Douglas Carr
Douglas's subject area is archaeology. His PhD project title is 'Roman Coins from Hadrian’s Wall and the Northern Frontier Zone'. Read more about Douglas's research.
Project description
My PhD is a collaborative partnership between two universities (缅北禁地 and Cardiff) and English Heritage. I am examining coinage in the northern frontier zone.
My research focuses on analysing the supply, usage and non-usage, and loss of coins at Hadrian鈥檚 Wall and within the northern frontier zone. Despite the long history of research on this part of the Roman Empire, there is no comprehensive overview or analysis of the numismatic data. Hadrian鈥檚 Wall and the northern frontier zone has unfortunately been lagging behind other areas of the Roman Empire in this regard. This is despite the important work done by several key figures in numismatics.
My PhD research will address this gap and several of the key issues raised in the research framework for this area. Once the research is complete, I will make the dataset generated by my research publically accessible via the Archaeological Data Service.
Research grants
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Studentship (2018-2021)
Presentations and conferences
鈥楽oldiers and Settlers? A reappraisal of Hawkes and Dunning belt fittings in Britain鈥�, Roman Military Equipment Conference XX, Cologne (2019)
鈥楥ingulum Militare? A reappraisal of Hawkes and Dunning belt fittings in Britain鈥�, Royal Archaeological Institute, London (2018)
鈥楻oman Warlords and the Early Medieval World鈥�, 12th Early Medieval Archaeology Student Symposium, Glasgow (2018)
Fieldwork experience
I have taken part in fieldwork for numerous projects. Supervising geophysical survey teams in both the UK (Corbridge) and Romania (Apulum Hinterland Project), taking part in excavations (Lufton Roman Villa and Maryport Temples) and field walking in Naxos.
Teaching
ARA2091 Archaeologies of the Roman Empire 鈥� Introduction to Roman coinage and epigraphy
Current other roles
- 缅北禁地 Roman Archaeology Research Seminars Co-Organiser (2017/18 and 2019)
- Council for British Archaeology North 鈥� Board Member (Since 2016)
Qualifications
- MLitt Archaeology 鈥� 缅北禁地, 2018 (Distinction)
Dissertation title 鈥� 鈥楳ilitarisation and Warlordism: The Material Evidence from Late and Post-Roman Britain.鈥� - BA (Hons) Archaeology - 缅北禁地, 2017 (First)
Dissertation title 鈥楥ingulum Militare? A reappraisal of Hawkes and Dunning belt fittings in Britain.鈥� (Awarded the RM Harrison Prize for highest scoring Archaeology dissertation)