Product Description

Landscape archaeology, particularly the archaeology of monuments in the landscape, has made a significant contribution to the development of archaeological thinking in Britain. This book brings together some major studies influenced by these approaches. Prehistory is covered in studies of south-west and southern England, as well as Wales, France and Portugal; Romano-British remains are considered from Salisbury Plain and the Peak District; the medieval period ranges from Sutton Hoo to the Yorkshire Wolds and Carew Castle in Wales; the post-medieval and modern periods take us to the Scottish High-lands and Islands and the Northumberland National Park. What connects them all is an appreciation of the archaeological signatures in the landscape as monuments to human endeavour.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #659710 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-04
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
Paul Rainbird is Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Wales, Lampeter. He holds degrees in archaeology and prehistory from the University of Sheffield and the University of Sydney. He has been involved in archaeological fieldwork in Australia, France, Scotland and England. He lives in Llanybydder, Ceredigion.

Customer Reviews

A very decent text
This book represents a thoroughly worthwhile collection of some very wide-ranging studies within landscape archaeology. It includes contributions from the likes of Mike Parker-Pearson, Tom Williamson, Toby Driver, Brian Boyd and Zoe Crossland and is not only pan-European in its scope of sites examined, but profound in its treatment and examination of the philosophical, methodological and phenomenological aspects of this relatively new approach to interpreting the past.

A valuable addition to the bookshelf of any student, scholar or enthusiast of archaeological practice.