Portus and its hinterland: recent archaeological research

Portus in its Mediterranean Context

This paper is a first tentative step in exploring the relationship between Roman Mediterranean ports. In particular, it draws together evidence from the ports of Rome and two provincial ports. Hispalis (Seville) and Lepcis Magna were chosen for preliminary analysis since they were especially important to Rome as sources of large quantities of olive oil during the 2nd century AD. Attention is dr...

Recent Trends in Archaeological Theory: Some Comments

 This paper selectively reviews some recent themes in archaeological theory:  a philosophical pragmatism, a turn to materiality, and understanding the past in the context of the present.  It concludes with some reflective comments on the author’s Archaeological Theory:  An Introduction, in advance of the third revised edition.

Border Problems : Recent Archaeological Research along the Usumacinta River

10 Recent Thoughts on Archaeological Taxonomy

East Midlands Archaeological Research Framework:

The 5 to 9 centuries are a period of British archaeology which is trapped between disciplines. In effect, the period is pre-historic until the early 8 century, when Bede provides the first contemporary account of the region, from the perspective of a Northumbrian monk living on an island which was politically, ethnically and religiously divided. However, the archaeology of the period has never ...