Zones of interaction: Roman and native in Scotland

Hanson, W. S.

doi:10.1017/s0003598x00091316

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“…In the years to come, the increasing access to new geospatial datasets and the enhancement of archaeological methodologies will forever change our views on the Roman conquest of northwestern Iberia. Ultimately, this will also allow us to build a more informed and holistic historical narratives on the processes of interaction between the native communities and Rome on the western fringes of the Empire [202,203].…”

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Following the Roman Army between the Southern Foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains and the Northern Plains of Castile and León (North of Spain): Archaeological Applications of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Tools

Blanco¹,

Sánchez

García

et al. 2020

Geosciences

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Sixty-six new archaeological sites have been discovered thanks to the combined use of different remote sensing techniques and open access geospatial datasets (mainly aerial photography, satellite imagery, and airborne LiDAR). These sites enhance the footprint of the Roman military presence in the northern fringe of the River Duero basin (León, Palencia, Burgos and Cantabria provinces, Spain). This paper provides a detailed morphological description of 66 Roman military camps in northwestern Iberia that date to the late Republic or early Imperial eras. We discuss the different spatial datasets and GIS tools used for different geographic contexts of varied terrain and vegetation. Finally, it stresses out the relevance of these novel data to delve into the rationale behind the Roman army movements between the northern Duero valley and the southern foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains. We conclude that methodological approaches stimulated by open-access geospatial datasets and enriched by geoscientific techniques are fundamental to understand the expansion of the Roman state in northwestern Iberia during the 1st c. BC properly. This renewed context set up a challenging scenario to overcome traditional archaeological perspectives still influenced by the cultural-historical paradigm and the pre-eminence of classical written sources.

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Following the Roman Army between the Southern Foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains and the Northern Plains of Castile and León (North of Spain): Archaeological Applications of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Tools

Blanco¹,

Sánchez

García

et al. 2020

Geosciences

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“…The material from this excavation adds detail to this picture: the area around Inveresk was settled prior to the Antonine invasion, and such settlement may have been cleared to facilitate the new regime. It is possible that some form of peaceful coexistence occurred between native and Roman, as has been suggested at Elginhaugh, Dalkeith (Hanson 2002b) or Birnie, Elgin (Hunter 2000(Hunter , 2002a(Hunter and 2003 but there is no evidence for contemporary settlement at the site to allow exploration of this issue. Following the Roman abandonment of the fort, native settlement reoccupied the field system, this time utilizing the remains of the fort.…”

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Howe Mire: excavations across the cropmark complex at Inveresk, Musselburgh, East Lothian

Cook¹,

Heald²,

Croom³

et al. 2005

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Excavations across the complex of cropmarks at Inveresk, Musselburgh, East Lothian (NGR: NT 3540 7165 to NT 3475 7123), revealed a palimpsest of features ranging in date from the late Mesolithic to the Early Historic period. The bulk of the features uncovered were previously known from cropmark evidence and are connected with either the extensive field system associated with the Antonine Fort at Inveresk or the series of Roman marching camps to the south-west of the field system. The excavation has identified a scattering of prehistoric activity, as well as Roman settlement within the field system, together with dating evidence for one of the marching camps and structures reusing dressed Roman stone.

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Roman relations with Ireland: a Scottish perspective

Hanson

2020

Scottish Archaeological J

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The nature of Roman contact with Ireland has long been a matter of debate. This paper first examines why a Roman invasion of Ireland was never a realistic option, primarily because of the failure to complete the conquest of Scotland. It then considers the evidence and parallels for the various mechanisms by which Roman artefactual material found its way to Ireland, concluding that the most important were trade contacts with Roman merchants, continued kinship links with western Britain and financial subsidies from Rome to help maintain peace on the northern frontier.

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Zones of interaction: Roman and native in Scotland

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Following the Roman Army between the Southern Foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains and the Northern Plains of Castile and León (North of Spain): Archaeological Applications of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Tools

Following the Roman Army between the Southern Foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains and the Northern Plains of Castile and León (North of Spain): Archaeological Applications of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Tools

Howe Mire: excavations across the cropmark complex at Inveresk, Musselburgh, East Lothian

Roman relations with Ireland: a Scottish perspective

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