The Pasts of Roman Anatolia
Interpreters, Traces, Horizons

In this volume, Felipe Rojas examines how the inhabitants of Roman Anatolia interacted with the physical traces of earlier civilizations in their midst. Combining material and textual evidence, he shows that interest in and knowledge about pre-classical remains was deep and widespread. Indeed, ancient interaction with the remnants of even more ancient pasts was a vital part of life for many and diverse people in Roman Anatolia. Such interaction ranged from the purported translation of Bronze and Iron Age inscriptions to the physical manipulation of monuments and objects, including prehistoric earthen mounds and archaic statues. Occasionally, it even involved the production of fake antiquities. Offering new insights into both the archaeology and history of the Roman Mediterranean, Rojas's book is also an innovative contribution to the archaeology and anthropology of memory.

1. Introduction; 2. Interpreters; 3. Traces; 4. Horizons; 5. Beyond Anatolia; 6. The past in things: ancient archaeophilia and modern archaeology.

Felipe Rojas is Assistant Professor of Archaeology at Brown University. He is the recipient of grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Getty Research Institute, the Loeb Classical Library Foundation, Koç University's Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations, and the Turkish Cultural Foundation.