My research explores themes in the social reproduction of space, the organisation of military spaces, institutional identity and the role of the temporal dimension in garrison life among other topics. You can find the list of my publications below.
Walas, A and A. Birley (eds) 2025, Relativism and the frontiers of empire: Critical perspectives on Roman soldiers, communities and military landscapes, Archaeopress
Walas, A. 2025, Meals and the Military: A View from the Flavian cavalry base at Elginhaugh In: Van Helden, D and Szafara, V (eds.) Approaches to Consumption in the Roman World, BAR.
Walas, A. and Jones, R., 2024, Feminists At the Gates: Feminist Approaches to Roman Frontiers. In: Current Approaches to Roman Frontiers. Limes XXV Volume 1, pp.41-48
Walas, A. 2022 New Perspectives on the Roman military base at Bu Njem. Libyan Studies 53, 48-60.
Walas,A. 2016, ‘Spatial Culture’ of an institution: Preliminary thoughts on Roman military bases, In S. Griffiths and A. von Lünen (eds.), Spatial Cultures: Towards a New Social Morphology of Cities, Past, Present and Future, pp.32-42, London: Routledge.
Walas, A. 2015, An Integrated Cognitive and Epigraphic Approach to Social Networks within the Community of a Roman Military Base, in Brindle, Martyn Allen et al (eds.), TRAC 2014: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, pp.17-30, Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Walas, A. 2014, Contextualizing Roman military spaces: Case studies from Flavian Scotland, in Jankovic, M., Mihajlovic, V. and A. Babic, Imperialism and Identities at the Edges of the Roman World, 71-83, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press.
Walas, A. 2024, Legion: Life in the Roman Army exhibition delivers exciting finds but fails to go beyond stories of men and weapons of war enough, The Conversation, Online
Walas, A. 2023, Why do archaeologists bury what they had found? Surprising reasons why the case of the Birdoswald Bathhouse is the rule, not an exception. The Conversation, Online
Walas, A. 2021, In this together: developing meaningful community engagement, Times Higher Education, Online
Walas, A. 2021, Review of ‘Hadrian’s Wall 2009-2019’ by R. Collins & M. Symonds, Britannia 53: 540-42.
Walas, A. 2021, Review of ‘The Antonine Wall: Papers in Honour of Professor Lawrence Keppie’ by David Breeze and Will Hanson, Antiquity 95 (379): 259-260.
Walas, A. 2021, Review of ‘Protecting the Roman Empire. Fortlets, Frontiers, and the Quest for Post-Conquest Security’ by Matthew Symonds, American Journal of Archaeology 125.1
Walas, A. 2020, A Frontier for 21st century: Rome’s African borders revisited [review article] Journal of Roman Archaeology 33, 788-794.
Walas, A. 2020, Review of ‘Julius Caesar’s battle for Gaul: new archaeological perspectives’ by Andrew P. Fitzpatrick and Colin Haselgrove, Britannia 51, 537-538.
Walas, A. 2020, Review of “Archaeological Histories: Dura Europos” by Jennifer Baird, American Journal of Archaeology 124.2
Walas, A. 2020, Review of “Being Bedouin Around Petra: Life at a World Heritage Site in the Twenty-First Century” by Mikkel Bille, International Journal of Heritage Studies 26 (4): 433-434
Walas, A. 2019, Review of “Roman Britain: The Frontier Province. Collected Papers by Mark Hassall”. Britannia 50, 530-531
Walas, A. 2017, Review of “Ways of Being Roman” by Louise Revell, Res Militaris. Revue Européenne D’Études Militaires 17 (1): 16-17.
Walas, A. 2014, Review of “Hadrian’s Wall. A life” by Richard Hingley, Medieval Settlement Research Journal 29: 86.
Walas, A. 2012, Review of “Roman Camps in Scotland” by Rebecca Jones, Landscape History 33(2):105-106
Walas, A. 2024, Roman Britain in 2023: 3. Hadrian’s Wall, Britannia 55
Walas, A. 2024, Roman Britain in 2023: 4. Northern England, Britannia 55
Walas, A. 2023, Roman Britain in 2022: 3. Hadrian’s Wall, Britannia 54: 341-349
Walas, A. 2023, Roman Britain in 2022: 4. Northern England, Britannia 54: 349-360
Walas, A. 2022, Roman Britain in 2021: 3. Hadrian’s Wall, Britannia 53: 410-420
Walas, A. 2022, Roman Britain in 2021: 4. Northern England, Britannia 53: 421-440
James, Clark D. & Walas A. 2022 Akrotiri-Kato Katalymata & Akrotiri-Pano Katalymata Trial excavations, April 2022 Interim Report University of Leicester Archaeological Services: Leicester.
Walas, A. 2021, Roman Britain in 2020: 3. Hadrian’s Wall, Britannia 52: 395-396
Walas, A. 2021, Roman Britain in 2020: 4. Northern England, Britannia 52: 397-407
James, V. Score et al. 2017, Ancient Akrotiri Project, Cyprus Dreamer’s Bay (Nisarouin) Excavation & Survey, 2017 Interim Report, Simon James & Vicki Score with contributions by: Lucy Blue, Ferréol Salomon, Anna Walas & Mireya González Rodríguez, University of Leicester Archaeological Services.