Parks were prominent and, indeed, controversial features of the medieval countryside, but they have been unevenly studied and remain only partly understood. Stephen Mileson …
This new interpretation of early medieval landscapes traces patterns of change in the South West from the introduction of Christianity to the Norman Conquest (AD c. 450–1070). It …
CM Gerrard, M Aston, AJ Reynolds - 2007 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Untitled Page 1 Page 2 The Shapwick Project, Somerset. A rural landscape explored by Christopher Gerrard with Mick Aston Including contributions by Keith Alexander, Joe Bettey, Clive …
R Jones - Archaeological Journal, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Data collected from fieldwalking have traditionally been used to identify 'sites'(high-density pottery concentrations) and to distinguish crudely between arable and non-arable zones on …
This innovative study examines the changing ways that human communities chose to exploit, modify and ultimately transform their environment over two millennia. Using field …
A fresh examination of how the seasons are depicted in medieval literature. To the cultures of medieval northwestern Europe, the changing of the seasons was a material and …
The authors would like to thank the wide range of individuals, too numerous to list, who have contributed in one way or another to the original collection of data or who have worked …
Those who study village origins have historically concentrated on two facets of the phenomenon. First, considerable effort has been made to establish the date of their …
C Platt - Archaeological Journal, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The conventional wisdom on the origins and purpose of homestead moats is that they functioned as indicators of status. But that makes no distinction between manorial and …