Journal article
The Roman Hinterland Project: Integrating Archaeological Field Surveys around Rome and Beyond
PAJ Attema, P Carafa, WM Jongman, CJ Smith, AJ Bronkhorst, MC Capanna, TCA De Haas, PM Van Leusen, GW Tol, RE Witcher, NA Wouda
European Journal of Archaeology | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2022
DOI: 10.1017/eaa.2021.51
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Abstract
This article presents the background to and prospects for a new initiative in archaeological field survey and database integration. The Roman Hinterland Project combines data from the Tiber Valley Project, Roman Suburbium Project, and the Pontine Region Project into a single database, which the authors believe to be one of the most complete repositories of data for the hinterland of a major ancient metropolis, covering nearly 2000 years of history. The logic of combining these databases in the context of studying the Roman landscape is explained and illustrated with analyses that show their capacity to contribute to major debates in Roman economy, demography, and the longue durée of the huma..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the University of Groningen for a starting grant and the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for funding 'Integrating Field Surveys -Rome and Beyond' (grant IG. 2017-GW, file number IG.17.026, applicant University of Groningen, Attema, Jongman, Van Leusen) cofinanced by the British Academy/British School and the universities of Cologne, Durham, Melbourne, and La Sapienza, Rome. With the transfer of de Haas from Cologne to Leiden University, the latter university has replaced Cologne in the project. We also thank the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome for hosting a series of workshops to develop the RHP database and related research frameworks.