Tales of the Frontier: political representations and practices inspired by Hadrian's Wall

哈德良长城是我们最令人回味和强大的古代古迹之一，也是罗马帝国最著名的边境系统（物质和文化）。它的国际意义是由学术研究的悠久传统和它被指定为世界遗产。自C16晚期以来，长城一直是古物学家和考古学家的主要关注点，调查和挖掘提供了关于其结构和年代的权威知识。但了解它的建造和使用的顺序只是这座纪念碑的传记中的一章。在C18期间，长城成为旅游景点，其受欢迎程度继续增长，为来自IK和海外的游客提供了重要的场所。像所有的纪念碑一样，长城促进了矛盾的解读，包括永恒和腐朽，统治和抵抗，稳定和流动的想法。这种文化的重要性是如何随着时间的推移而发展的？不同的个人和团体，包括游客、当地人和学者，如何看待它？这些个人和选民的想法和信仰有何不同？我们提供了从比德（C8）到今天的长城及其景观作为纪念碑和图标的意义的探索。它在关于“文明”起源和自我（英国人，英国人）和其他人（苏格兰人，殖民地主体等）的身份的观念中扮演了什么角色？它的纪念性如何塑造了学者的工作以及当地人和游客的经历？随着人们对柏林墙的实际体验从南北走向（过去）转变为东西走向（现在），人们的理解发生了怎样的变化？该项目利用历史、手册、地图、挖掘报告、小说、诗歌、艺术作品、照片、博物馆展示和网站来探索理解是如何发展的。该方法评估了不同的个人和团体索赔，包括：学者，当地人和外国游客。对长城对人类影响的评估借鉴了对其他线性遗址（包括罗马道路和中国长城）的研究。通过对纪念碑的线性和渗透性的想法进行评估，该项目探讨了解释、宣传、参观和展示隔离墙的历史背景。它的重点是：-隔离墙被用作英格兰国界的象征，确定了对苏格兰人的屏障;-作为一个标志性的和古老的帝国的纪念碑，象征着帝国的力量和秩序-是不列颠帝国帝国边界的物质和道德隐喻;-反驳有关隔离墙表明苏格兰古代居民祖先的英勇和他们对罗马/英格兰的成功抵抗的论点;考古工作-调查、发掘和出版-通过创造认可的解释，对这些国家和帝国项目作出贡献;- 反对民族和帝国神话的最新想法，涉及在其上服役的罗马军事单位的不同文化，该项目将开发一些具有不同效益的产出，包括：-对一个主要古代遗迹进行详细的案例研究，以补充在其他地方开展的工作（巨石阵，海阵）;-评估线性古迹/景观的先进方法，考古和景观研究中没有详细探讨的主题;-一个案例研究，有助于发展一个关键的罗马考古学，处理过去和现在的解释的复杂性（R.欣格利2005年全球化罗马文化）;-一个网站，展览，讲座和出版物，以沟通的结果，在一个acces

Hadrian's Wall is one of our most evocative and powerful ancient monuments and the most famous frontier system (materially and culturally) of the Roman Empire. Its international significance is secured by a long tradition of scholarly study and its designation as a World Heritage Site. Since the late C16, the Wall has provided a major focus for antiquarians and archeologists, with surveys and excavations providing respected and authoritative knowledge of its structure and chronology. But understanding the sequence of its construction and use is only one chapter in this monument's biography.During the C18, the Wall became a tourist attraction and its popularity continues to grow, providing a significant locus for visitors from the IK and overseas. Like all monuments, the Wall promotes contradictory readings, including ideas of permanence and decay, domination and resistance, stability and mobility. How has this cultural prominence developed through time? How do various individuals and groups, including visitors, locals and scholars, view it? How do the ideas and beliefs of these individuals and constituencies differ?We offer an exploration of the significance of the Wall and its landscapes as both monument and icon from the time of Bede (C8) to today. What role has it played in ideas about the origins of 'civilisation' and the identities of self (English, British) and others (Scots, colonial subjects, etc)? How has its monumentality shaped the work of scholars and the experiences of locals and visitors? How have understandings shifted as the physical experience of the Wall has changed from north-south (in the past) to east-west (in the present)?The project draws upon histories, handbooks, maps, excavation reports, novels, poems, works of art, photographs, museum displays and websites to explore how understandings have developed. The methodology assesses divergent individual and group claims, including: scholars, local people and foreign visitors. Assessment of the impact of the Wall upon people draws upon approaches to other linear sites (including Roman roads & the Great Wall of China). Through an evaluation of ideas about the linearity and permeability of the monument, the project addresses the historical context within which the Wall has been interpreted, publicized, visited and displayed. It focuses upon:- The Wall's use as a symbol of the national boundary of England, defining a barrier against the Scots;- As a monument to an iconic and ancestral empire, symbolic of imperial might and order - a physical and moral metaphor for the imperial frontiers of Britain's Empire;- Counter arguments relating to the Wall as an indication of the ancestral valour of the ancient populations of Scotland and their successful resistance to Rome/England;- The contribution of archeological works - surveys, excavations & publications - to these national and imperial projects through the creation of sanctioned interpretations;- Recent ideas that counter the national and imperial myths, relating to the divergent cultures of the Roman military units who served on it, to visitors from other provinces and to the evidence for the indigenous population living close-by.The project will develop a number of outputs with varied benefits, including:- A detailed case study in the critical assessment of a major ancient monument, to compliment work undertaken elsewhere (Stonehenge, Seahenge);- An advanced methodology for assessing linear monuments/landscapes, a topic not explored in detail in archeological and landscape studies;- A case study contributing to the development of a critical Roman archaeology which deals with the complexity of past and present interpretations (R. Hingley 2005 Globalising Roman Culture);- A website, exhibition, lectures and publications to communicate the results in an acces