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

Rippon, Stephen

ISBN 10: 1902771443 / ISBN 13: 9781902771441

Published by Council for British Archaeology, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Historic Landscape Analysis: Deciphering the Countryside (CBA Practical Handbook)
• Publisher: Council for British Archaeology
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1902771443
• ISBN 13: 9781902771441
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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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.