"Since the 19th century, mass-production, consumerism and cycles of material replacement have accelerated; increasingly larger amounts of things are increasingly rapidly victimized and made redundant. At the same time processes of destruction have immensely intensified, although…
Over the past three decades, 'landscape' has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands of archaeology. Here, archaeologists attempt a comprehensive definition of the ideas & practices of landscape archaeology, covering the theoretical & the practical, the resear…
"This volume is the outcome of collaborative European research among archaeologists, archaeobotanists, ethnographers, historians and agronomists, and frequently uses experiments in archaeology. It aims to establish new common ground for integrating different approaches and for v…
In much recent thinking, social and cultural realms are thought of as existing prior to--or detached from--things, materiality, and landscape. It is often assumed, for example, that things are entirely "constructed" by social or cultural perceptions and have no existence in and …
It has long been recognized that the landscape of Britain is one of the 'richest historical records we possess', but just how old is it? 'The Fields of Britannia' is the first book to explore how far the countryside of Roman Britain has survived in use through to the present day…
This book explores the origins and development of territorial identities within the landscape. It uses a wide range of archaeological evidence to study the landscape of eastern England in the Iron Age, Roman, and early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) periods.
"This volume presents a comprehensive review of palaeoenvironmental evidence and its incorporation with landscape archaeology from across the Mediterranean. A fundamental aim of this book is to bridge the intellectual and methodological gaps between those with a background in ar…
"Eleven papers extend discussion of the role and importance of the landscape and the wider environment to past societies, and to the understanding and interpretation of their material remains, into consideration of the significance of the celestial environment: the skyscape. The…
"This volume examines landscapes that have been cleared of inhabitants - for economic, environmental, or socio-political reasons, by choice or by force - and the social impacts of clearance on their populations. Using cases from five continents, and ranging from prehistoric, thr…