Journal article
Archaeology and roman society: Integrating textual and archaeological data
Journal of archaeological research, Vol.7(3), pp.203-248
09/1999
DOI: 10.1007/BF02446112
Abstract
Although the collection of new data and the development of an enduring interest in theoretical concerns characterize much current work in Roman archaeology, the field continues to experience tension between traditional classical archaeological approaches and practices borrowed from other branches of archaeology. This tension is most clearly visible with the integration of textual and archaeological data. How the dynamic between these provenances plays out in Roman archaeology can be seen in theoretical and methodological applications, the use of field survey, and the adoption of an Annaliste perspective by some Roman archaeologists. Text and archaeology are crucial contributors to the the study of early Rome and its origins, investigations in the capital for all periods, the study of Pompeii, and attempts to illuminate the chief characteristics of the Roman economy. Many advances in Roman archaeology have occurred largely as a result of a conscious attempt on the part of Roman archaeologists to properly contextualize textual data in light of the archaeological data, thereby providing a better balance between the two sets of information and liberating archaeology from being the "handmaid of history." © 1999 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Archaeology and roman society: Integrating textual and archaeological data
- Creators
- Glenn R. Storey - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of archaeological research, Vol.7(3), pp.203-248
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF02446112
- ISSN
- 1059-0161
- eISSN
- 1573-7756
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/1999
- Academic Unit
- Classics; Anthropology; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9984271554502771
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