26. May 2026

New Publication Co-Authored by Julia Hillner, Jamie Wood and Others on Namelessness in Late Antiquity New Publication Co-Authored by Julia Hillner, Jamie Wood and Others on Namelessness in Late Antiquity

A new article co-authored by BCDSS Principal Investigator Prof. Julia Hillner (University of Bonn), former BCDSS Guest Researcher Jamie Wood (University of Lincoln), and others has been published in Medieval People (Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2026). The article examines the significance of namelessness as a historical and social phenomenon across Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, with direct relevance to the study of slavery and dependency.

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A new article titled "Problems and Possibilities of Namelessness in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages" has been published in Medieval People (Vol. 40, Iss. 1, Article 6, 2026). The article is co-authored by Jamie Wood (University of Lincoln), Hope Williard (Hampden-Sydney College), Máirín MacCarron (University College Cork), Julia Hillner (BCDSS, University of Bonn), and James R. Burns (University of Leicester).

The article investigates the role of namelessness in Late Antique and early medieval societies, a topic with close connections to the history of slavery and strong asymmetrical dependency.

The full article is available open access via ScholarWorks.