Hadrian’s Wall: Exploring Its Past to Protect Its Future

Marta Alberti is Deputy Director of Excavations at the Vindolanda Trust, and has worked on Hadrian's Wall for seven years. She holds an MA in Archaeology and is undertaking a PhD at Newcastle University. She has published in her fields of specialism: volunteering in archaeology, Vindolanda, and textile implements on the frontier and their relationship to female identity. ; Katie Mountain holds an MA in Roman Archaeology from Newcastle University. Her special interests include Hadrian’s Wall and Romano-British material culture. Katie currently works for Pre-Construct Archaeology Durham as a field archaeologist, archivist and on post-excavation logistics, whilst continuing her independent projects on Hadrian’s Wall and Roman finds research.

Preface– Marta Alberti and Katie Mountain ;


Foreword – Jane, Lady Gibson ;


Foreword – Alessandro Balsamo ;


Chapter 1: Hadrian’s Wall: an archaeological resource – David J. Breeze ;


Chapter 2: The challenges of managing and monitoring the archaeological deposits of the Wall, with case studies from Vindolanda and Carvoran (Magna) – Andrew R. Birley and Don P. O’Meara ;


Chapter 3: Aspects of remote sensing in Wall research – Tony Wilmott ;


Chapter 4: 3D scanning of Vindolanda’s collection – successes and challenges – Anneke-Susan Hackenbroich and Rhys Williams ;


Chapter 5: From academic research to delivery: translating knowledge to deliver accessible and captivating programmes – Barbara Birley and Bill Griffiths ;


Chapter 6: The role of collections management in the future of the World Heritage Site– Frances McIntosh and Elsa Price ;


Chapter 7: The many faces of the Wall: interpretation strategies, challenges and innovation on a multifaceted monument – Geoff Woodward, Joe Savage, Kiki Claxton, Andrew Poad, Jane Laskey, David J. Breeze, Susan Aglionby, and Mark Richards ;


Chapter 8: Ruffenhofen, Bavaria: a new way of visualising and presenting a World Heritage Site – Matthias Pausch ;


Chapter 9: From MOOC to WallCAP: engaging non-academic audiences with Hadrian’s Wall – Rob Collins ;


Chapter 10: Gaming and Hadrian’s Wall: a future of digital possibilities – Claire Stocks and Barbara Birley ;


Chapter 11: Exploring Hadrian’s Wall: the management and limitations of a National Trail, and the challenges for sustainable tourism within a World Heritage Site – David McGlade, Gary Pickles and Mark Richards ;


Chapter 12: Hadrian’s Wall: a lifeline for living history practitioners, event organisers and business owners – Robin Brown and Kevin Robson ;


Chapter 13: The next 1900 years: a future for Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site management – Nick Henderson ;


Chapter 14: The future of cultural resource management on the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage property – Rebecca Jones ;


Chapter 15: Hadrian’s Wall: exploring its past to protect its future – Marta Alberti and Katie Mountain ;


Index