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Environment and Society in Roman North Africa: Studies in History and Archaeology, by Brent D. Shaw. Collected Studies Series; Aldershot: Variorum, 1995. Reviewed by Lea Stirling

Highlights

  • Environment and Society in Roman North Africa is a collection of seven essays written by historian Brent Shaw between 1976 and 1991

  • These essays focus on three issues pertaining to the relationships between Romans and indigenous peoples in North Africa: climatic change between Roman times and the present, the role of the camel in an arid landscape, and systems of water management

  • Shaw's second complaint is that archaeologists devote too much attention to urban sites and ignore the archaeology of the countryside

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Environment and Society in Roman North Africa is a collection of seven essays written by historian Brent Shaw between 1976 and 1991. These essays focus on three issues pertaining to the relationships between Romans and indigenous peoples in North Africa: climatic change (or lack thereof) between Roman times and the present, the role of the camel in an arid landscape, and systems of water management. Shaw's opening essay, a description of the state of archaeological research in North Africa in 1976, is an interesting and thoughtful account.

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