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Papers by Roger White

The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice, 2017

Archaeological Prospection, 2003

... Matthews (1996), working in Cheshire, has shown that far from being peripheral in the Iron Ag... more ... Matthews (1996), working in Cheshire, has shown that far from being peripheral in the Iron Age, there was considerable contact with the outside ... The control and organization implied by this trade suggests that the Cornovii were not as weak or decentralized as they have been ...

21 papers from a 2006 conference at the Ironbridge institute, looking at issues related to the Wo... more 21 papers from a 2006 conference at the Ironbridge institute, looking at issues related to the World Heritage site scheme. They are divided into 4 sections: management plans; the World Heritage brand in perspective; sustainability; and engaging with communities. As one would expect essays look at sites all over the world and there is a mix between overviews, and studies focusing on the challenges faced by specific sites.

Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 2020

To see the final version of this work please visit the publisher's website. Access to the publish... more To see the final version of this work please visit the publisher's website. Access to the published online version may require a subscription.

Archaeological Prospection, 2003

Five geophysical survey techniques were used to investigate the infilled section of the outer dit... more Five geophysical survey techniques were used to investigate the infilled section of the outer ditch at the Iron Age hill fort of Bury Walls, Shropshire. The techniques were resistance mapping and four profiling methods: resistivity sounding, ground‐penetrating radar (GPR), P‐wave seismic refraction and S‐wave seismic refraction. The ditch was clearly visible on the resistance map and on GPR profiles, but no depth estimate was obtainable from these surveys. The most successful survey technique was S‐wave seismic refraction, both for determining whether the ditch was present on a profile and for obtaining an estimate of its depth. A key factor for the success of S‐wave seismic refraction profiling was that the ditch had been excavated into the sandstone bedrock. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Archaeological Prospection, 2000

Over a number of field sessions, the Roman city of Wroxeter was surveyed using fluxgate gradiomet... more Over a number of field sessions, the Roman city of Wroxeter was surveyed using fluxgate gradiometers. In the paper the authors describe the strategy for assessing a large site, approximately 0.7 km 2 in size, as well as presenting the graphical results. Prior to the survey it was believed that Wroxeter was a 'garden city' with areas of open space inside the defensive ramparts. The results of the magnetic survey, however, suggested that almost the whole of the area contains significant archaeological anomalies. The interpretation of the data has provided a wealth of detail concerning the layout and zonation of the city. Although many of the most prestigious buildings were already known, it is the evidence for the lower status occupants of the city that is of particular note. For the first time geophysical survey has defined the settlement areas as well as suggesting industrial zones where the lower status population of Roman Wroxeter are believed to have worked.

Archaeological Prospection, 2000

This paper provides the overall archaeological context of a geophysical survey carried out at the... more This paper provides the overall archaeological context of a geophysical survey carried out at the Roman town at Wroxeter, including both excavation carried out within the town and survey and excavation within its hinterland. The geophysical survey at Wroxeter was carried out within the remit of the Wroxeter Hinterland Project. The archaeological rationale behind this project is explained and the contribution of geophysical survey data to achieving the goals of this project is discussed. Copyright *

Reprinted with permission from Looking to the Future, Caring for the Past. Copyright 2016, Bonon... more Reprinted with permission from Looking to the Future, Caring for the Past. Copyright 2016, Bononia University Press. Editor Federica Boschi

