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Roman Archaeology
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Classical archaeology.
Roman archaeology
The discipline of Roman archaeology, when understood as the study of the Roman provinces, their specific cultures, and the processes of Romanisation, is commonly integrated into departments of classical archaeology or, at least, closely associated with them. Its focus is generally geographical, centering on local sites and regional material customs in their broader provincial contexts. More frequently, the study of provincial Roman art is situated within the domain of art history.