Author: Fenland Research Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Fenland Survey Exhibition ...
Author: Fenland Research Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Fenland Survey Exhibition
Author: Fenland Research Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Fenland Survey
Author: David Hall
Publisher: English Heritage Publishing
ISBN: 1848021488
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Archaeological surveys of the Fenland of eastern England were initiated in the 1930s after it became clear that centuries of drainage and cultivation had seriously reduced the archaeological deposits. These studies were among the first to take a multi-disciplinary aproach to archaeological work, and continued with new work in the 1980s when intensive surveys were made of the wetlands of Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. During the eight years of the Fenland Survey (1981-88), fieldworkers walked 250,000 hectares and initiated palaeoenvironemental investigations allied to a radiocarbon dating programme. At the end of the survey, in 1989-90, the survey results were evaluated and a programme of field investigations undertaken. This volume is a synopsis of that work. It provides an introduction to the traditional Fenland, as perceived by both ancient and modern geographers, explorers, and historians, and a summary of the complex environmental history of the region. It is presented broadly according to the traditional archaeological periods - Mesolithic to medieval - but it also provides an overview of cultural continuity and of the response to changing conditions over 6000 years of history. It concludes with some reflections on the present condition of the Fenland and the response of the archaeological community to the threats posted by recent agricultural and other practices.
Publisher: English Heritage Publishing
ISBN: 1848021488
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Archaeological surveys of the Fenland of eastern England were initiated in the 1930s after it became clear that centuries of drainage and cultivation had seriously reduced the archaeological deposits. These studies were among the first to take a multi-disciplinary aproach to archaeological work, and continued with new work in the 1980s when intensive surveys were made of the wetlands of Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. During the eight years of the Fenland Survey (1981-88), fieldworkers walked 250,000 hectares and initiated palaeoenvironemental investigations allied to a radiocarbon dating programme. At the end of the survey, in 1989-90, the survey results were evaluated and a programme of field investigations undertaken. This volume is a synopsis of that work. It provides an introduction to the traditional Fenland, as perceived by both ancient and modern geographers, explorers, and historians, and a summary of the complex environmental history of the region. It is presented broadly according to the traditional archaeological periods - Mesolithic to medieval - but it also provides an overview of cultural continuity and of the response to changing conditions over 6000 years of history. It concludes with some reflections on the present condition of the Fenland and the response of the archaeological community to the threats posted by recent agricultural and other practices.
The Medieval Fenland
Author: H. C. Darby
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107614988
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
This 1940 book, together with its companion volume, constitutes an attempt to outline the changing conditions of a fascinating region. The text is ambitious in scope, reflecting the author's position as a historical geographer, and covers a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, ranging from geology to socio-economic analysis.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107614988
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
This 1940 book, together with its companion volume, constitutes an attempt to outline the changing conditions of a fascinating region. The text is ambitious in scope, reflecting the author's position as a historical geographer, and covers a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, ranging from geology to socio-economic analysis.
The Medieval Fenland
Author:
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Grahame Clark and His Legacy
Author: John Coles
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443822515
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Grahame Clark was a major figure in European archaeology for over 50 years, and pioneered work in prehistoric economies and ecology, in science-based archaeology and in a world view of ancient societies. In this book a variety of authorities from Europe and beyond assess these major contributions and provide discussions about Clark's own colleagues and contemporaries, his major archaeological themes and his varied approaches, and his world-wide contacts and travels. The papers provide surveys and opinions on Clark's role in the development of archaeology in the 20th century, and the basis that it provided for archaeological work of today. The book will be a valuable source of evidence, ideas and references for scholars interested in the development of the discipline.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443822515
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Grahame Clark was a major figure in European archaeology for over 50 years, and pioneered work in prehistoric economies and ecology, in science-based archaeology and in a world view of ancient societies. In this book a variety of authorities from Europe and beyond assess these major contributions and provide discussions about Clark's own colleagues and contemporaries, his major archaeological themes and his varied approaches, and his world-wide contacts and travels. The papers provide surveys and opinions on Clark's role in the development of archaeology in the 20th century, and the basis that it provided for archaeological work of today. The book will be a valuable source of evidence, ideas and references for scholars interested in the development of the discipline.
The Fenland in Roman Times
Author: Peter Salway
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cambridgeshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cambridgeshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, with Communications Made to the Society
Author: Cambridge Antiquarian Society (Cambridge, England)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cambridgeshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cambridgeshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
The Relations of History and Geography
Author: Henry Clifford Darby
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
ISBN: 9780859896993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This set of twelve previously unpublished essays on historical geography written by Darby in the 1960s explains the basis of his ideas. The essays are divided into three quartets of studies relating to England, France and the United States.
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
ISBN: 9780859896993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This set of twelve previously unpublished essays on historical geography written by Darby in the 1960s explains the basis of his ideas. The essays are divided into three quartets of studies relating to England, France and the United States.
Settlement and Society
Author:
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description