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, 2014

Abstract Umm Qais is one of the most significant archaeological tourist attractions in Jordan bes... more Abstract Umm Qais is one of the most significant archaeological tourist attractions in Jordan besides Petra and Jerash. It is also popular with locals due to its rich diversity of natural history features and landscapes. However, there has been no detailed study of approaches to visitor management at the site. This paper investigates the visitor management pressures on the site of Umm Qais, seeking to develop an understanding of the approaches that direct the process of visitor management in an archaeological site. The specific objective of this study is to identify and analyse the current visitor management measures and tools at the site. It explores issues of hard and soft visitor management through monitoring, visitor guidance, and interpretation. The study has been conducted as a qualitative case study, and its results are based on direct personal observation and discussions with the personnel that have been conducted on-site by the Jordanian authors. Despite the visitor management applied approaches, results reveal important and continuing challenges for Umm Qais due to limited visitor monitoring, weak information, and poor restriction measures. Based on the findings of the study, some recommendations are made in order to permit the local heritage managers to develop the site and its visitor management appropriately. This is an essential process in aiding this potential World Heritage Site to update approaches and adapt to the changing circumstances related to the visitor needs for the site. This will contribute to heritage and tourism literature and practice by enhancing the knowledge of visitor management at a national level. Keywords: visitor management, visitor monitoring, visitor guidance, visitor restriction, Umm Qais, Jordan

Archaeological Prospection, 2000

Over a number of field sessions, the Roman city of Wroxeter was surveyed using fluxgate gradiomet... more Over a number of field sessions, the Roman city of Wroxeter was surveyed using fluxgate gradiometers. In the paper the authors describe the strategy for assessing a large site, approximately 0.7 km 2 in size, as well as presenting the graphical results. Prior to the survey it was believed that Wroxeter was a 'garden city' with areas of open space inside the defensive ramparts. The results of the magnetic survey, however, suggested that almost the whole of the area contains significant archaeological anomalies. The interpretation of the data has provided a wealth of detail concerning the layout and zonation of the city. Although many of the most prestigious buildings were already known, it is the evidence for the lower status occupants of the city that is of particular note. For the first time geophysical survey has defined the settlement areas as well as suggesting industrial zones where the lower status population of Roman Wroxeter are believed to have worked.

Abstract Umm Qais is one of the most significant archaeological tourist attractions in Jordan ... more Abstract

Umm Qais is one of the most significant archaeological tourist attractions in Jordan besides Petra and Jerash. It is also popular with locals due to its rich diversity of natural history features and landscapes. However, there has been no detailed study of approaches to visitor management at the site. This paper investigates the visitor management pressures on the site of Umm Qais, seeking to develop an understanding of the approaches that direct the process of visitor management in an archaeological site. The specific objective of this study is to identify and analyse the current visitor management measures and tools at the site. It explores issues of hard and soft visitor management through monitoring, visitor guidance, and interpretation. The study has been conducted as a qualitative case study, and its results are based on direct personal observation and discussions with the personnel that have been conducted on-site by the Jordanian authors.

Despite the visitor management applied approaches, results reveal important and continuing challenges for Umm Qais due to limited visitor monitoring, weak information, and poor restriction measures. Based on the findings of the study, some recommendations are made in order to permit the local heritage managers to develop the site and its visitor management appropriately. This is an essential process in aiding this potential World Heritage Site to update approaches and adapt to the changing circumstances related to the visitor needs for the site. This will contribute to heritage and tourism literature and practice by enhancing the knowledge of visitor management at a national level.

Keywords: visitor management, visitor monitoring, visitor guidance, visitor restriction, Umm Qais, Jordan

The transition of Britain from being a province within the Roman Empire to the Kingdoms of Mediev... more The transition of Britain from being a province within the Roman Empire to the Kingdoms of Medieval England is one that is dominated in the public imagination by the historical account written by Bede. This tells us of how the Anglo-Saxons were invited into Britain, settling in specific territories. This largely accords with the archaeological record. What Bede does not talk of is how the other nations of Britain arose. It is argued that the genesis of the peoples of the West, the Welsh
and Cornish, derives from the survival of one of the later Roman provinces of Roman Britain, Britannia Prima. While the other three provinces succumbed swiftly to the incoming Anglo-Saxon populations that had been invited to defend the territory, in the West Britannia Prima was able to defend
itself for a century and a half until Penda began to erode its frontiers. In doing so, it managed to develop and sustain an identity that was no longer Roman but was something new, based on the Brittonic culture of the coastal region of the province and which coalesced into the peoples known
today as the Welsh and Cornish.

