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See 93/1067 and 96/374 for earlier proceedings. In `The just war: Greco-Roman texts as colonial discourse', Jane Webster (1--10) offers a reading of Classical historians informed by post-colonial critique within modern ethnography (see also 98/594). Richard Hingley (11--23) makes another contribution to the debate on the origins and development of Romano-British archaeology (see also 92/398 and 93/1067), with his paper `Britannia, origin myths and the British Empire'.Studies concerned with symbolism include `Insignificant Others; images of barbarians on military art from Roman Britain', where Iain Ferris (24--31) argues against linking them solely to ideas of victory and triumph and ignoring the issue of sexual power and competition. Simon Ellis (65--71) in `Lighting in late Roman Houses' examines the impact of both light and darkness on the social atmosphere of a Roman house.Christopher Smith (57--64) discusses the potential and difficulties of studying ritual in a historic period, in `Ritual and Archaeology in Early Latium'. Amy L Zoll writes `Patterns of worship in Roman Britain: Double-Named Deities in Context', (32--44), a critical look at particular evidence for religious change (see also 96/383), while in `An archaeology of brief time: monuments and seasonality in Roman Britain', Raphael M J Isserlin (45--56) offers evidence to show that there was a right time to do the right thing.Critical reviews of a range of particular interpretations of sites, finds and contexts can be found in: Simon Clarke `A Quantitative Analysis of the Finds from the Roman Fort of Newstead -- some preliminary findings', (72--82); Birgitta Hoffmann `Use of Space and Variability of Ground Plans: a study of legionary centurions' quarters', (83--9); D J Wooliscroft `Reading the tea leaves, signalling as a means of prophesy on Roman frontiers', (90--8); Martin Millett `Treasure: interpreting Roman hoards', (99--106) including a reply by Catherine Johns, `Romano-British precious-metal hoards: some comments on Martin Millett's paper', (107--17); Karen I Meadows `You are what you eat: diet, identity and Romanisation', (133--40); Steven Willis `Roman imports into Late Iron Age British societies: towards a critique of existing models', (141--50). Keith Matthews (118--32) takes an interest in subcultures (see also 96/166) when discussing `An archaeology of homosexuality? Perspectives from the Classical world'. CRW |
