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Darvill, T. C., ed. (2001).
One land, many landscapes:
. Oxford: Archaeopress.
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One land, many landscapes:
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papers from a session held at the European Association of Archaeologists Fifth Annual Meeting in Bournemouth 1999
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British Archaeological Reports
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S987
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173
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Volume published as the result of an EAA session exploring themes of unity and diversity in the way that archaeologists have come to explore and understand elements of the land of Europe. The seventeen papers were brought together in an attempt to answer such questions and concerns as how new approaches to past and present landscapes can be applied in the field; what methodologies are appropriate; and whether archaeologists need to re-set the agenda so far as routine survey and recording work are concerned. Included are contributions on theoretical issues, site/environment relationships, field survey and post-survey methodology, landscape interpretation, and regional heritage management and protection. With an emphasis on earlier prehistory, the sites featured range widely across Europe. Papers include
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Timothy C Darvill
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Timothy C Darvill
Martin Gojda
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Archaeopress
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2001
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1 84171 272 8
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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26 Jan 2006
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One land, many landscapes: an introduction
Timothy C Darvill
Martin Gojda
1 - 2
Post-processual landscape: the lost world of aerial archaeology?
Wlodzimierz Raczkowski
3 - 7
the author considers the role that aerial photography plays in the `reconstruction' of past landscapes, and the challenge to this role posed by post-structural arguments which focus on individual experiences of space. Ideas centred on the post-modern concept of `place' are discussed, and in particular the argument that stresses the role of experiencing, creating, and organizing `place' through the acceptance and appropriation of space. Description and the measuring of physical space (including through the use of aerial photography) are proposed as a means to convert `natural environments' into `cultural landscapes'
Archaeology and landscape studies in Europe: approaches and concepts
Martin Gojda
9 - 18
the paper attempts to summarize two points: the terminology of that part of historical/archaeological study which deals with the phenomenon of landscape and human/social space; and the development of landscape/spatial studies and the agenda of various disciplines concerned. Attention is initially focused on different definitions and understandings of terms as used throughout Europe, before the author presents a vision of the main streams in the history and formation of landscape studies in both the Anglo-American and the central/east European academic environments. The different approaches to landscape archaeology as a result of general progress in science and philosophy of the post-war period are analysed
Traditions of landscape archaeology in Britain: issues of time and scale
Timothy C Darvill
33 - 45
the paper considers the development of landscape archaeology in Britain in relation to four spheres of influence: the expanding horizons of archaeological practice; cross-disciplinary exchanges; access to appropriate source materials; and the effects of the conservation movement. It is suggested that there are four main traditions within landscape archaeology and that these embody not only different orientations in their objectives and methodologies but also different concepts of spatial scale and temporality. They are outlined as: total archaeology and regional landscape surveys; palaeoenvironmental and palaeolanduse studies; cultural landscape analysis; and historic landscape mapping. The author concludes that while there are epistemological difficulties in backwardly projecting the idea of landscape to pre-sixteenth-century societies, landscape archaeology has many strengths
Interpreting archaeological site distribution in dynamic sedimentary environments
Keith N Wilkinson
Clive Jonathon Bond
55 - 66
the paper discusses the problems of interpreting two-dimensional survey data, such as site distribution maps, in dynamic sedimentary environments, the Somerset Levels being used as a case study. Archaeological investigations have demonstrated the importance of this area to Neolithic and Bronze Age populations, but there is only limited evidence of Mesolithic exploitation. Recent work suggests that this under-representation could be a product of burial by sediment forming as a result of mid-Holocene sea level rise. It is suggested that bore hole study, augmented by stratigraphic geophysical survey and deposit modelling, is an essential part of any investigation of dynamic sedimentary environment where the aim is to locate `surfaces' that have been utilised by past populations
Incorporating the natural environment: investigating landscape and monument as sacred spa...
Gail Higginbottom
Andy Smith
Ken Simpson
Roger Clay
97 - 104
description of a project, initially an investigation into the possible interest of Neolithic/Bronze Age peoples in western Scotland in astronomical phenomena, which developed into an attempt to discover a more holistic picture of the cosmology of western Scotland. Non-intrusive and traditional archaeological data were combined with landscape information and statistical techniques used in astronomy and astrophysics. The relevance of monuments within the larger context of space, rather than location, and in determining a sense of place, rather than merely location, was examined. The authors suggest that the monuments investigated may be representative of the special places or phenomena they indicate as well as being significant in themselves
Estate surveys
Christopher K Currie
165 - 173
the author discusses commercial landscape survey reports, and argues that they can benefit from a research-based approach which includes the use of primary sources. Examples of commercial studies that have been converted into academic publications are given, as well as two case studies -- the Vyne estate, Sherborne St John, and Chawton House estate, both in Hampshire. The author discusses the adoption of the outlined developing methodology for a joint initiative in Surrey which allows amateurs to become involved in landscape study under professional guidance