Completion of the full draft of a monograph entitled 'Hadrian's Wall: A life history'

简介：HW是英国最重要的古迹之一，也是界定罗马帝国边界的最突出的作品。它的国际意义是由悠久的学术研究传统和它被指定为世界遗产。今天，它在英格兰北部发挥着重要的文化作用，其物理遗迹的中心和最令人印象深刻的部分被称为“哈德良长城”。它在该地区的经济中也起着至关重要的作用（2009年管理计划）。由于自16世纪以来对这座纪念碑的学术研究，它已成为罗马世界最容易理解的边界。这项资助的主要成果是一本探讨长城生命周期的专著。这将包括：约100,000字，约70插图和600参考书目。它将传达来自主要研究项目“边疆故事”的方法和材料。由于申请人（PI）进行的历史研究，它不是先前拨款的指定输出（见支持案例）。研究背景：最近的书籍探讨了罗马建筑和HW的使用（例如，Breeze 2006; Breeze & Dobson 2000; Symonds & Mason 2009）。这些强调了HW的基本“罗马性”，它作为具有世界意义的罗马前沿作品的相对完整性和连贯性（Management Plan 2009）。它的历史起源和背景，组成要素和详细知识的准确性被强调（例如Symonds & Mason 2009）。这种自16世纪以来建立起来的重要知识体系，使HW与其后罗马时代的景观和文化疏远了（Witcher et al in press）。HW的名声，至少早在C14就被承认了，使它发挥了特殊的文化作用，创造了丰富的艺术、神话、古物和考古材料；然而，最近的考古方法将其他估值排除在外。这本书通过时间的推移探索了人性强大而又矛盾的意义，包括永恒与衰败、统治与反抗、排斥与共性、稳定与流动等概念。它利用各种各样的资源来解决HW的生活和生活，从C2到C21的持续破坏和娱乐。研究方法：研究方法以故事为基础，借鉴历史、手册、地图、挖掘报告、古典文本、碑文、小说、诗歌、信件、绘画和照片。长城的一系列角色被定义，在流行的、神话的、艺术的和学术的叙述中。为了将学术知识的兴起置于更广阔的背景下，我们探索了神话知识、民间传说、文学史和艺术史。本书运用了考古学、古典文学、文学研究、历史和地理等多种理论方法，叙述了长城的生活，特别是在纪念碑传记、接受研究和地理编纂方面。许多与HW有关的传说被确定，包括它的角色：-罗马帝国力量的象征；-中世纪早期基督教身份的象征（吉尔达斯和比德）；中世纪英格兰和苏格兰边界冲突中的宗谱边界；-低地（英语）“文明”定义的概念边界；-对居住在其北部的人来说，这是祖先英勇的象征；-一个重要的古代纪念碑，在制定古文物和考古方法方面发挥了作用；-英国在印度和非洲殖民边界的概念模型；同时也是当代英国多元文化的丰碑。受众：包括考古学家、古典学家和文化地理学家。本书对规划人员和遗产管理人员也有一定的借鉴意义。在“故事”项目网站上发布草稿将使一系列读者能够阅读正在进行的章节（见案例支持）。

Introduction: HW is one of Britain's most important ancient monuments & also the most prominent of the works which defined the frontiers of the Roman empire. Its international significance is secured by a long tradition of scholarly study & its designation as a World Heritage Site. It plays a major cultural role in northern England today, signified by the use of the title 'Hadrian's Wall Country' for the central & most impressive section of its physical remains. It also plays a vital role in the economy of this region (Management Plan 2009). Owing to the scholarly study of this monument since the C16, it has become the best understood frontier of the Roman world. The major Output from this grant is a monograph which will explore the lifecycle of the Wall. This will include: c. 100,000 words, c. 70 illustrations & a 600-reference bibliography. It will communicate approaches & materials derived from the major research project, Tales of the Frontier. Arising from the historical research undertaken by the applicant (PI), it was not a specified Output from this previous grant (see case for support). Research Context: Recent books have explored the Roman construction & use of HW (e.g. Breeze 2006; Breeze & Dobson 2000 & Symonds & Mason 2009). These stress HW's elemental 'Romanness', its relative completeness & coherence as a Roman frontier work of world significance (Management Plan 2009). Its historical origin and context, constituent elements & the exactitude of detailed knowledge are emphasized (e.g. Symonds & Mason 2009). This significant body of knowledge, built up since the C16, serves to alienate HW from its post-Roman landscape and culture (Witcher et al in press). The fame of HW, recognized at least as early as the C14, has led it to play a particular cultural role, creating a rich body of artistic, mythological, antiquarian & archaeological material; recent archaeological approaches, however, sideline alternative valuations. This book explores HW's powerful & contradictory significances through time, including ideas of permanence & decay, domination & resistance, exclusion & commonality, stability & mobility. It draws on a wide variety of sources to address the life & after-life of HW, its ongoing destruction & recreation from the C2 to the C21.Methodology: The research methodology, deriving from Tales, draws on histories, handbooks, maps, excavation reports, classical texts, inscriptions, novels, poems, letters, paintings & photographs. A range of roles for the Wall are defined, in popular, mythical, artistic & scholarly accounts. To place the rise of scholarly knowledge in a broader context, mythical knowledge, folklore, literary history & art history are explored. Using a number of theoretical approaches deriving from archaeology, classics, literary studies, history & geography, the Wall's life is narrated, drawing, in particular, on approaches to monument biography, reception studies & chorography.A number of tales associated with HW are identified, including its roles as: - a symbol of Roman imperial might;- a symbol of early medieval Christian identity (Gildas & Bede);- a genealogical frontier in the medieval border conflicts between England & Scotland;- a conceptual boundary for the definition of lowland (English) 'civility';- an indicator of ancestral valour for those living to its north;- a major ancient monument which played a role in the formulation of antiquarian & archaeological methodologies;- a conceptual model for Britain's colonial frontiers in India & Africa; and - a contemporary inclusive monument for multi-cultural Britain.Audiences: Include archaeologists, classicists & cultural geographers. The book also has significance for planners & heritage managers. Posting drafts on the Tales project website will enable a range of audiences to read chapters in progress (see case for support).