscape. In C. Forcey, J. Hawthorne, & R. Witcher (Eds.), TRAC 97 : proceedings of the Seventh Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, which formed part of the Second International Roman Archaeology Conference, University of Nottingham, April 1997 (60-70). Oxbow Books