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Verba Volant, Scripta Manent: The Archaeology of Writing in Roman Britain
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- Author / Creator
- Koon, Kelsey
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Cultural change brought about in Britain by the Roman invasion and occupation is a much-discussed topic in Roman archaeology, but although many individual studies have evaluated the information provided by physical artifacts like brooches, hairpins, food, and interior decor, no similar evaluation has been made of the most significant cultural import of the period: the presence of an entirely new language and of the option for a permanent written record. By looking at the presence of Latin documents and other artifacts associated with the production of writing as evidence of cultural change on the island, I will demonstrate that the adoption of Latin and writing across Britain was the most substantial paradigm shift in British life until the Norman invasions almost 1000 years later, taken up at multiple levels of society and in many different communities, and ultimately shaped not only Britain in the Roman period, but also Britain as the keystone of the later western world.
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- Graduation date
- Fall 2019
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
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- License
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