Background
Hodges, Richard Andrew was born on September 29, 1952 in Bath, England. Son of Roy and Joan Hodges.
( The year 1066 has been regarded traditionally as a grea...)
The year 1066 has been regarded traditionally as a great divide in English history, an apparent break with the past which has gained even greater status recently as historians have pushed back the origins of English society to earlier and earlier medieval generations. Further than 1066 it is difficult to go, for this marks the point beyond which the English peasantry cannot be identified from written sources. Archaeology, however, concerned as it is mainly with small farms and simple town dwellings, has yielded a wealth of data on life in pre-Conquest England, opening a vista on the Anglo-Saxon peasantry, the Anglo-Saxon state and the Anglo-Saxon social and economic structure as a whole which alters radically our perspective of England's past. In this book Dr Hodges draws on the growing archaeological record to trace the genesis of English Culture right back to King Alfred, and even to the Anglo-Saxon migrations that followed the end of Roman occupation. In a profound analysis of what gave the English their individuality he offers a new assessment of the achievements of the first millennium, showing that a more of less continuous line connects the age of Bede with the Industrial Revolution.
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(The ancient walled town of Butrint sits at the crossroads...)
The ancient walled town of Butrint sits at the crossroads of the Mediterranean. In its heyday it could command sea-routes up the Adriatic Sea to the north, across the Mediterranean to the west, and south through the Ionian islands. It also controlled a land-route into the mountainous Balkan interior. For much of its long history it occupied a hill on a bend in the Vivari Channel, which connects the Straits to the large inland lagoon of Lake Butrint. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992, Butrint covers an area of around 16 ha, but geophysical survey has shown that at times it was almost twice this size. The site itself is made up of two parts: the acropolis and the lower city. The acropolis is a long narrow hill, whose sides are accentuated by a circuit of walls that separate it from the natural and artificial terraces gathered around the flanks of the hill. The lower city occupies the lower-lying contours down to the edge of the Vivari Channel. This book brings to life this extraordinary Byzantine town, with chapters on the historical sources, various aspects of the archaeological excavation and survey, finds of pottery and environmental remains.
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(Here Richard Hodges readdresses the issues he first tackl...)
Here Richard Hodges readdresses the issues he first tackled in 1982 in his original influential Dark Age Economics: the origins of towns and trade.
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( It was in the second half of the first millennium A.D. ...)
It was in the second half of the first millennium A.D. that northern Europe took on the basic configuration that it now presents. Recently a wealth of new archaeological evidence has emerged to enable historians to assess the growth of international trade and the evolution of towns in this crucial period. This book analyses models of economic evelopment in the light of this new evidence to evaluate not only the changing character of the first post-Roman urban centers but also the organization of the countryside which supported them. Boat remains, coins and trade artifacts are all examined. Finally, a general account is offered of the role of towns and trade in the creation of Western Europe. This is the first synthesis of its kind for the medieval period, and confirms the importance of archaeology as a major source of evidence for an understanding of the economic history of the Dark Ages.
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(Butrint, ancient Buthrotum , has taken many forms in diff...)
Butrint, ancient Buthrotum , has taken many forms in different ages, shaped by the near-constant interaction between the place, its lagoonal landscape and the Mediterranean. Though Butrint does not appear on any of the records of early Greek colonisation to identify it as a Corcyrean settlement, strong links must have existed between it and the metropolitan Corinthian colony of Corfu. Blessed with springs that possessed healing qualities, a small polis was created - extended to incorporate a healing sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius. Julius Caesar, harbouring at Butrint in urgent need of supplies to sustain his struggle against Pompey, must have viewed the sanctuary, ringed by largely dried-out marshland, as the perfect site to settle veterans as a colony. It was an obvious cornerstone in controlling the passage from the Adriatic to the Aegean. The early settlers seem to have been limited in number and possibly mainly of civilian status. However, the political changes to the city's magistrature were immediate, and within a relatively short time-span fundamental changes to the physical make-up of the city were set in motion. Its new Roman status also located Butrint as a directly before the highest authorities in Rome, and within fifteen years or so, under Augustus's guidance following his victory at Actium, the city was refounded as a colony and awarded a pivotal role in Virgil's court-sponsored foundation epic, The Aeneid . Now linked to the Victory City of Nicopolis rather than in the shadow of Corfu, Butrint prospered. The urban fabric evolved, sometimes faltered, but was essentially sustained until the later 6th century A.D. This present volume is an assessment of the Roman archaeology, a compilation of studies and field reports that focuses upon the foundation and early history of the colony.
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( Beginning in 1981, Richard Hodges supervised the excava...)
