Description
Book SynopsisProviding a dedicated venue for new research on the early medieval frontiers and borderlands of the island of Britain, the
Offa’s Dyke Journal (
ODJ)
is also the first and only open-access peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the investigation of frontiers and borderlands in deep-time perspective. The journal’s remit spans detailed and original explorations into landscapes, earthworks, monuments and material culture. Exploring specific themes and issues in the archaeology, history and heritage of frontiers and borderlands in comparative and global perspective,
ODJ is edited and produced under the auspices of the interdisciplinary research network, the Offa’s Dyke Collaboratory, and funded by the University of Chester and the Offa’s Dyke Association.
Each volume to date includes both original peer-reviewed work as well as ‘classics revisited’ papers. The latter are articles which have been re-edited, formatted and re-published with permission, often with revised and augmented maps and images. The aim is to make these works of enduring merit available to fresh audiences and accessible through an open-access digital format for the first time.
ODJ’s existing editorial board has been further enhanced by leading experts in relevant themes and debates central to the journal’s remit working across disciplines (see masthead for details). The editorial board will provide expert guidance and support for the editors as well as shape the direction of the journal into the future. Each issue is supported by the hard work of expert anonymous referees. Their invaluable evaluations of manuscripts have sustained the journal’s character and quality.
Table of ContentsCollaboratory through Crises: Researching Linear Monuments in 2021 –
Howard Williams ;
Patrons, Landscape, and Potlatch: Early Medieval Linear Earthworks in Britain and Bulgaria –
Paolo Squatriti ;
Offa’s Dyke: A Continuing Journey of Discovery –
Keith Ray, Ray Bailey, Tim Copeland, Tudur Davies, Liam Delaney, Dick Finch, Niall Heaton, Jon Hoyle, Simon Maddison ;
Using Lidar Survey to Locate and Evaluate Offa’s Dyke –
Liam Delaney ;
Offa’s Dyke in the Landscape: Comparative Size and Topographical Disposition as Indicators of Function –
David A. Humphreys ;
Exploring Linear Earthworks across Time and Space: Introducing the ‘Monumentality and Landscape: Linear Earthworks in Britain’ Project –
Nicky Garland, Barney Harris, Tom Moore and Andrew Reynolds ;
Rethinking Wat’s Dyke: A Monument’s Flow in a Hydraulic Frontier Zone –
Howard Williams ;
What’s Wat’s Dyke? Wrexham Comic Heritage Trail –
Howard Williams and John Swogger ;
Drawing the Line: What’s Wat’s Dyke? Practice and Process –
John Swogger and Howard Williams
