New perspectives on the structure of the Antonine Wall

Tanja Romankiewicz; Karen Milek; Chris Beckett; Benjamin Russell; J. Riley  Snyder

New perspectives on the structure of the Antonine Wall

Tanja Romankiewicz, Karen Milek, Chris Beckett, Benjamin Russell, J. Riley Snyder

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Abstract

This paper reviews and reinterprets the archaeological evidence of the building materials of the Antonine Wall. It presents a new perspective on the structural and geotechnical performance of the Wall with a particular focus on turf and earthen building materials and the role of the stone base in the moisture management of this largest turf-built monument surviving in the Roman world. Results demonstrate the heterogeneous character of the Wall and highlight the complexities of its construction. New avenues of future work are proposed as part of the Earthen Empire Leverhulme Research Project.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Antonine Wall
Subtitle of host publication	Papers in Honour of Professor Lawrence Keppie
Editors	David J. Breeze, William S. Hanson
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Archaeopress
Chapter	10
Pages	121-141
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781789694512
ISBN (Print)	9781789694505
Publication status	Published - 6 Apr 2020

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Name	Roman Archaeology
Publisher	Archaeopress
Volume	64

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New perspectives on the structure of the Antonine Wall. / Romankiewicz, Tanja; Milek, Karen; Beckett, Chris et al.
The Antonine Wall: Papers in Honour of Professor Lawrence Keppie. ed. / David J. Breeze; William S. Hanson. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2020. p. 121-141 (Roman Archaeology; Vol. 64).

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New perspectives on the structure of the Antonine Wall

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Earthen Empire: Earth and Turf Building in the Roman North-West

'Another wall of turf': Geoarchaeological analysis of the Antonine Wall at 72 Grahamsdyke Street, Laurieston, Falkirk

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Earthen Empire: Earth and Turf Building in the Roman North-West

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'Another wall of turf': Geoarchaeological analysis of the Antonine Wall at 72 Grahamsdyke Street, Laurieston, Falkirk

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