Linear Pasts and Presents: Researching Dykes, Frontiers and Borderlands

Howard Williams

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This editorial essay introduces the fifth volume of the Offa’s Dyke Journal (ODJ) by presenting a review of the contents, recent related research published elsewhere, and the Offa’s Dyke Collaboratory’s activities during 2022 and early 2023.

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borderlands; dykes; frontiers; identity; linear earthworks; memory

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23914/odj.v5i0.7726

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