Professor Rebecca Gowland rebecca.gowland@durham.ac.uk
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Embodied Identities in Roman Britain: A Bioarchaeological Approach
Gowland, R.L.
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Abstract
Human skeletal remains from Roman Britain are abundant and provide a rich repository of social as well as biological information concerning health, migration, diet and body/society interactions. At present, skeletal remains tend to be marginalised in studies of Roman trade, the military, economy, urbanisation and the like, yet they have huge potential to contribute to current debates. This article aims to highlight the potential of bioarchaeological analysis for understanding aspects of social identity in Roman Britain through the use of a more integrated, theoretical approach towards embodied interactions. It encourages future collaborative scholarship between bioarchaeologists, archaeologists and historians. The social determinants of health and identity will vary greatly between regions and the only way of establishing the diversity of life across the Roman Empire is through the instigation of a more comprehensive, large-scale, integrated study of funerary and skeletal assemblages.
Citation
Gowland, R. (2017). Embodied Identities in Roman Britain: A Bioarchaeological Approach. Britannia: A Journal of Romano-British and Kindred Studies, 48, 175-194. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0068113x17000125
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Feb 8, 2017 |
| Online Publication Date | Apr 20, 2017 |
| Publication Date | Nov 1, 2017 |
| Deposit Date | Feb 8, 2017 |
| Publicly Available Date | Feb 8, 2017 |
| Journal | Britannia |
| Print ISSN | 0068-113X |
| Electronic ISSN | 1753-5352 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 48 |
| Pages | 175-194 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/s0068113x17000125 |
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This article has been published in a revised form in Britannia https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068113X17000125. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © The Author(s) 2017. Published by The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
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