Interpreting the landscape : landscape archaeology and local history / Michael Aston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aston, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--England.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Archaeology and history--England.

Archaeology and history.

Landscape archaeology--England.

Landscape archaeology.

Landscape assessment--England.

Landscape assessment.

Land use--England--History.

Land use.

England--Historical geography.

England.

England--History, Local.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

[Rev. ed.].

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001, c1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most places in Britain have had a local history written about them. Up until this century these histories have addressed more parochial issues, such as the life of the manor, rather than explaining the features and changes in the landscape in a factual manner. Much of what is visible today in Britain's landscape is the result of a chain of social and natural processes, and can be interpreted through fieldwork as well as from old maps and documents.Michael Aston uses a wide range of source material to study the complex and dynamic history of the countryside, illustrating his points with aer

Contents:

INTERPRETING THE LANDSCAPE Landscape Archaeology and Local History; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Introduction; I How do we know what weknow?; 2 Early landscapes; 3 Estates and boundaries; 4 Status in the landscape; 5 Deserted villages and after; 6 Surviving villages; 7 Farms and hamlets; 8 Sites and patterns; 9 Land uses; 10 Field systems; 11 Communications - the links between; 12 What does it all mean?; Bibliography and references; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-164) and index.

ISBN:

0-9546824-0-8

1-134-74630-X

9780415451405

1-134-74631-8

1-280-31817-1

0-203-44212-1

9780203442128

OCLC:

437078635