Talks by Roger White

Books by Roger White

Great Excavations: Shaping the Archaeological Profession, 2011

The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice, 2017

Archaeological Prospection, 2003

... Matthews (1996), working in Cheshire, has shown that far from being peripheral in the Iron Ag... more ... Matthews (1996), working in Cheshire, has shown that far from being peripheral in the Iron Age, there was considerable contact with the outside ... The control and organization implied by this trade suggests that the Cornovii were not as weak or decentralized as they have been ...

21 papers from a 2006 conference at the Ironbridge institute, looking at issues related to the Wo... more 21 papers from a 2006 conference at the Ironbridge institute, looking at issues related to the World Heritage site scheme. They are divided into 4 sections: management plans; the World Heritage brand in perspective; sustainability; and engaging with communities. As one would expect essays look at sites all over the world and there is a mix between overviews, and studies focusing on the challenges faced by specific sites.

Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 2020

To see the final version of this work please visit the publisher's website. Access to the publish... more To see the final version of this work please visit the publisher's website. Access to the published online version may require a subscription.

Archaeological Prospection, 2003

Five geophysical survey techniques were used to investigate the infilled section of the outer dit... more Five geophysical survey techniques were used to investigate the infilled section of the outer ditch at the Iron Age hill fort of Bury Walls, Shropshire. The techniques were resistance mapping and four profiling methods: resistivity sounding, ground‐penetrating radar (GPR), P‐wave seismic refraction and S‐wave seismic refraction. The ditch was clearly visible on the resistance map and on GPR profiles, but no depth estimate was obtainable from these surveys. The most successful survey technique was S‐wave seismic refraction, both for determining whether the ditch was present on a profile and for obtaining an estimate of its depth. A key factor for the success of S‐wave seismic refraction profiling was that the ditch had been excavated into the sandstone bedrock. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Archaeological Prospection, 2000

Over a number of field sessions, the Roman city of Wroxeter was surveyed using fluxgate gradiomet... more Over a number of field sessions, the Roman city of Wroxeter was surveyed using fluxgate gradiometers. In the paper the authors describe the strategy for assessing a large site, approximately 0.7 km 2 in size, as well as presenting the graphical results. Prior to the survey it was believed that Wroxeter was a 'garden city' with areas of open space inside the defensive ramparts. The results of the magnetic survey, however, suggested that almost the whole of the area contains significant archaeological anomalies. The interpretation of the data has provided a wealth of detail concerning the layout and zonation of the city. Although many of the most prestigious buildings were already known, it is the evidence for the lower status occupants of the city that is of particular note. For the first time geophysical survey has defined the settlement areas as well as suggesting industrial zones where the lower status population of Roman Wroxeter are believed to have worked.

Archaeological Prospection, 2000

This paper provides the overall archaeological context of a geophysical survey carried out at the... more This paper provides the overall archaeological context of a geophysical survey carried out at the Roman town at Wroxeter, including both excavation carried out within the town and survey and excavation within its hinterland. The geophysical survey at Wroxeter was carried out within the remit of the Wroxeter Hinterland Project. The archaeological rationale behind this project is explained and the contribution of geophysical survey data to achieving the goals of this project is discussed. Copyright *

Reprinted with permission from Looking to the Future, Caring for the Past. Copyright 2016, Bonon... more Reprinted with permission from Looking to the Future, Caring for the Past. Copyright 2016, Bononia University Press. Editor Federica Boschi

