Modelling movement in Roman Britain; by Christopher Green

Roman Roads Research Association

Chris will present the methods applied by the English Landscapes and Identities project (EngLaId), and their interpretations.

<h2>Modelling movement in Roman Britain:</h2><h3>a talk by Christopher Green</h3>

<p>The English Landscapes and Identities project (EngLaId) was funded by the European Research Council and ran in the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford between 2011 and 2016, under the aegis of Chris Gosden. Chris Green and Tyler Franconi were postdoctoral researchers on the project, respectively representing expertise in spatial analysis and in the Roman period. EngLaId examined England in the period between 1500 BC and the Domesday survey of AD 1086, but within this period the Roman period was unique in its level of internal (and international) connectivity due to the creation of the extensive network of Roman roads.
</p><p>This talk will present methods applied by the EngLaId team for modelling movement, and their interpretations. These included information on the nature of the terrain, contrasting also movement by land and by water. We also used the densities and distribution of archaeological evidence as a proxy for land use and movement. In addition, we included place name evidence for the early medieval period and the little we have from the Romano-British period. The results of our models were compared with possible routes on land and water for various periods to throw light on patterns of movement and impediments to connections between areas.. </p><p><strong>This presentation will take place via Zoom, and will be followed by a Q&A session.  Attendees will receive a link by email after registration, and on the day of the talk. The meeting room will open to the public at 7:15pm with the talk starting at 7:30pm.</strong></p>

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