The Harpham Roman Villa in Context: Insights from an Integrated Remote-Sensing Survey on the Yorkshire Wolds

This contribution presents the first overview of an integrated remote-sensing survey undertaken across Harpham Roman Villa, East Yorkshire, and its wider landscape setting. The survey revealed one of the largest Roman courtyard complexes in northern Britain, nestled within an impressive crossroads system that formed part of a multiphase 'ladder settlement'. The paper considers the impact of the results on both our understanding of this unique landscape and broader methodological approaches to the study of rural settlement in Roman Britain.

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This study presents the first comprehensive remote-sensing survey of Harpham Roman Villa in East Yorkshire and its wider landscape, revealing one of the largest Roman courtyard complexes in northern Britain and its impressive crossroads system. The findings have significant implications for our understanding of this unique landscape and broader methodological approaches to studying rural settlements in Roman Britain.