W S Hanson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1111048 |
|---|---|
| NAME | W S Hanson |
| GIVEN NAMES | W S |
| FAMILY NAME | Hanson |
| SIGNATURE | HANSON W S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Implications of LiDAR for Our Understanding of the Building of the Antonine Wall: A Reconsideration
A previous assessment of the measurement unit employed in building the Antonine Wall compared the distance slabs with LiDAR-derived three-dimensional distances on the ground and concluded that it was the pes Drusianus . Using more precisely determined discovery locations, correcting an error in previous published calculations and making allowance for installations already built, establishes that the unit was the pes Monetalis . The wider implicat…
Was there an original causeway across the Antonine Wall ditch at Rough Castle
It has long been accepted that the Antonine Wall ditch in front of the north gate of the fort at Rough Castle was provided with an undug causeway, implying that the existence of the fort was known at the time the ditch was dug. This has created problems for our understanding of the chronology of the Wall construction process because it contradicts other stratigraphic evidence that the fort was a later addition. The evidence for the existence of a…
The Design of the Antonine Wall
This paper assesses the alternative models currently proposed for the original design of the Antonine Wall. It argues that there is sufficient evidence of a pattern in the structural relationships between the Wall and its various garrison posts to confirm that there was a major change of plan during the construction process. This resulted in the addition of a series of secondary forts, several of which can now be shown to have replaced primary fo…
Julius Verus and the Abandonment of Antonine Scotland
The abandonment of the Roman occupation of Scotland in the governorship of Julius Verus is seen as deliberate, ordered and, so far as we can see, peaceful. It is argued that the withdrawal is linked to an ongoing shortage of military manpower in Britain, brought to a head by the transfer in a.d . 158 of legionary vexillations to the German provinces (attested by RIB 1322) to assist with the reconfiguration of the frontier there
Conquest strategy and political discourse: New evidence for the conquest of Dacia from LiDAR analysis at Sarmizegetusa Regia
By the end of the 1st c. A.D., Dacia had been an intermittent thorn in Rome's side for almost two centuries. The ambitions of Burebista and the actions of his various successors continued to threaten Roman hegemony along the lower Danube, culminating in the rise of the powerful kingdom of Decebalus and a substantial Roman defeat in Moesia. Domitian sent troops against the Dacians to restore the dignity of Rome (85-86 and 88-88/89), but with mixed…
The ‘Valu lui Traian’: A Roman frontier rehabilitated
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Villa settlements in Roman Transylvania
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The identification of Roman buildings from the air: Recent discoveries in Western Transylvania
An ongoing programme of archaeological aerial reconnaissance in southwestern Transylvania, the first time such a programme has been conducted in Romania, revealed quite large numbers of negative cropmarks or parchmarks, particularly in the dry summer of 2000. These areas of restricted crop growth indicated the presence of buried stone‐walled buildings, predominantly of Roman date, which were previously unknown. Important discoveries included much…
Zones of interaction: Roman and native in Scotland
Northern Britain is one of the best known and most extensively resoarched frontier regions in the Roman Empire. The fluctuations of Roman occupation in the late 1st, mid 2nd and early 3rd centuries AD are quite well understood and emphasize the peripheral character of the area, which never completely succumbed to Roman conquest. It also offers the opportunity to study the processes of interaction between Rome and indigenous peoples at the limits …
Roman Imperialism: Post-Colonial Perspectives
The papers presented here are the result of a symposium, Roman Imperialism: Post-Colonial Perspectives, held at the University of Leicester in November 1994. The symposium brought together scholars from interrelated fields (including Roman Archaeology, Ancient History, and Classical Studies) who, within their own areas, were using analytical tools drawn from post-colonial theory. Our aims as a group were two-fold. First, we wanted to explore some…
Tacitus' 'Agricola': An Archaeological and Historical Study
Tacitus' 'Agricola': An Archaeological and Historical Study was published in Band 33/3. Teilband Sprache und Literatur (Allgemeines zur Literatur des 2. Jahrhunderts und einzelne Autoren der trajanischen und frühhadrianischen Zeit [Forts.]) on page 1741
Historical Map and Guide to Hadrian's Wall. Southampton: Ordnance Survey, 1989. ISBN 0-319-29018-2. £3·25
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Lecture summaries
Five lecture summaries:Elginhaugh: A Roman fort and its environsThe greater medieval burgh kirksWilliam Elphinstone, bishop and founder of the University of AberdeenScottish graveyardsA hard-won wilderness: man and environment on Foula, Shetland and Western Faroe
Video recording on excavations
Excavators have been starting to use video as a recording tool. Here is a report on some experiences so far
