A Brief History of Roman Britain: Council for British Archaeology Research Reports

Monday, August 5, 2013

Council for British Archaeology Research Reports

Here is an outstanding set of archaeological reports on Ancient Britain from the Council for British Archaeology and the Archaeology Data Service.

List of reports

The complete series of CBA Research Reports, including microfiche, has been digitised and is being made available by the CBA as a staged process. Those reports now available are linked below.

Link to ADS Archive Website

Access to all ADS resources is free, but you must accept the ADS Terms.

They are available in PDF format, which preserves the layout of the original publication. To read the PDF files you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Lots of in-depth information for some light extra reading. Some of the more relevant articles will have links posted in future blog updates, but in the meantime feel free to browse and read what interests you ...

Since the CBA and ADS were so kind as to provide this for us, here is a little information about them.

The Council for British Archaeology is an educational charity working throughout the UK to involve people in archaeology and to promote the appreciation and care of the historic environment for the benefit of present and future generations.

The Archaeology Data Service supports research, learning and teaching with freely available, high quality and dependable digital resources. It does this by preserving digital data in the long term, and by promoting and disseminating a broad range of data in archaeology. The ADS promotes good practice in the use of digital data in archaeology, it provides technical advice to the research community, and supports the deployment of digital technologies.

2 comments:

Kathleen fruinAugust 15, 2013 at 3:08 PM
I was interested in the use of the word corn so often in caesar's chronicles
Discovered word is used for all grains wheat oats etc in England and Scotland whatever is native to region
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Kathleen fruinAugust 15, 2013 at 3:11 PM
I was interested in the use of the word. Corn in caesar's chronicles
Discovered corn was used to mean any grain in England and scotland
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Summer 2013

Syllabus: A Brief History of Roman Britain

Lecture and discussions will rely on archaeological and historical sources.

Session 1 - The Celtic and Roman Invasions

Tuesday August 6, 2013 5:30-7:00 PM

(no pre-class assignment due)

Definition of “Romanization,” Greek, Roman and archaeological sources on Britain, Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain in 55-54 BC

Homework: Read assigned sections of The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar and summarize each paragraph (chapter) in your assigned section in a single sentence.

Guiding Question: What can we learn about the Germans or the Britons from the these readings? Make a list of what you find.

Session 2 - Life in Ancient Britain

Tuesday August 13, 2013 5:30-7:00 PM

Conquest of Britain in AD 43, Boudicca’s rebellion, Tacitus Agricola, Hadrian’s Wall. Celtic society and Romano-British culture, the role of the civitas in Roman imperial administration; Romanization of Britain vs Romanization in other Roman Provinces, the importance of roads, villas, and other Roman infrastructure.

Session 3 - Fall of Roman Britain and...Romanization?

Tuesday August 20, 2013 5:30-7:00 PM

The legions of Roman Britain. Romano-British architecture from first through fifth century. The rise of piracy and barbarian attacks in the third and fourth centuries, coastal fortifications and walled towns, the significance of coin hoards, the withdrawal of Roman forces in the early fifth century, the transition from Sub-Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England; the importance of archaeology in the absence of historical records and recent trends and historiography regarding the concept of “Romanization.”