Creolizing the Roman Provinces Author(s): Jane Webster Reviewed work(s): Source: American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 105, No. 2 (Apr., 2001), pp. 209-225 Published by: Archaeological Institute of America Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/507271 . Accessed: 31/05/2012 12:04 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Archaeological Institute of America is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to American Journal of Archaeology. http://www.jstor.org Creolizing the Roman Provinces JANE WEBSTER Abstract has only just begun. New studies are now emerg- "Romanization,"a concept first discussed by the Brit- ing,4 focusing on the capacity of individuals to find ish scholar FrancisHaverfield in remains the 1905, domi- their own way of "becoming Roman" (or not). This nant for model interculturalchange in the Roman prov- work shares some fundamental characteristics with inces. on recent of Romanization,this Building critiques the which contributes to the paper suggests that Romanization-which is simply ac- present paper, replace- culturation-has meritsas a means of envisagingthe pro- ment of Romanization by putting forward a new cesses by which provincial elites adopted the symbols of framework for the analysis of contact and culture but that the is flawedwhen Rome, concept fundamentally change within the Roman provinces.