The Brigantes: From Clientage to Conquest
It is generally assumed that the Brigantes under Queen Cartimandua had been formally recognised as Roman allies at some stage not long after the Roman invasion, though nowhere does Tacitus or any other ancient author make a direct statement to that effect. Cartimandua's reliance on Roman arms on more than one occasion, however, and her handing over of the fugitive Caratacus to the Roman authorities in A.D. 51 provide sufficiently strong hints tha…
A Roman fort at Inveresk, Midlothian
[NT 3472]. Excavation 1946-7 located the fort, which measured 480 ft by 615-595 over the clay rampart, and dated to the Antonine period. Inside it stone barrack-blocks and a stable, with concrete floors and timber partitions, were located, the latter partly overlying an earlier stone granary. One bath-house lay to the E and a second to the S, possibly within an annexe. D J B
Excavations at Northwich ( Condate )
The Roman sites of the Cheshire Plain have, with the exception of Middlewich, received little excavation in recent years. Indeed there has been no previous excavation at Northwich. Despite a very large degree of disturbance and other archaeological difficulties, the excavations established the existence of a two-phase auxiliary fort of Flavian origin on the site. After abandonment in the mid-2nd century, part of the area examined was occupied by …
The Brigantes: From Clientage to Conquest
It is generally assumed that the Brigantes under Queen Cartimandua had been formally recognised as Roman allies at some stage not long after the Roman invasion, though nowhere does Tacitus or any other ancient author make a direct statement to that effect. Cartimandua's reliance on Roman arms on more than one occasion, however, and her handing over of the fugitive Caratacus to the Roman authorities in A.D. 51 provide sufficiently strong hints tha…
The ‘Valu lui Traian’: A Roman frontier rehabilitated
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Conquest strategy and political discourse: New evidence for the conquest of Dacia from LiDAR analysis at Sarmizegetusa Regia
By the end of the 1st c. A.D., Dacia had been an intermittent thorn in Rome's side for almost two centuries. The ambitions of Burebista and the actions of his various successors continued to threaten Roman hegemony along the lower Danube, culminating in the rise of the powerful kingdom of Decebalus and a substantial Roman defeat in Moesia. Domitian sent troops against the Dacians to restore the dignity of Rome (85-86 and 88-88/89), but with mixed…
The identification of Roman buildings from the air: Recent discoveries in Western Transylvania
An ongoing programme of archaeological aerial reconnaissance in southwestern Transylvania, the first time such a programme has been conducted in Romania, revealed quite large numbers of negative cropmarks or parchmarks, particularly in the dry summer of 2000. These areas of restricted crop growth indicated the presence of buried stone‐walled buildings, predominantly of Roman date, which were previously unknown. Important discoveries included much…
Video recording on excavations
Excavators have been starting to use video as a recording tool. Here is a report on some experiences so far
The Design of the Antonine Wall
This paper assesses the alternative models currently proposed for the original design of the Antonine Wall. It argues that there is sufficient evidence of a pattern in the structural relationships between the Wall and its various garrison posts to confirm that there was a major change of plan during the construction process. This resulted in the addition of a series of secondary forts, several of which can now be shown to have replaced primary fo…
Villa settlements in Roman Transylvania
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Excavations at Northwich ( Condate )
The Roman sites of the Cheshire Plain have, with the exception of Middlewich, received little excavation in recent years. Indeed there has been no previous excavation at Northwich. Despite a very large degree of disturbance and other archaeological difficulties, the excavations established the existence of a two-phase auxiliary fort of Flavian origin on the site. After abandonment in the mid-2nd century, part of the area examined was occupied by …
Excavations at Northwich ( Condate )
The Roman sites of the Cheshire Plain have, with the exception of Middlewich, received little excavation in recent years. Indeed there has been no previous excavation at Northwich. Despite a very large degree of disturbance and other archaeological difficulties, the excavations established the existence of a two-phase auxiliary fort of Flavian origin on the site. After abandonment in the mid-2nd century, part of the area examined was occupied by …
A Roman fort at Inveresk, Midlothian
[NT 3472]. Excavation 1946-7 located the fort, which measured 480 ft by 615-595 over the clay rampart, and dated to the Antonine period. Inside it stone barrack-blocks and a stable, with concrete floors and timber partitions, were located, the latter partly overlying an earlier stone granary. One bath-house lay to the E and a second to the S, possibly within an annexe. D J B
The Brigantes: From Clientage to Conquest
It is generally assumed that the Brigantes under Queen Cartimandua had been formally recognised as Roman allies at some stage not long after the Roman invasion, though nowhere does Tacitus or any other ancient author make a direct statement to that effect. Cartimandua's reliance on Roman arms on more than one occasion, however, and her handing over of the fugitive Caratacus to the Roman authorities in A.D. 51 provide sufficiently strong hints tha…
