Freeman, P., ed. (2001). Fields of conflict:. Oxford: Archaeopress.

the author considers the background, current situation and future prospects of the archaeology of battlefields, both in Britain and elsewhere, and the main issues involved in their definition, exploration and presentation

highlights the rich body of historical documents available for the study of the Battle of Flodden and their value in reconstructing the action. Using documentary evidence, the position of the major `units' can be identified, while a number of finds made suggest the most likely locations and concentrations of material remains. The author draws attention to the potential of the battlefield for multi-disciplinary investigation of a major late medieval military site

article on the major collection of late-sixteenth-century weaponry, including items applicable to combat ashore, recovered from the Spanish Armada wreck of La Trinidad Valencera off Donegal. The collection includes part of the Armada's siege-train, close-combat incendiary devices, and weapons, equipment, and clothing belonging to the troops on board. Prepared materials for siegeworks and field defences were also found. The author draws attention to the rich resource of associated documents surviving in Spain

presents an overview of the archaeology of the siege in the early-modern period (c.1500--1775) using examples from northwest Europe and Colonial America. The author argues that the potential of studying closely-dated archaeological features and deposits associated with sieges offers unique opportunities to examine human behaviour, and to compare and contrast historical and archaeological sources. Aspects examined include siege tactics, fortifications, weaponry, burials and the everyday life of garrisons. The physical impact of sieges on towns and the problems facing urban archaeologists in tackling extensive and poorly-preserved siege lines are also discussed

looking at the United Kingdom as a `battlefield' during World War I, the author discusses the question of why documentary, oral, photographic and contemporary physical evidence do not always match each other in their details, and how a `social life' may be provided for the military sites associated with it this conflict. The disparities between different sources of evidence are described, and the need to use all the sources in combination is discussed

paper outlining some of the issues involved in protecting Scotland's battlefield sites, and in compiling a battlefields register. The disproportionate importance of some battles in relation to their size, and the imprecise or disputed nature of their location or precise boundaries, are discussed, and case studies are used in a consideration of the content of the proposed register and the ways in which this information could be presented