Local Experiences of Connectivity and Mobility in the Ancient West-Central Mediterranean - (Volume 18) - Linda R. Gosner

Local Experiences of Connectivity and Mobility in the Ancient West-Central Mediterranean - (Volume 18) - Linda R. Gosner

4. Mining, Movement, and Migration in the Industrial Landscapes of Roman Iberia

Local Experiences of Connectivity and Mobility in the Ancient West-Central Mediterranean - (Volume 18) - Linda R. Gosner

Linda R. Gosner [+-]
Texas Tech University
Linda R. Gosner is Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology at Texas Tech University. Her research centers on local responses to Roman imperialism in rural and industrial landscapes of the Western Mediterranean. In particular, she studies the impact of empire on technology, craft production, labor practices, economies, and everyday life in provincial communities. Linda’s primary research and current book project examines the transformation of mining communities and landscapes in the Iberian Peninsula following Roman conquest. In addition to ongoing research and fieldwork in Spain and Portugal, Linda has co-directed the Sinis Archaeological Project in West-Central Sardinia since 2018 and worked as a core collaborator with the Progetto S’Urachi since 2013. Across these varied projects, Linda’s work engages with broad questions about human-environment interaction, community and identity, labor history, mobility, and culture contact. Linda holds a PhD from the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University.

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The intensification of mining in Iberia following Roman conquest catalyzed episodes of migration and movement of materials in ways that stimulated both regional and empire-wide connectivity. This chapter explores diachronic changes in the movement of people and goods in and out of Roman mining districts in the Iberian Peninsula, focusing first on Republican southeast Iberia and second on early imperial southwest Iberia. Tracing these changes ultimately sheds light on the organization of labor, the complexities of local and imperial economies, and the lived experience of empire in the mining landscapes of Iberia as it was incorporated into the Roman Empire.

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Gosner, Linda R.. 4. Mining, Movement, and Migration in the Industrial Landscapes of Roman Iberia. Local Experiences of Connectivity and Mobility in the Ancient West-Central Mediterranean - (Volume 18). Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 86-112 Mar 2024. ISBN 9781800504387. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=44206. Date accessed: 11 Dec 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.44206. Mar 2024

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