Astrid Van Oyen

Assistant Professor in Roman Archaeology, Cornell University

Astrid Van Oyen is assistant professor in Roman archaeology at Cornell University in New York. Her latest book is The Socio-Economics of Roman Storage: Agriculture, Trade, and Family (2020).

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Written by Astrid Van Oyen

An old brick winery with arched ceilings, sunlight streaming through windows, and rows of barrels stacked along the walls.

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Archaeology

Accumulation and its discontents

Whether collecting, storing or hoarding, we’ve always had our issues with stuff – not least deciding what’s worth having

Astrid Van Oyen