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, 2014

Abstract Umm Qais is one of the most significant archaeological tourist attractions in Jordan bes... more Abstract Umm Qais is one of the most significant archaeological tourist attractions in Jordan besides Petra and Jerash. It is also popular with locals due to its rich diversity of natural history features and landscapes. However, there has been no detailed study of approaches to visitor management at the site. This paper investigates the visitor management pressures on the site of Umm Qais, seeking to develop an understanding of the approaches that direct the process of visitor management in an archaeological site. The specific objective of this study is to identify and analyse the current visitor management measures and tools at the site. It explores issues of hard and soft visitor management through monitoring, visitor guidance, and interpretation. The study has been conducted as a qualitative case study, and its results are based on direct personal observation and discussions with the personnel that have been conducted on-site by the Jordanian authors. Despite the visitor management applied approaches, results reveal important and continuing challenges for Umm Qais due to limited visitor monitoring, weak information, and poor restriction measures. Based on the findings of the study, some recommendations are made in order to permit the local heritage managers to develop the site and its visitor management appropriately. This is an essential process in aiding this potential World Heritage Site to update approaches and adapt to the changing circumstances related to the visitor needs for the site. This will contribute to heritage and tourism literature and practice by enhancing the knowledge of visitor management at a national level. Keywords: visitor management, visitor monitoring, visitor guidance, visitor restriction, Umm Qais, Jordan

Archaeological Prospection, 2000

Over a number of field sessions, the Roman city of Wroxeter was surveyed using fluxgate gradiomet... more Over a number of field sessions, the Roman city of Wroxeter was surveyed using fluxgate gradiometers. In the paper the authors describe the strategy for assessing a large site, approximately 0.7 km 2 in size, as well as presenting the graphical results. Prior to the survey it was believed that Wroxeter was a 'garden city' with areas of open space inside the defensive ramparts. The results of the magnetic survey, however, suggested that almost the whole of the area contains significant archaeological anomalies. The interpretation of the data has provided a wealth of detail concerning the layout and zonation of the city. Although many of the most prestigious buildings were already known, it is the evidence for the lower status occupants of the city that is of particular note. For the first time geophysical survey has defined the settlement areas as well as suggesting industrial zones where the lower status population of Roman Wroxeter are believed to have worked.

Abstract Umm Qais is one of the most significant archaeological tourist attractions in Jordan ... more Abstract

Umm Qais is one of the most significant archaeological tourist attractions in Jordan besides Petra and Jerash. It is also popular with locals due to its rich diversity of natural history features and landscapes. However, there has been no detailed study of approaches to visitor management at the site. This paper investigates the visitor management pressures on the site of Umm Qais, seeking to develop an understanding of the approaches that direct the process of visitor management in an archaeological site. The specific objective of this study is to identify and analyse the current visitor management measures and tools at the site. It explores issues of hard and soft visitor management through monitoring, visitor guidance, and interpretation. The study has been conducted as a qualitative case study, and its results are based on direct personal observation and discussions with the personnel that have been conducted on-site by the Jordanian authors.

Despite the visitor management applied approaches, results reveal important and continuing challenges for Umm Qais due to limited visitor monitoring, weak information, and poor restriction measures. Based on the findings of the study, some recommendations are made in order to permit the local heritage managers to develop the site and its visitor management appropriately. This is an essential process in aiding this potential World Heritage Site to update approaches and adapt to the changing circumstances related to the visitor needs for the site. This will contribute to heritage and tourism literature and practice by enhancing the knowledge of visitor management at a national level.

Keywords: visitor management, visitor monitoring, visitor guidance, visitor restriction, Umm Qais, Jordan

The transition of Britain from being a province within the Roman Empire to the Kingdoms of Mediev... more The transition of Britain from being a province within the Roman Empire to the Kingdoms of Medieval England is one that is dominated in the public imagination by the historical account written by Bede. This tells us of how the Anglo-Saxons were invited into Britain, settling in specific territories. This largely accords with the archaeological record. What Bede does not talk of is how the other nations of Britain arose. It is argued that the genesis of the peoples of the West, the Welsh
and Cornish, derives from the survival of one of the later Roman provinces of Roman Britain, Britannia Prima. While the other three provinces succumbed swiftly to the incoming Anglo-Saxon populations that had been invited to defend the territory, in the West Britannia Prima was able to defend
itself for a century and a half until Penda began to erode its frontiers. In doing so, it managed to develop and sustain an identity that was no longer Roman but was something new, based on the Brittonic culture of the coastal region of the province and which coalesced into the peoples known
today as the Welsh and Cornish.

Great Excavations: Shaping the Archaeological Profession, 2011