Author:
Hingley, Richard.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Descriptionxx, 394 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note:A living wall -- Hadrian's Wall -- Heavenfield: Christian inspirations -- Lanercost Priory: the wall and the English border -- Ellenborough (Maryport): recognizing roman civility in the border landscape -- Castlesteads: reviving interest in the wall -- Newcastle and Carlisle: reconstructing the Roman wall -- The Mithraeum at Borcovicium (Housesteads): reasons to be cheerful? -- Wallington Hall: native troops on the wall -- The Clayton wall: 'a new era in antiquarian research' -- The Roman gate at Hunnum (Halton Chesters): ethnographic time -- Birdoswald: scientific archaeology -- Whin Sill: defending ancient springs -- The gateway at South Shields: the Romanization of Tyneside -- The Hadrian's Wall path national trail: the inclusive monument -- Conclusions: the archaeological imagination.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
