Historic Landscape Analysis: Deciphering the Countryside: 16 (CBA Practical Handbook) - Softcover

Rippon, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1902771443 ISBN 13: 9781902771441

Publisher: Council for British Archaeology, 2012

Synopsis

This new book in the series of Practical Handbooks from the Council for British Archaeology tackles the subject of the historic landscape. In it, Stephen Rippon reveals the techniques that can and have been used to analyse the history of the countryside, accompanied by a series of case studies. The book is a guide to local and regional variation in the countryside and the approaches and methods used to reach an understanding of it, as well as a discussion of how and why certain patterns have emerged. Physical components of the landscape, such as settlement patterns, field systems, woodland and open water, are discussed along with more conceptual issues; for example, exchange and trade, status and power, designed or ornamental landscapes and the importance of a sense of place. Case studies from Dartmoor, Essex, Somerset, Lancashire and Cornwall illustrate the points clearly and succinctly, showing historical landscape analysis in action.

About this title

About the Author

Stephen Rippon is Professor of Landscape Archaeology at the University of Exeter, and President of the Society for Medieval Archaeology. His main research interests cover the Romano-British and medieval landscapes of Britain, and the origins of today’s countryside.

Edition details

• Publisher: Council for British Archaeology
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1902771443
• ISBN 13: 9781902771441
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166