Roman Archaeology Conference/Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, University of Durham, 16th-18th April 1999

Abstract

As has become the established norm, the third biennial Roman Archaeology Conference (RAC) was held in conjunction with the annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC), resulting in an impressive concentration of Roman-oriented delegates on the banks of the Wear. Inevitably, the demands of scheduling combined with the ambitious range of subjects covered in the programme, meant that up to four sessions had to be run simultaneously, ensuring that difficult decisions had to be made over the choice of venue for any given period and raising awkward questions of etiquette as to the appropriate time to abandon one session in order to repair to another! Such dilemmas aside, attendees had the opportunity of listening to a broad spectrum of papers delivered from a diverse collection of perspectives which should have gone a long way to redress the false impression of Roman archaeology as a staid and predictable discipline.