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Research interests
Archaeology of the Roman western provinces, funerary archaeology; Latin epigraphy, ancient documents and literacy; Roman artefact studies; archaeology of Roman and pre-Roman landscapes.
Research interests (short)
Archaeology of the Roman western provinces, funerary archaeology; Latin epigraphy, ancient documents and literacy; Roman artefact studies; archaeology of Roman and pre-Roman landscapes.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Gladiators at Roman Colchester: re-interpreting the Colchester Vase
Glynn, D., Pearce, J., Carroll, E., Moore, J., Nowell, G. & Montgomery, J., 20 Feb 2025, In: BRITANNIA. 55, p. 3-24 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unique osteological evidence for human-animal gladiatorial combat in Roman Britain
Thompson, T., Errickson, D., McDonnell, C., Holst, M., Caffell, A., Pearce, J. & Gowland, R., 23 Apr 2025, In: PLoS One. 20, 4, e0319847.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An empire of words? Archaeology and writing in the Roman world
Pearce, J., 2024, Materialising Empire in Ancient Rome. Tanner, J. & Gardner, A. (eds.). London: UCL Press, p. 45-76 32 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Bodies of the military community: A perspective from Roman Britain
Redfern, R. & Pearce, J., 1 Jan 2024, The Body of the Combatant in the Ancient Mediterranean. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 45-74 30 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Review, Perring (D.) London in the Roman World. Pp. xviii + 573, figs, ills, maps. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. ISBN: 978-0-19-878900-0.
Pearce, J., Apr 2024, In: CLASSICAL REVIEW. 74, 1, p. 245-7 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Projects
- 8 Finished
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RESURGAM. The Roman Empire: Skeleton Utility in Researching Growth and Mortality
Pearce, J. (Primary Investigator)
1/09/2019 → 31/08/2022
Project: Research
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Mobility, health, Urbanism and Empire: The Anthropological and Funerary Evidence from Roman London
Pearce, J. (Primary Investigator)
30/04/2012 → 29/10/2013
Project: Research
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Settlement and connectivity in the English Channel: the Isle of Wight in the Roman period
Pearce, J. (Primary Investigator)
1/10/2011 → 30/09/2014
Project: Research
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Upper Esino Valley Field Survey (UEVS): post-field work analysis
Pearce, J. (Primary Investigator)
1/07/2009 → 31/10/2010
Project: Research
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Living and dying in ancient Rome: the skeletal and funerary evidence
Pearce, J. (Primary Investigator) & academic, A. (Primary Investigator)
1/06/2009 → 30/11/2010
Project: Research
Activities
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Dedicated Roman gladiator super-fans were the football hooligans of their day
Pearce, J. (Reviewer)
19 Nov 2024Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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the Society of Antiquaries
Pearce, J. (Fellow)
2008 → …Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation
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Co-organiser – conference session on ‘Death as a process’, Roman Archaeology Conference 2007, London
Pearce, J. (Organiser)
2007 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, Council
Pearce, J. (Member)
2004 → 2007Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation
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Hesperia, Britannia, Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Papers of the British School at Rome, Mortality, Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society (Journal)
Pearce, J. (Editor)
2003 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review