Roman Camp and Fort Design in Hispania: An Approach to the Distribution, Morphology and Settlement Pattern of Roman Military Sites during the Early Empire
The aim of this paper is to discuss some topics traditionally disregarded by the Spanish historiographical discourse due to the scarcity and heterogeneity of the archaeological data available. Luckily, in recent times the development of cost-effective, specific methodologies based on the combination...
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| Format: | book part |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC) |
| Repository: | Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/23974 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23974 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Materias::Investigación::55 Historia::5505 Ciencias auxiliares de la historia::550501 Arqueología |
| Summary: | The aim of this paper is to discuss some topics traditionally disregarded by the Spanish historiographical discourse due to the scarcity and heterogeneity of the archaeological data available. Luckily, in recent times the development of cost-effective, specific methodologies based on the combination of remote sensing techniques, GIS software and archaeological field survey has revolutionized the studies on the Roman military presence in northwest Iberia. Consequently, the existence of new, detailed archaeological data allows the development of more precise morphological and locational analyses for the study of Roman military sites. Thus, we can now delve into the ways in which the theoretical principles of the metatio castrorum were locally adapted. This work is just a mere approach to this issue through the review of three main aspects: morphology, defensive system and locational pattern. |
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