Abstract
As one of a group of Institute of Archaeology (IoA) graduates taught by Mark who now hold academic posts in Britain, it is perhaps not surprising that I share some of his sentiments. I agree that Roman archaeology fulfils a key role in any understanding of European culture, and that we cannot ignore it because we might disapprove of imperialism. The IoA has a strong record of success in the research and teaching of Roman archaeology (at a quick count there are currently four professors and six lecturer/senior lecturer/readers in post in the subject who began their careers at the IoA). Mark is too modest to note that this success is partly a result of his inspired teaching (together with that of Richard Reece and John Wilkes). With Mark’s retirement, we are indeed seeing the end of an era.
Highlights
Having said this, I think it is a mistake to judge the health of Roman archaeology from the situation at the Institute of Archaeology (IoA) alone
As one of a group of Institute of Archaeology (IoA) graduates taught by Mark who hold academic posts in Britain, it is perhaps not surprising that I share some of his sentiments
I agree that Roman archaeology fulfils a key role in any understanding of European culture, and that we cannot ignore it because we might disapprove of imperialism
Summary
I think it is a mistake to judge the health of Roman archaeology from the situation at the IoA alone. Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology University of Cambridge
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