Architectural Adaptation in the Roman West

This dissertation project employs network analysis methods and technologies to examine the archaeological remains of domestic spaces in the Roman provinces of northwestern Europe. Using spatial statistics and a multiscalar application of network theory, the study explores the idea of a culturally-specific use of space, tracked through treating each archaeological context as a network, and then following changes over time that might speak to processes of assimilation and cultural adaptation as the frontier provinces of Europe were integrated more fully into the Roman socio-political sphere of influence. In addition to network anaylsis methods, the project also employs space syntax methods for looking at architectural arrangements, as well as ArcGIS for visualization and coding in R and Python for data analysis.

Collaborators:

• Sean Tennant, Graduate Fellow
• Zoe LeBlanc, DH Developer