Repetition in abundant landscapes: dynamic approaches to Iron Age and Roman settlement in England

Abstract

In this paper, we draw attention to several regions of England where the knowledge of Iron Age and Roman settlement has reached a level of ‘abundance’ such that what we can say about the past goes beyond simply creating a gazetteer of ‘sites’, or discussing the presence or absence of particular settlement types. We explore how this level of ‘abundance’ has come about, and what the wider implications are interpretatively and for future work.