TRAC 2007: Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, London 2007

by Corisande Fenwick

A selection of papers from the seventeenth Theoretical Roman Archaeology conference 2007, held at University College London. Sessions included Developing Identity in Roman Studies?; The archaeology of ethnic Race, equality and power in the Roman world; Roman Archaeologies in Context; The Archaeological Potential of Londinium and Experiencing the Sacred.

Table of Contents

The Use of Prehistoric Ritual and Funerary Sites in Roman Discussing Tradition, Memory and Identity in Roman Society ( Leonardo García Sanjuán, Pablo Garrido González and Fernando Lozano Gómez )
A critical approach to the concept of new ‘traditional’ rituals and objects in funerary contexts of Roman Baetica ( Alicia Jiménez )
Searching for identity in Italian Landscapes ( Martin Sterry )
Identity in the Theory and Multiple Community Interfacing ( Rob Collins )
Ethnicity and Conflict in the Roman Conquest of Spain ( Lyra Monteiro )
Roman archaeology in an epoch of neoliberalism and imperialist war ( Neil Faulkner )
Archaeology and the search for Colonialist, Nationalist, and Berberist visions of an Algerian past ( Corisande Fenwick )
Typological Studies of Ancient Roman Theatre Architecture in the Context of the Old and New The Tree vs. the Rhizome Model ( Zeynep Aktüre )
Power, Architecture and Community in the Distribution of Honorary Statues in Roman Public Space ( Francesco Trifiló )
Charon’s Obols? A case study in the role of coins in Roman Burial Ritual ( Lisa Brown )
Developing the ‘ Germani ’ in Roman Studies ( Cheryl Clay )
Humour In Roman Archaeology ( Ben Croxford )

162 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2008