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Life in Medieval Landscapes
Sam Turner
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Description for Life in Medieval Landscapes
Paperback.
Life in Medieval Landscapes presents new studies on key themes in the economic and social history of the medieval landscape. The book draws together papers by medieval historians and archaeologists, with contributions by leading scholars in each field. The first part explores the nature of landscape regions in Britain and Ireland. Chapters explore the use and experience of different types of landscapes including marshlands, uplands, woodland and woodpasture. The papers analyse a wide variety of sources from detailed archival work on medieval records to place-names, archaeological survey and the study of ... Read more
Life in Medieval Landscapes presents new studies on key themes in the economic and social history of the medieval landscape. The book draws together papers by medieval historians and archaeologists, with contributions by leading scholars in each field. The first part explores the nature of landscape regions in Britain and Ireland. Chapters explore the use and experience of different types of landscapes including marshlands, uplands, woodland and woodpasture. The papers analyse a wide variety of sources from detailed archival work on medieval records to place-names, archaeological survey and the study of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Windgather Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905119400
SKU
V9781905119400
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Ref
99-3
About Sam Turner
Sam Turner is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at Newcastle University. He is currently Editor for the Medieval Settlement Research Group. His research interests include the long-term history of landscapes since the Roman period and medieval archaeology, in particular early medieval religion. His current and recent projects include work at and around Bede’s monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow, research on early medieval churches ... Read more
Reviews for Life in Medieval Landscapes
'All in all, this is a fascinating collection of studies across a wide range of fields within medieval social and economic history, historical geography, landscape archaeology and settlement studies. The recurrent emphasis on human communities and their interaction with the physical and social environment is well reflected in the volume's title, settlements, farms, fields and woods being shown as the ... Read more