Cultural Transformations in Germania Secunda
Archaeopress Archaeology (Verlag)
978-1-80327-991-6 (ISBN)
Studies of the Late Roman Lower German frontier have often focused on the evidence for Germanic migrants from either burials, material culture or settlement forms. Cultural Transformations in Germania Secunda adopts a multi-variate approach combining data on settlements, finds and metallurgy in both Germania Secunda and Germania Magna to present a more complex picture. A long-term comparison of structural evidence, archaeobotanical data and handmade pottery from rural settlements challenges the role of migration in the changes observed in the Late Roman settlement landscape. Instead of distinct migration events, this book argues for long-term interactive processes such as trade, exchange and multi-directional mobility.
This book further brings together evidence on style, decoration, dating, spatial distribution and find contexts of 4540 civilian and military copper-alloy dress ornaments to challenge labels such as "Roman", "Germanic", "military" and "civilian" to argue for long-term continuity and hybridisation of material culture styles in the Lower Rhine frontier area in the Late Roman period. This Nuanced approach is also supported by the metallurgical analysis of 686 copper-alloy dress accessories, which gave insight into the production organisation of items worn by different social groups.
Berber S. van der Meulen-van der Veen acquired her BA and MA in Archaeology at Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam in 2014 and 2017 respectively. From 2018-2023, she carried out her AHRC-funded PhD research at Cardiff University and the University of Reading into the archaeology of the Late Roman Lower Rhine frontier. She currently works as a lecturer in historical archaeology at the University of Amsterdam and sits on the editorial board of the Historical Metallurgy Journal.
Chapter 1: Introduction and literature review
Migration (theory) in (Late Roman) archaeology
Approaches to non-Roman identities in Late Roman archaeology
Discussion and thesis themes
Research objectives and thesis structure
Chapter 2: Migrant communities in rural settlements in Germania Secunda
Settlement (dis)contuinuity
Sunken feature buildings (SFB)
Rye cultivation/consumption
Handmade pottery
House architecture
Discussion
Chapter 3: Spatial and chronological distribution of civilian dress accessories
Late 3rd-4th century brooches and hairpins
4th-5th century brooches
5th century brooches and hairpins
Discussion
Chapter 4: Spatial and chronological distribution of military dress accessories
Crossbow brooches
The Late Roman military belt
Distribution and deposition
Depositional practices: ‘belt graves’
Decoration on belts
Social connotations
Discussion
Chapter 5: Methodology for pXRF and dimensional measurements
Literature review
Set-up and review
Late Roman copper alloys and the possibility of recycling
Sampling strategy and object choice
Methods for presenting data
Chapter 6: Shape of the pXRF dataset
The composition of the dataset
Decorative surface treatments
A chronological perspective
A first comparison between military and civilian alloys
Chapter 7: Compositional patterns of production in copper-alloy dress accessories
Military dress ornaments
Coefficient of variation: dimensions
A comparison with contemporary civilian dress accessories
A brief look towards the north
Conclusion
Chapter 8: Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix 1. Inventory of long and short houses from Late Roman settlements in Germania Secunda
Appendix 2. Inventory of sunken feature buildings (SFB) from Late Roman settlements in Germania Magna and Germania Secunda
Digital Appendices
Appendix 3. Inventory of Late Roman civilian-associated dress accessories from Germania Magna and Germania Secunda
Appendix 4. Inventory of Late Roman military-associated dress accessories from Germania Magna and Germania Secunda
Appendix 5. pXRF dataset on Late Roman copper-alloy dress accessories from Germania Magna and Germania Secunda
Appendix 6. Dataset of object dimensions of Late Roman copper-alloy dress accessories from Germania Magna and Germania Secunda
Plates
Bibliography
Classical sources
References
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.06.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Archaeopress Roman Archaeology |
| Zusatzinfo | 114 figures, 46 tables, 4 plates |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 205 x 290 mm |
| Gewicht | 1144 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80327-991-5 / 1803279915 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80327-991-6 / 9781803279916 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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