Peter Guest
I am interested in many aspects of Roman society and culture, but my research tends to focus on the archaeology of Roman Britain and Roman numismatics. The Roman Empire also offers the opportunity to examine other imperial episodes in history, and I am drawn to the many fascinating (and sometimes disturbing) parallels with the world that we live in today too.
Excavating is one of the things I love most about being an archaeologist - the excitement of uncovering something long forgotten has stayed with me since I first stepped on an archaeological site (a bitterly cold day on Hadrian's Wall many years ago). Now I am in the very fortunate position of being able to run my own fieldwork projects, and I am currently writing up my excavations at the legionary fortress of Isca at Caerleon and running a new project at Hinton St Mary with The British Museum and Albion Archaeology.
On the numismatic side of things, I am currently working on new standards and guidance for the reporting of Roman coins recovered during archaeological excavations in the UK (on behalf of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and Historic England).
I have posted a few recent papers that summarise the kind of research that I am interested in at the moment. I would be very pleased to hear from others pursuing similar topics and themes.
If you would like to contact me, please email [email protected] or use the contact page on my website.
Excavating is one of the things I love most about being an archaeologist - the excitement of uncovering something long forgotten has stayed with me since I first stepped on an archaeological site (a bitterly cold day on Hadrian's Wall many years ago). Now I am in the very fortunate position of being able to run my own fieldwork projects, and I am currently writing up my excavations at the legionary fortress of Isca at Caerleon and running a new project at Hinton St Mary with The British Museum and Albion Archaeology.
On the numismatic side of things, I am currently working on new standards and guidance for the reporting of Roman coins recovered during archaeological excavations in the UK (on behalf of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and Historic England).
I have posted a few recent papers that summarise the kind of research that I am interested in at the moment. I would be very pleased to hear from others pursuing similar topics and themes.
If you would like to contact me, please email [email protected] or use the contact page on my website.
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The Toolkit is a web based resource, available at: https://www.archaeologists.net/roman-coinage-toolkit
It is the industry standard setting out the minimum requirements for Roman coin reports in the Uk and is endorsed by CIfA and Historic England. The Toolkit's resources will be useful for anyone engaged in the planning, commissioning, production or monitoring of a specialist report on Roman coins. It has been designed to be used for the reporting of Roman coin finds from all types of archaeological projects (surface collection, watching briefs, evaluations, and full-scale excavations), and at all stages of a project’s life cycle (from initiation and planning, collection, post-excavation assessment and analysis, to the preparation of archive reports and publications). This is the first Toolkit designed for the specialist reporting of a category of archaeological artefact.
The main part of the Toolkit is the downloadable Roman Coinage Identification Template, which supports the standard identification and recording of Roman coins. Dropdown lists ensure data consistency and the Template is compatible with most Content Management Systems currently in use by museums, archives, contracting archaeological organisations and national heritage services. Publishable catalogues of Roman coins can be produced from the Template. The Roman Coinage Identification Template meets the metadata standards of the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) for the archiving and dissemination of data. It also implements the FAIR Guiding Principles in the recording of Roman coin identifications (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse of digital assets).
Book is available as a paperback, or open access eBook - see https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/Products/9781803272917.
This archaeological excavation is part of a wider collaborative project, the goal of which is the long-term loan of the mosaic by The British Museum for re-display in Dorset. The excavation is a research, education and conservation project, designed to generate new evidence with which the historical and religious significance of the mosaic can be better explained to the public. It followed the successful completion of an archaeological evaluation in 2021 that highlighted how little is actually known about the mosaic, or Hinton St Mary in the Roman period. Grey literature report.
Further information about Hinton St Mary and the project is available at www.vianovaarchaeology.com/hinton-st-mary/
Further information about Hinton St Mary and the project is available at www.vianovaarchaeology.com/hinton-st-mary/
I have attached a short summary of the Hoxne Treasure's coins and the main conclusions set out in the book.
The full cprous is available at: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/iarcw_bcs_2007/index.cfm.
Papers by Peter Guest
The pdf attached here is the article's proofs. The full electronic offprint will be deposited here 2 years after publication.
The report examines the coins as historical and numismatic objects, but is perhaps unusual in focusing on their significance as archaeological artefacts. Issues such as residuality and object biography are explored in order to provide a (hopefully) more reliable interpretation of coin supply and circulation on the lower Danube between c. 378 and 600.
