Farming practice, ecological temporality and urban communities at a Late Iron Age oppidum

Journal article

Agriculture is a vital component of social practice, yet it is often overlooked as a key aspect in the social organisation of the communities resident at urban settlements. This paper uses the example of Late Iron Age oppida, a type of settlement at the intersection of the Iron Age and Roman worlds where research has focussed upon elites rather than community. Drawing upon studies of human-plant relationships, particularly that of ecological temporalities, this paper shows that considering the capacity of plants to affect people through ‘planty agency’ renders annual rhythms of human-plant relationships perceptible. The utilisation of archaeobotanical data in this novel way provides new insights into social practices and the formation of communities at Late Iron Age oppida.

Authors: Lodwick, L

• Publication status: Accepted
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Journal: Journal of Social Archaeology
• Publication date: 2019-03-26
• Acceptance date: 2019-02-21
• DOI: 10.1177/1469605319837766
• EISSN: 1741-2951
• ISSN: 1469-6053