The peopling of Britain : the shaping of a human landscape / edited by Paul Slack and Ryk Ward.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Slack, Paul, editor.

Ward, Ryk, editor.

Series:

Linacre lecture ; 1999.

The Linacre lectures ; 1999

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human geography--Great Britain.

Human geography.

History.

Land settlement patterns.

Great Britain.

Land settlement patterns--Great Britain.

Great Britain--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 295 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Language Note:

English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This volume reviews the way the evolving human presence in Britain has shaped the British landscape and how, in turn, the British landscape has moulded the development of British communities. From the beginnings of human settlement Britain has represented a final frontier for successive waves of colonists, each bringing its own set of cultural adaptations and its own ethos into the landscape. Over time both landscape and culture have matured from raw frontier to settled centre, moulded by the advent of agriculture, towns, and industry, and by streams of migration both within Britain and from outside. The chapters in this book - by archaeologists, historians, and geographers - present an interdisciplinary and accessible account of that long process. Together they trace the various phases of the story, showing how much of it has only recently been unearthed, and how much remains to be discovered.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9780191916533

0191916536

1280446242

9781280446245

0191544752

9780191544750

1423767381

9781423767381

OCLC:

1222775003

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.