Video recording on excavations
Excavators have been starting to use video as a recording tool. Here is a report on some experiences so far
Lecture summaries
Five lecture summaries:Elginhaugh: A Roman fort and its environsThe greater medieval burgh kirksWilliam Elphinstone, bishop and founder of the University of AberdeenScottish graveyardsA hard-won wilderness: man and environment on Foula, Shetland and Western Faroe
Historical Map and Guide to Hadrian's Wall. Southampton: Ordnance Survey, 1989. ISBN 0-319-29018-2. £3·25
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Tacitus' 'Agricola': An Archaeological and Historical Study
Tacitus' 'Agricola': An Archaeological and Historical Study was published in Band 33/3. Teilband Sprache und Literatur (Allgemeines zur Literatur des 2. Jahrhunderts und einzelne Autoren der trajanischen und frühhadrianischen Zeit [Forts.]) on page 1741
Roman Imperialism: Post-Colonial Perspectives
The papers presented here are the result of a symposium, Roman Imperialism: Post-Colonial Perspectives, held at the University of Leicester in November 1994. The symposium brought together scholars from interrelated fields (including Roman Archaeology, Ancient History, and Classical Studies) who, within their own areas, were using analytical tools drawn from post-colonial theory. Our aims as a group were two-fold. First, we wanted to explore some…
Zones of interaction: Roman and native in Scotland
Northern Britain is one of the best known and most extensively resoarched frontier regions in the Roman Empire. The fluctuations of Roman occupation in the late 1st, mid 2nd and early 3rd centuries AD are quite well understood and emphasize the peripheral character of the area, which never completely succumbed to Roman conquest. It also offers the opportunity to study the processes of interaction between Rome and indigenous peoples at the limits …
The identification of Roman buildings from the air: Recent discoveries in Western Transylvania
An ongoing programme of archaeological aerial reconnaissance in southwestern Transylvania, the first time such a programme has been conducted in Romania, revealed quite large numbers of negative cropmarks or parchmarks, particularly in the dry summer of 2000. These areas of restricted crop growth indicated the presence of buried stone‐walled buildings, predominantly of Roman date, which were previously unknown. Important discoveries included much…
Villa settlements in Roman Transylvania
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The ‘Valu lui Traian’: A Roman frontier rehabilitated
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Conquest strategy and political discourse: New evidence for the conquest of Dacia from LiDAR analysis at Sarmizegetusa Regia
By the end of the 1st c. A.D., Dacia had been an intermittent thorn in Rome's side for almost two centuries. The ambitions of Burebista and the actions of his various successors continued to threaten Roman hegemony along the lower Danube, culminating in the rise of the powerful kingdom of Decebalus and a substantial Roman defeat in Moesia. Domitian sent troops against the Dacians to restore the dignity of Rome (85-86 and 88-88/89), but with mixed…
The Design of the Antonine Wall
This paper assesses the alternative models currently proposed for the original design of the Antonine Wall. It argues that there is sufficient evidence of a pattern in the structural relationships between the Wall and its various garrison posts to confirm that there was a major change of plan during the construction process. This resulted in the addition of a series of secondary forts, several of which can now be shown to have replaced primary fo…
Julius Verus and the Abandonment of Antonine Scotland
The abandonment of the Roman occupation of Scotland in the governorship of Julius Verus is seen as deliberate, ordered and, so far as we can see, peaceful. It is argued that the withdrawal is linked to an ongoing shortage of military manpower in Britain, brought to a head by the transfer in a.d . 158 of legionary vexillations to the German provinces (attested by RIB 1322) to assist with the reconfiguration of the frontier there
Was there an original causeway across the Antonine Wall ditch at Rough Castle
It has long been accepted that the Antonine Wall ditch in front of the north gate of the fort at Rough Castle was provided with an undug causeway, implying that the existence of the fort was known at the time the ditch was dug. This has created problems for our understanding of the chronology of the Wall construction process because it contradicts other stratigraphic evidence that the fort was a later addition. The evidence for the existence of a…
The Implications of LiDAR for Our Understanding of the Building of the Antonine Wall: A Reconsideration
A previous assessment of the measurement unit employed in building the Antonine Wall compared the distance slabs with LiDAR-derived three-dimensional distances on the ground and concluded that it was the pes Drusianus . Using more precisely determined discovery locations, correcting an error in previous published calculations and making allowance for installations already built, establishes that the unit was the pes Monetalis . The wider implicat…
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