Identities in the Late Roman Army: Material and Textual Perspectives

Identities in Life and Death in Roman Britain: The Case of Baldock

“…By drawing together the range of items to see variations in assemblage composition from different regions and sites, and specific patterns of association, especially within single grave groups, there is the potential to inform on different approaches to appearance and adornment among different communities. Some small scale studies have done this for a limited range of items to identify groups of material that served to indicate the identities of those using specific military sites (Allason-Jones 1988, 1996Allison, et al 2005;Gardner 2001), but this is yet to be expanded to look at other site types.…”

Consumption and Roman Archaeology: Beyond Pompeii

“…This is significant because it can contribute to understanding processes relating to adapted use of 'Roman' objects as an expression of indigenous culture, in other words the internalisation of goods and practices (see Cooper 1996). This may become more significant with identity being increasingly examined through the study of the consumption of material culture (for example Carr 2001;Fincham 2000;Gardner 2001;Revell 2000;Spradley 2001). …”

Extracting the social relevance of artefact distribution in Roman military forts

“…Patricia Baker (2001) has argued for a need to investigate the different depositional patterns for various types of artefacts within different military sites. Andrew Gardner (2001; has also recently stressed the need for a more contextualised approach to artefacts and social practices at Roman sites, using a consumer approach to classifying these artefacts. He has used GIS software to isolate distribution patterns of artefacts in the vicinity of the west gate of the fort of Birdoswald on Hadrian's Wall (Wilmott 1997;Gardner 2004), as well as at other British military sites (Gardner 2002).…”