The report was written closer to the end of the excavations in 1995 than its eventual publication, but despite the intervening years I hope the catalogue, analysis and interpretation will be useful for those interested in coin use and deposition on a large settlement in the countryside of southeastern Britain (I threw the proverbial 'kitchen sink' at the analysis sections).
Two versions of the report are available online:
1) part of volume 29 of Internet Archaeology's E-Monograph Series (http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue40/1/3-5.html)
2) via the Elms Farm Portfolio Project on the ADS (http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/elmsfarm_eh_2013/downloads.cfm?group=112)
The original catalogues of the Roman coins from Elms Farm are available here as an attachment.
The Toolkit is a web based resource, available at: https://www.archaeologists.net/roman-coinage-toolkit
It is the industry standard setting out the minimum requirements for Roman coin reports in the Uk and is endorsed by CIfA and Historic England. The Toolkit's resources will be useful for anyone engaged in the planning, commissioning, production or monitoring of a specialist report on Roman coins. It has been designed to be used for the reporting of Roman coin finds from all types of archaeological projects (surface collection, watching briefs, evaluations, and full-scale excavations), and at all stages of a project’s life cycle (from initiation and planning, collection, post-excavation assessment and analysis, to the preparation of archive reports and publications). This is the first Toolkit designed for the specialist reporting of a category of archaeological artefact.
The main part of the Toolkit is the downloadable Roman Coinage Identification Template, which supports the standard identification and recording of Roman coins. Dropdown lists ensure data consistency and the Template is compatible with most Content Management Systems currently in use by museums, archives, contracting archaeological organisations and national heritage services. Publishable catalogues of Roman coins can be produced from the Template. The Roman Coinage Identification Template meets the metadata standards of the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) for the archiving and dissemination of data. It also implements the FAIR Guiding Principles in the recording of Roman coin identifications (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse of digital assets).
Book is available as a paperback, or open access eBook - see https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/Products/9781803272917.
This archaeological excavation is part of a wider collaborative project, the goal of which is the long-term loan of the mosaic by The British Museum for re-display in Dorset. The excavation is a research, education and conservation project, designed to generate new evidence with which the historical and religious significance of the mosaic can be better explained to the public. It followed the successful completion of an archaeological evaluation in 2021 that highlighted how little is actually known about the mosaic, or Hinton St Mary in the Roman period. Grey literature report.
Further information about Hinton St Mary and the project is available at www.vianovaarchaeology.com/hinton-st-mary/
Further information about Hinton St Mary and the project is available at www.vianovaarchaeology.com/hinton-st-mary/
I have attached a short summary of the Hoxne Treasure's coins and the main conclusions set out in the book.
The full cprous is available at: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/iarcw_bcs_2007/index.cfm.
The pdf attached here is the article's proofs. The full electronic offprint will be deposited here 2 years after publication.
The report examines the coins as historical and numismatic objects, but is perhaps unusual in focusing on their significance as archaeological artefacts. Issues such as residuality and object biography are explored in order to provide a (hopefully) more reliable interpretation of coin supply and circulation on the lower Danube between c. 378 and 600.
The report was written closer to the end of the excavations in 1995 than its eventual publication, but despite the intervening years I hope the catalogue, analysis and interpretation will be useful for those interested in coin use and deposition on a large settlement in the countryside of southeastern Britain (I threw the proverbial 'kitchen sink' at the analysis sections).
Two versions of the report are available online:
1) part of volume 29 of Internet Archaeology's E-Monograph Series (http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue40/1/3-5.html)
2) via the Elms Farm Portfolio Project on the ADS (http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/elmsfarm_eh_2013/downloads.cfm?group=112)
The original catalogues of the Roman coins from Elms Farm are available here as an attachment.
occupied and when finally abandoned.
This account of Attila’s reaction to seeing the decorative frieze in one of the basilicae in the city of Mediolanum neatly encapsulates the changed balance of power between the Roman emperors and their most feared barbarian antagonists of the fifth century, the Huns. It conveys the new realities of the contemporary political situation: the predominant position of Rome and her empire, represented by dead barbarians beneath enthroned emperors, replaced by the image of Attila receiving golden tribute from the newly subservient Romans. The relationship between Rome and the barbarians had been turned on its head, and the compiler of the tenth-century Suda used Attila’s reaction to the painting in Mediolanum torelate this pivotal moment in the history of the ancient world.
See https://vianovaarchaeology.com/feeding-the-roman-army-in-britain/ for more information about this ground-breaking and innovative research project.
See https://vianovaarchaeology.com/roman-caerleon/ for more information about the recent innovative research projects at Caerleon.