Description
Book SynopsisTaking a thematic approach, this volume examines archaeologically a landscape in the north of England that has been used, in various forms, by communities from the end of the last Ice Age up to the modern day.
Trade Review…a coherent story of the settlement and utilisation of a somewhat plough-eroded landscape is presented. * Current Archaeology *
The quality of this publication maches the significance of the landscape it concerns. * Archaeological Journal *
Table of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Summary; Resume; Zusammenfassung; Chapter 1 Landscape assessment - evaluating archaeological site evaluation; Chapter 2 Landscape resources - nature and culture; Chapter 3 Bounded landscapes - enclosure, delineation and movement; Chapter 4 Productive landscapes - food production; Chapter 5 Productive landscapes - specialist manufacture; Chapter 6 Domestic landscapes - structures and household activities; Chapter 7 Consumption in the landscape - import, use and discard; Chapter 8 Ideological landscapes - human burial, monumentality and other specialised deposition; Chapter 9 Transitions in the landscape - change within and between conventional periods; Notes; Abbreviations and bibliography; Index