Beginning in 1981, Richard Hodges supervised the excavation of the Benedictine monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno, one of the great centers of Dark Age Europe, situated in spectacular mountain country in central Italy. The existence of the monastery has long been known from a twelfth-century illuminated manuscript, and the excavations threw vivid light on its epic history. This richly illustrated book tells of the discoveries made by Hodges's team, with the Samnite and Roman origins of the site charted in detail and the magnificence of the monastery's early medieval period fully elaborated. Light in the Dark Ages traces the history of San Vincenzo from the monastery's spectacular rise as a result of Charlemagne's patronage to its cataclysmic sack by Arab marauders in 881, demonstrating the relation between the treasures unearthed and their political context.
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(In the DUCKWORTH DEBATES IN ARCHAEOLOGY series, an illust...)
In the DUCKWORTH DEBATES IN ARCHAEOLOGY series, an illustrated study of towns and trade in the age of Charlemagne which discusses urban continuity and discontinuity in Europe during the Dark Ages.
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(Located at a crossroads in the Mediterranean, the site of...)
Located at a crossroads in the Mediterranean, the site of Butrint is a microcosm of changes in the region over the last 3,000 years. Few UNESCO World Heritage Sites command such scientific interest - and few are more richly documented. Set in a marshy landscape between an inland lagoon and the busy straits separating Corfu and Albania, Butrint boasts well-preserved, photogenic remains from most periods. The site has been occupied since at least the 8th century BC, and Virgil recounts how the Trojan exile, Aeneas, landed here before he founded Rome. Subsequent travellers have all recognised an elegiac beauty in the site. This book charts the development and change of Butrint, using the archaeological remains and environment to paint a grand, complex picture worthy of its millennia of history. It is illustrated with exceptional paintings by Grand Tourists like Edward Lear, the magnificent photographs of Luigi Ugolini, the recently discovered archives of the Communist period, and the Butrint Foundation's rich documentation. The book concludes by analysing how tourists are bringing economic hope to Albania as they dicsover the myth of Aeneas in its unspoilt landscape.
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( This is an illustrated study of towns and trade in the ...)
This is an illustrated study of towns and trade in the age of Charlemagne, in the Debates in Archaeology series, which analyses urban continuity and discontinuity in Europe during the Dark Ages. It examines the important continuing discussion of the rebirth of urbanism in Carolingian Europe. Drawing upon new archaeological evidence from southern and northern Europe, Richard Hodges looks at the end of towns in Roman antiquity, the phenomenon of the Dark Age emporium, and the hotly disputed mechanisms which led to the inception of market towns during the age of Charlemagne. He focusses particularly on recently excavated evidence from the Mediterranean, as well as from England.
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(Thomas Ashby (1874-1931), the first scholar and third Dir...)
Thomas Ashby (1874-1931), the first scholar and third Director of the British School at Rome died at a tragically young age when he fell from a train. His 'Roman Campagna in Classical Times' remains a classic work of topographic research. This book, written by another former Director, tells the story of his life as an academic, as the Director responsible for building the British School at Rome in the Valle Giulia, as an ambulance driver in the First World War, as an avid photographer and, in the author's view, as the victim of the British tendency towards dark moral judgement.
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archaeologist educator museum director
Hodges, Richard Andrew was born on September 29, 1952 in Bath, England. Son of Roy and Joan Hodges.
Bachelor in Archaeology and Medieval History, Southampton University, England, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Southampton University, England, 1977.
Lecturer, department archaeology and prehistory Sheffield University, 1976—1986, senior lecturer, 1986—1988. Director British School, Rome, 1988—1995. Director Institute World Archaeology University East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1995—2007, professor, School World Art Studies and Museology, since 1995.
Williams director University Pennsylvania Museum Archaeology and Anthropology, since 2007. Visiting professor archaeology University Siena, Italy, 1984—1987, 2007—2009, University Copenhagen, 1987—1988, University Sheffield, since 2006. Professor Sheffield University, 1993—1995.
Science director Butrint Foundation, since 1994. Director Prince of Wales' Institute Architecture, London, 1996—1998. Lecturer and consultant in field.
( The year 1066 has been regarded traditionally as a grea...)
( Beginning in 1981, Richard Hodges supervised the excava...)
( In Dark Age Economics: a new audit, Richard Hodges revi...)
(In the DUCKWORTH DEBATES IN ARCHAEOLOGY series, an illust...)
( This is an illustrated study of towns and trade in the ...)
(Butrint, ancient Buthrotum , has taken many forms in diff...)
(Thomas Ashby (1874-1931), the first scholar and third Dir...)
(Here Richard Hodges readdresses the issues he first tackl...)
(Located at a crossroads in the Mediterranean, the site of...)
(The ancient walled town of Butrint sits at the crossroads...)
( It was in the second half of the first millennium A.D. ...)
Board directors Packard Humanities Institute, since 2003. Fellow: Society Antiquaries. Member: Corfu Reading Society.
Children: William, Charlotte.