Dr Ian Hardwick
Dr Ian Hardwick specialises in the archaeology of later prehistory and the Roman period in Britain, together with the study of past landscapes (of all periods). He has undertaken several research projects looking at interactions between the Roman Empire and the local people(s) of central and northern Britain, together with the impacts these relations had upon surrounding frontier landscapes.
Having worked for English Heritage / Historic England and in commercial archaeology on a wide range of archaeological survey projects (particularly in aerial survey), he gained his PhD at the University of York researching the region-wide impacts of the northern frontier of Roman Britannia (from Yorkshire to southern Scotland). This was followed by work as a post-doctoral research assistant on the Leverhulme Trust-funded ‘Beyond Walls: Reassessing Iron Age and Roman Encounters in Northern Britain’ project at the University of Edinburgh, and his current role as lecturer in archaeology at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln. His research interests include broader concepts of landscape, identity and frontier, together with how these themes interact (for Roman Britain and other empires of the ancient and more recent past).
Ian’s research focuses on the study of archaeological landscapes and how we define them, together with the identities of the people occupying and interacting with them (notably for the Iron Age, Roman and early medieval periods in Britain). His other main interest is the impact of boundaries, borders and frontiers upon these past peoples and landscapes, and how interactions across such divisions occurred. His research has examined the Roman occupation in northern Britain and its parallels elsewhere around that empire, and also more recent analogous cases of imperial frontiers (such as those of the British Empire in 18th century Scotland and eastern North America).
In order to approach such issues, this research has applied wide-area archaeological techniques including aerial survey, analytical field survey (of upstanding earthworks and ruined structures) and geophysical survey, alongside other forms of data, to holistically investigate past landscapes. This has involved use of both Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software and post-colonial / de-colonial theoretical frameworks to assess such regions in their modern and heritage context.
Book Chapters
- Hardwick, I., Fernández-Gӧtz, M., Cowley, D., Hamilton, D. & McDonald, S. (forthcoming). Archaeological Landscapes at the Edge of the Empire: Multi-scalar approaches to settlement patterns in the Roman Iron Age of northern Britain. In M. Domingo-Gygax, & J. Palet (eds.), Landscapes Abroad: New Directions in the Archaeology of the Phoenician, Greek, and Roman Settlements. Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica.
- Fernández-Gӧtz, M., Cowley, D., Hamilton, D., Hardwick, I. & McDonald, S. (2024). Changing Landscapes on the Northern Frontier: Outline and Preliminary Results of the “Beyond Walls” Project. In H. van Enckevort, M. Driessen, E. Graafstal, T. Hazenberg, T. Ivleva, & C. van Driel-Murray (eds.), Strategy and Structures along the Roman Frontier: Proceedings of the 25th International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies 2 (pp. 79-88). Sidestone Press.
Theses
- Hardwick, I. (2021). ‘Pushing the Boundaries of Roman Britain’ – Landscape, Frontier and Identity in Northern Britannia [Doctoral thesis, University of York]. White Rose eTheses. https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/30298
Journal Articles
- Fernández-Gӧtz, M., Reid, J., Keppie, L. & Hardwick, I. (2022). A Battle in the Mists of the Lake District? Ambleside Roman fort under attack. Current Archaeology, 393. https://the-past.com/feature/a-battle-in-the-mists-of-the-lake-district-ambleside-roman-fort-under-attack/
- Fernández-Gӧtz, M., Cowley, D., Hamilton, D., Hardwick, I. & McDonald, S. (2022). Beyond Walls: Reassessing Iron Age and Roman Encounters in Northern Britain. Antiquity, 96 (388), pp. 1021-1029.
- Hardwick, I. (2017). Prehistoric and Romano-British settlement in the Lune Valley, Cumbria: an assessment of recent aerial and field survey. Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Archaeological & Antiquarian Society (3rd Series), 17, pp. 23-42.
- Hardwick, I. (2016). Cheshire National Mapping Programme (NMP) and lidar project: sampling the Peak fringe, Cheshire plain and Mersey valley. Chester Archaeological Society Journal, 86, pp. 131-133.
Book Reviews
- Hardwick, I. (2024). Book Review: Roman Rural Settlement in Wales and the Marches: Approaches to Settlement and Material Culture Through Big Data, by L. Reynolds. Britannia, 55. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068113X24000096
- Hardwick, I. (2021). Book Review: The Archaeology of Roman York, by A. Parker. Britannia, 52. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068113X21000258
Reports
- Goodchild, J. & Hardwick, I. (2019). Lancashire: The Lower Lune, Lower Wyre and Lower Ribble Environs - Aerial Investigation and Mapping Project. Historic England Research Report Series, 14/2019.
- Hardwick, I. (2017). Cheshire NMP and Lidar Project: Sampling the Peak Fringe, Cheshire Plain and Mersey Valley. Historic England Research Report Series, 68/2017.
- Linford, P., Payne, A., Linford, N., Edwards, Z. & Hardwick, I. (2014). Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset: Report on Geophysical Surveys, November 2013. English Heritage Research Report Series, 67/2014.
- Hardwick, I. (2014). NAIS Upland Pilot, Burton-in-Kendal and Dalton, Cumbria and Lancashire: An Archaeological Landscape Investigation. English Heritage Research Report Series 10/2014.
- Hardwick, I. & Payne, A. (2014). Horton Enclosure, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire: Report on Geophysical Survey, October 2013. English Heritage Research Report Series 5/2014.
- Linford, N., Linford, P., Hardwick, I. & Payne, A. (2013). Stonesfield Roman Villa, Oxfordshire: Report on Geophysical Surveys, September 2013. English Heritage Research Report Series 59/2013.
- Linford, N., Linford, P., Hardwick, I. & Payne, A. (2013). Lakes and Dales NAIS, Kitridding Hill, Lupton, Cumbria: Report on Geophysical Survey, July 2013. English Heritage Research Report Series 56/2013.
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (FSAScot)
- Associate Fellow of Advance HE / Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
- Practitioner-Grade Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (PCIfA)
- Member of the European Association of Archaeologists
- Member of the Council for British Archaeology
- Member of the Landscape Survey Group
- Prehistoric Britain
- Roman Britain
- Archaeological Field School
- Post-Medieval Archaeology
- Field Archaeology
- Professional Contexts
- Independent Study Project
- Dissertation