Archaeologies of Rules and Regulation: Between Text and Practice

How can we study the impact of rules on the lives of past people using archaeological evidence? To answer this question, Archaeologies of Rules and Regulation presents case studies drawn from across Europe and the United States. Covering areas as diverse as the use of space in a nineteenth-century U.S. Army camp, the deposition of waste in medieval towns, the experiences of Swedish migrants to North America, the relationship between people and animals in Anglo-Saxon England, these case studies explore the use of archaeological evidence in understanding the relationship between rules, lived experience, and social identity.

Barbara Hausmair is a post-doctoral researcher at the Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz, Germany where she previously held a Marie-Skłodowska-Curie-Fellowship. She gained her Ph.D. from the University of Vienna, Austria and studied at the Universities of Cambridge and Reading, U.K. as a visiting Ph.D. student.

Ben Jervis is Lecturer in Medieval Archaeology at Cardiff University, U.K. having gained his Ph.D. from the University of Southampton in 2011. He has published widely on topics including medieval urbanism and the application of archaeological theory to the study of medieval objects.

Ruth Nugent gained her Ph.D. from the University of Chester, U.K. where she is currently a Visiting Lecturer. Her work has been published in ‘Medieval Archaeology’ and she has presented her work at major conferences, including the International Medieval Congress.

Eleanor Williams gained her Ph.D. from the University of Southampton, U.K. where she is currently a Visiting Fellow. She has published with CAHMER, presented on her research at a number of conferences in England and France, and with colleagues from the University of Southampton, organized a major conference on ‘Buildings and Bodies’ in 2014.